EXERCISES 1: The past progressive tense
I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home.
It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.
I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.
Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss.
My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio.
He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.
We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain)
It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the trees.
The tourist lost his camera while he _____ (walk) around the city.
The lorry _____ (go) very fast when it hit our car.
I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.
At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.
Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.
While I _____ (study) in my room, my roommates ________ (have) a party in the other room.
Mary and I _________ (dance) the house when the telephone rang.
Exercise 2: Use the words given and the past progressive
(they / take the exam?)
(when / he / work there?)
(you / make dinner?)
(they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
(when / we / sleep?)
(they / study last night)
(we / talk when the accident happened)
(he / not / exercise enough)
(I / talk too much?)
(it / not / snow)
(how / they / feel?)
(they / not / talk)
(where / I / stay?)
(why / he / study on a Saturday night?)
(I / go to school when you saw me)
(you / sleep at 6am)
17. (she / work when I called)
(we / not / leave when you called)
(I / not / stay in a hotel)
(we / make too much noise?)
1. lost-was walking
2. rang- were having
3. saw-was sititng
4. rang-was talking
5. were driving-were hearing
6.was riding-ran
7. was doing
8. was shining-weresinging
9. lost-was walking
10. was going-hit
1. They (lose) had lost….. their keys when I __walked___ (walk) home.
2. The phone (ring)was ringing…. while we were having__ (have) dinner.
3. I (see) …………saw….. the supermarket when I ___was sitting_____ (sit) on the bus.
4. Anna’s phone (ring)…was ringing…. while she _____was taking___ (talk) to her colleague.
5. They ____were diving____ (drive) to work when they (hear)……heard…….. the news on the radio.
6. John _____was ridding___ (ride) his motorcycle when the dog (run)…run…… across the road.
7. At this time yesterday, I ( do) ………we're doing………my homework.
8. It was a lovely day. The sun (shine)…was shining…. and the birds _____were singing___ (sing) in the trees.
9. John (lose)…was losing…. his camera while he ___was walking__ (walk) around the park.
10. The lorry ___was going__ (go) very fast when it (hit)…hit…. our car.