Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. The children were playing hide and seek in the park. (play)
2. They were going to the movies. (go)
3. I was reading the book you gave me on my birthday. (read)
4. Winnie was stitching new dress. (stitch)
5. The dogs were barking all night. (bark)
6. Ron was cleaning his room when he heard the noise. (clean)
7. It was getting darker with each passing moment. (get)
8. The gardener was watering the lawn. (water)
9. The army were going to Ladakh when the enemy attacked them. (go)
10. My sister was riding a Royal Enfield yesterday. (ride)
11. The students were working on their assignments. (work)
12. That boy was dancing in class. (dance)
13. The kid was watching television all evening. (watch)
14. The girl was listening to rock music. (listen)
15. The birds were flying in the sky. (fly)

Ecercise 2 – Change into the past continuous tense

Read the following sentences and change them into the past continuous tense.

1. Raj was drinking (drinks) coffee.
2. Sweta was singing her favourite song.
3. Siraj was leaving (left) home.
4. My friends were playing (played) on the field.
5. I was going (will be going) to France.
6. The boy was crying (cried) all night.
7. The cat was running (ran) in the streets.
8. (I performed) i was performing at the school function.
9. The parrot was talking (talked) back.
10. Tia was visiting (will) visit her granny.

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing (play)  monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I was preparing (prepare)  dinner.
3. The kids were playing (play)  in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I was practicing (practice)  the guitar when he came home.
5. We are not cycle (not / cycle)  all day.
6. While Alan was working (work)  in his room, his friends were swimming (swim)  in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they are not listening (not / listen )  .
8. What are you doing (you / do)  yesterday?
9. Most of the time we were sitting (sit)  in the park.
10. I was listening (listen)  to the radio while my sister (watch)  TV.
11. When I arrived, They were playing (play)  cards.
12. We were studying (study)  English yesterday at 4:00 pm.