20 Past Continuous Tense Exercises with Answers – Grammar Practice for ESL Learners

0

📘 📝 Part 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the past continuous tense

  1. I __________ (watch) TV when the lights went out.

  2. She __________ (cook) dinner at 7 p.m. last night.

  3. They __________ (play) football in the park yesterday afternoon.

  4. We __________ (study) English while he was sleeping.

  5. He __________ (drive) to work when it started to rain.

  6. You __________ (talk) on the phone during the meeting.

  7. The baby __________ (cry) all night.

  8. The students __________ (not/listen) when the teacher entered.

  9. It __________ (rain) when I left the house.

  10. My mom __________ (clean) the kitchen when I came in.

    حل التمارين 

    1. was watching

    2. was cooking

    3. were playing

    4. were studying

    5. was driving

    6. were talking

    7. was crying

    8. were not listening

    9. was raining

    10. was cleaning

    11. 📘 📝 Part 2: Change the sentences to negative

      1. She was dancing at the party. → ___________________________

      2. They were watching a movie. → ___________________________

      3. I was sleeping during the class. → ___________________________

      4. He was reading a book. → ___________________________

      5. We were swimming in the lake. → ___________________________

        Part 2: حل التمرين

        1. She was not dancing at the party.

        2. They were not watching a movie.

        3. I was not sleeping during the class.

        4. He was not reading a book.

        5. We were not swimming in the lake

          📘 📝 Part 3: Make questions in the past continuous

          1. (he / run / when you saw him?) → ___________________________

          2. (what / she / do / at 10 p.m.?) → ___________________________

          3. (they / study / for the exam?) → ___________________________

          4. (who / you / talk to / on the phone?) → ___________________________

          5. (it / snow / in the morning?) → ____________

            Part 3: حل التمرين 

            1. Was he running when you saw him?

            2. What was she doing at 10 p.m.?

            3. Were they studying for the exam?

            4. Who were you talking to on the phone?

            5. Was it snowing in the morning?