past continuous affirmative
One police officer ....... (hold) a cup of coffee.
WAS HOLDING
The hijacker .....(wear) a hat.
WASN'T WEARING
Why ........ the visitors ........(stand) outside at 10 am?
WERE STANDING
The police were investigating the crime when the criminal was arriving/arrived.
ARRIVED
While Robin Hood .........(help) the poor, King John was taking money from them.
WAS HELPING
His partner ........ (sleep) in the car.
WAS SLEEPING
The robbers ....... (ride) their motorbikes.
WEREN'T RIDING
......... the police officer ........(work) this morning?
WAS WORKING
While I was describing/described the robber to the police officer, she was writing in her notebook.
WAS DESCRIBING
In 1963, 15 men .........(rob) the Royal Mail Train while it was travelling from Glasgow to London.
ROBBED
Two criminals .........(leave) the bank.
WERE LEAVING
The police officer....(drive) the police car.
WASN'T DRIVING
What ....... the cleaners .......(do)?
WERE DOING
The pirates were hijacking/hijacked the boat and stole gold and silver.
HIJACKED
Agatha Christie ......(write) many crime books while she was living near Oxford.
WROTE
They ........ (carry) heavy suitcases.
WERE CARRYING
The hijacker ...... (hold) a gun.
WASN'T HOLDING
Who ...... the museum director.......(phone) at 9am?
WAS PHONING
In June, 2008, pirates were hijacking/hijacked a huge ship, the Sirius Star, while it sailed/was sailing near Somalia.
HIJACKED WAS SAILING
Sherlock Holmes often played the violin while he ......(think)
WAS THINKING
The men ...... (hijack) a car.
WERE HIJACKING
The police officers .....(run) after the robbers.
WERE RUNNING
........... the thieves ..........(leave) the bank holding their weapons?
WERE LEAVING
While Brad Pitt was making/made a film in Hungary, the police suddenly were arriving/arrived and were taking/took 100 guns.
WAS MAKING / ARRIVED / TOOK
Mary Shelley .....(take) a holiday in Switzerland when she wrote Frankenstein.
WAS TAKING