Past Continuous +
Past Continuous -
Past Continuous ?
Past continuous +/-
Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
100

They _____________ the guitar when his mom came home. (play) 

They were playing the guitar when his mom came home.

100

When I entered her room, she ………………………. the piano. ( not/play )

When I entered her room, she wasn't playing the piano.

100

__ you ________ yesterday at three o'clock?  (work)  

Were you working yesterday at three o'clock?

100

The phone rang while I _________  breakfast. (have) 

The phone rang while I was having breakfast.

100
  1. Tom ________ (break) his leg while he ________ (play) frisbee.

Tom broke his leg while he was playing frisbee.

200

I ______ (sleep) when the telephone rang. 

I was sleeping when the telephone rang.

200

My mom ____ (not/cook) when my dad came.

My mom wasn't cooking when my dad came.

200

___ they _____________ to London at three o'clock? (travel)

Were they travelling to London at three o'clock? 

200

John ____ his bike when he fell off. (ride)

John was riding his bike when he fell off.

200

I ________ (fall) asleep while I ________ (watch) TV last night.

I fell asleep while I was watching TV last night.

300

We ______ (run) in the park when he lost his phone.

We were running in the park when he lost his phone.


300

They ___________(not/watch) TV when the lights went out.

They weren't watching TV when the lights went out.

300

___ Julie __________ at 7 o'clock yesterday morning? (sleep)  

Was Julie sleeping at 7 o'clock yesterday morning? 

300

They ________  coffee yesterday afternoon.  (not/drink)  

They weren't drinking coffee yesterday afternoon.

300

While my father ________ (work) in the garden, an old friend _________ (come) to see him.

While my father was working in the garden, an old friend came to see him.

400

 I ________ all day yesterday. (paint) 

I was painting all day yesterday.

400

You _____ (not/listen) to me while I was talking.

You weren't listening to me while I was talking.

400

_____ he _____ (listen) to music when his dog ran away?

Was he listening to music when his dog ran away?

400

 The boy ________  all afternoon.  (not/draw)  

  

The boy wasn't drawing all afternoon.

400

I _________ (have) dinner when I suddenly _________ (hear) a loud bang.

I was having dinner when I suddenly heard a loud bang.

500

She ________ the rubbish yesterday afternoon at 3 p.m. (take out)

 She was taking out the rubbish yesterday afternoon at 3 p.m.

500

Sara ______ (not/read), when Kristen was studying English.

While Sarah wasn't reading, Kristen was studying English.

500

She didn't hear the phone. ___ she ___ her hair? (dry(

She didn't hear the phone. Was she drying her hair?

500

 The sun ___________  but it was warm.  (not/shine)  

The sun wasn't shining but it was warm.

500

When the police ________ (come) at the party, the music ________ (play) very loudly.

When the police came at the party, the music was playing very loudly.

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