Past Continuous / Progressive

Past Continuous / Progressive

8th B

What do you remember?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct alternative:

He .......... standing outside the principal's office

• WAS

• WERE

Practice Time

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct alternatives:

1. I was ............. on the train last night

• traveling

• traveled

Multiple Choice

You .......... listening to the teacher.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

That man was .......... clothes

• stealing

• steals

Multiple Choice

Max and Alex .......... playing tennis on Sunday

• did

• were

Multiple Choice

Amelia .......... shopping for a new phone

• not

• wasn't

Exercise

Complete the sentenced with the affirmative (✓) or negative (x) past progressive form of the verbs in parentheses.

Example

• Last night, Will ............. (x play) soccer.

• Last night, Will wasn't playing (x play) soccer.

Fill in the Blank

They ............ (✓ gossip) about Ana again this morning. They don't like her at all!

Fill in the Blank

I .......... (x listen) to music yesterday because my cellphone is broken.

Fill in the Blank

Mom was angry with us because we ......... (x help) her in the kitchen.

Fill in the Blank

The store assistant thought we .......... (✓ shoplift), but we were only looking at the clothes.