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Past Continuous Tense Exercises for High School Students, Guías, Proyectos, Investigaciones de Inglés

A series of exercises focused on mastering the past continuous tense in english. It includes tasks such as completing sentences, writing sentences, and completing dialogues using the past continuous form of verbs. The exercises cover various aspects of the tense, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, as well as its use in describing ongoing actions in the past. These exercises are designed to reinforce understanding and application of the past continuous tense, enhancing students' ability to accurately describe past events and actions in context. Suitable for high school students learning or reviewing english grammar.

Tipo: Guías, Proyectos, Investigaciones

2024/2025

Subido el 05/08/2025

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Past continuous
1. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1Yesterday at 6 p.m. we …………………………… (have) dinner.
2Harry …………………………… (not listen) so he didn’t know how to do the
exercise.
3Kate …………………………… (lie) on the beach and Anna
…………………………… (eat) an ice cream.
4Sam and Ryan …………………………… (smile) and Nancy (take) a photo of them.
5Why …………………………… you and Zoe …………………………… (argue)?
6Hannah was annoyed because a man on the train …………………………… (talk)
loudly on his mobile.
7At 1 a.m. Fred …………………………… still …………………………… (chat)
with his friends on Facebook.
8My eyes were closed, but I …………………………… (not sleep).
Answer
2. Write sentences. Use the past continuous.
1Jake / ride / his bike
Jake was riding his bike.
2the sun / shine?
……………………………………….
3it / not rain
……………………………………….
4where / he / go ?
……………………………………….
5he / not wear / a helmet
 ……………………………………….
3. Complete the text with the past continuous form of the verbs below.
carry follow hurry leave rain stand wear not wear
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Past continuous

1. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Yesterday at 6 p.m. we …………………………… (have) dinner. 2 Harry …………………………… (not listen) so he didn’t know how to do the exercise. 3 Kate …………………………… (lie) on the beach and Anna …………………………… (eat) an ice cream. 4 Sam and Ryan …………………………… (smile) and Nancy (take) a photo of them. 5 Why …………………………… you and Zoe …………………………… (argue)? 6 Hannah was annoyed because a man on the train …………………………… (talk) loudly on his mobile. 7 At 1 a.m. Fred …………………………… still …………………………… (chat) with his friends on Facebook. 8 My eyes were closed, but I …………………………… (not sleep). **Answer

  1. Write sentences. Use the past continuous. 1** Jake / ride / his bike Jake was riding his bike. 2 the sun / shine? ………………………………………. 3 it / not rain ………………………………………. 4 where / he / go? ………………………………………. 5 he / not wear / a helmet ………………………………………. 3. Complete the text with the past continuous form of the verbs below. carry follow hurry leave rain stand wear not wear

When I got off the coach in London, the weather was awful. It 1 ……………………….. and there was a cold wind. A short, fat man, who 2 ……………………….. a hat and 3 ……………………….. a small briefcase, got off after me. It was five o’clock and lots of people 4 ……………………….. work and 5 ……………………….. to catch the bus or the Underground. I 6 ……………………….. a raincoat so I went into a department store and bought a cheap umbrella. When I came out, the short, fat man from the bus 7 ……………………….. outside the department store. 8 ……………………….. he ……………………….. me?

4. What was happening at the park yesterday afternoon? Complete the sentences, using the verbs and phrases below. Use the past continuous. eat an ice cream drink fruit juice have picnic listen to music phone someone read a magazine shine sunbathe text

4 Max and Eve ……………………………………. 5 George and Susan ……………………………………. 6 Jay ……………………………………. 7 Leyla ……………………………………. 8 Zoe ……………………………………. 9 The sun …………………………………….

5. Write questions with you in the past continuous. The write true answers.

1.30 p.m. yesterday 10.30 p.m.

yesterday on this day last year

3 a.m. this morning 7.30 p.m.

yesterday 8.30 a.m. this morning

1 What were you doing at 1.30 p.m.

yesterday?

I was …

6. Complete the dialogues with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 A 1 ………………………………… (you / talk) on the phone at ten last night? I 2 ………………………………… (try) to call you. B No, I 3 ………………………………… (not talk) on the phone. I 4 ………………………………… (take) a walk and my phone was in the house. 2 A 5 ………………………………… (you / play) on the beach when the storm started? B No, we 6 ………………………………… (eat) lunch in the restaurant. It was quite frightening. When we started eating the sun 7 ………………………………… (shine) and the next minute the wind 8 ………………………………… (blow) and it 9 ………………………………… (rain) hard. 3 A 10 ………………………………… (you / sleep) in class this morning?