Past continuous tense
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For beginners, elementary - intermediate levels.

Past continuous Exercise 1 Learn how to make positive sentences.

Past continuous Exercise 2 Make positive and negative questions.

Past continuous Exercise 3 Practise negative forms.

Past simple vs past continuous exercises Practise the difference.

PDF exercises

Free PDF worksheets with answer keys on the past continuous tense.

Past continuous exercises PDF 1

• Look at Jane's diary. What was she doing at these times?
  Monday 4.30 - 5.30 p.m. - have an appointment at the dentist's
  On Monday at 5 p.m. she ___ an appointment at the dentist's.

Past continuous exercises PDF 2

• The Thompson family. What were they doing at 7 o'clock?
  Mr. Thompson ___ (cook) dinner in the kitchen.
  Mrs. Thompson ___ (clean) their car in front of their house.

Past continuous exercises PDF 3

• Julie saw Tim and Matt at the swimming pool. Complete Sue's questions.
  Sue: ___ when you saw them? (what | Tim and Matt | do)
  Julie: Tim was swimming in the pool, but I didn't see Matt first.
  Sue: ___ in the pool, too? (you | swim)

Past continuous exercises PDF 4

• Make questions to ask what Simon and his girlfriend were doing at a restaurant.
  Where ___?
  At a table by the window.
  What ___?
  Coffee with milk and a glass of apple juice.

Past continuous exercises PDF 5

• Complete short dialogues. Use negative forms of the past continuous.
  A: Were you talking to Bob during dinner?
  B: I ___ to anybody. I was alone.

Past continuous exercises PDF 6

• Make negative statements and questions with words in brackets.
  ___ a shower at 6 o'clock. (I | not have)
  ___ computer games when I came back home? (you | not play)

Compare:

Past simple vs Past continuous Exercises, PDF worksheets and examples with grammar rules to learn the difference.

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Grammar rules:

Past simple and past continuous Online grammar rules.

English tenses PDF Grammar rules on all English tenses in PDF.

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