Past continuous

She was sleeping in the beach.

Which tense is it?

• PAST SIMPLE

• PAST CONTINUOUS

Sally ___ (have) a shower when her friend phoned.

1.When I got home I found that water ________down the kitchen walls.

•  A. ran

• B. was running

• C. has run

• D. had been running

Answer the following question.

Were they eating?

• Yes, they do.

• No, they weren't.

• Yes, they was.

Yesterday it _____ when you called me.

• rains

• were raining

• was raining

We _____ (watch) television when the power went off.

• were watching

• watching

• was watching

• watched

Complete the sentence using the past continuous in the negative form.

My mom ________(not/pay) attention to my story last night.

When the boss walked into the office, his secretary ________.

                                                             

• A.has been typing

• B.was typing

• C. is typing  

• D. had typed

I saw my friend while I  ________ along the road.

•  A. am cycling

•   B. have cycled

•   C. cycled

•   D. was cycling

The dogs _______ all the time while I was talking on the phone.

• were barking

• was barking

• barking

• was bark