We use the past continuous tense to talk about actions and situations that were in progress around a particular past time.

Read the sentence given below.

• I was watching TV at 8 o’clock yesterday evening.

Use the past continuous form of the verbs given in the brackets and fill in the blanks.

1. I ………………… (get) dressed when the door bell rang.

2. She ……………… (cook) dinner when the guests arrived.

3. The students …………………… (write) their exam.

4. The child ………………… (cry) for the toy.

5. The lights went out when I ……………….. (do) my homework.

6. Dad ……………….. (drink) tea when the newspaper boy arrived.

7. The dogs …………………. (bark) loudly.

8. The wind ………………… (blow) fiercely.

9. I ………………….. (knit) a sweater when my puppy took away the ball of wool.

10. The birds ………………… (sing) sweetly.

Answers

1. I was getting dressed when the door bell rang.

2. She was cooking dinner when the guests arrived.

3. The students were writing their exam.

4. The child was crying for the toy.

5. The lights went out when I was doing my homework.

6. Dad was drinking tea when the newspaper boy arrived.

7. The dogs were barking loudly.

8. The wind was blowing fiercely.

9. I was knitting a sweater when my puppy took away the ball of wool.

10. The birds were singing sweetly.