Past continuous practice

(You can learn about the past continuous here.)

She was sleeping when the phone rang (past continuous).

Practice 1: making the past continuous

Complete these sentences using the past continuous and the words in brackets (). Remember to use contractions ("wasn't" is more natural than "was not")

  1. They  in Germany when the war started. (live)
  2. I this time last year. (not work)
  3. to him when you saw her? (she talk?)
  4. What at midnight on New Year's Day? (they do?)
  5. I a sandwich when she arrived. (make)
  6. They the film, they were kissing! (not watch)
  7. My sister to pop music in her bedroom all night. (listen)
  8. You the truth when you said you were rich! (not tell)

Practice 2: past simple or past continuous

Complete these sentences with the best form - past simple or past continuous.

  1. I the car while I home (crash, drive)
  2. A shark him when he in the sea. (bite, swim)
  3. It started snowing in the evening, and it when he up. (still snow, wake)
  4. He sunglasses when I first him. (wear / meet)
  5. Sarah's angry because her boyfriend never does anything. For example, yesterday, while she up, he TV. (wash, watch)