Grammar Exercises: The Past Continuous (Past Progressive)

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

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

Write correct sentences:

Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Write positive sentences in past progressive.

1. My mother / read / a novel
2. My father / watch / a movie
3. My elder sister / writing / in her diary
4. My two brothers / listen / to the radio
5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie
6. We / talk / about school

Warning

Before submitting the test, check the following:

• Punctuation and capitalization
• Spelling
• Spaces (don't add any unnecessary spaces)

Such mistakes would cost you valuable points. Good luck!