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Past progressive

E: We use the Past Continuous to express:


a-Actions in progress at a moment in the past.
E .g.: last night at 9 o’clock , I was reading a book.

b-Describing a scene in the past.


E.g.: It was an awful morning. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing.

c- Actions happening at the same time in the past.


E.g.She was writing while her peer was playing.
d-an action in progress which was interrupted by another action:
We were watching T.V when the bell rang ,that was my dad who came from abroad!

Form :the past tense of to be :(was/were) + verb ing


*(I -He-She-It) + WAS , (We – You – They ) + WERE
Past continuous or past simple?

I-Circle the right option :


1-‘Where were you at 9 a.m. this morning?’ ‘I drove / was driving home.’
2-She failed the test because she didn’t understand/wasn’t understanding the instructions.
3-He injured his knee while he played / was playing football.
4-I came to say goodnight yesterday but you rested / were resting.
5-We ate, paid the bill and went / were going home.
6-How did you know / were you knowing my name?
7-I saw you on the roof this morning! What did you do / were you doing?
8-We talked / were talking before you interrupted us!
9-I called you last night but you (didn’t answer /weren’t answering ).
-Sorry , I ( was having / had ) a shower, I (didn’t hear / wasn’t hearing ) you.

II-Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous
1-Someone . . . . . . . . . . (to steal) my wallet while I . . . . . . . . . . (not to look).
2-I . . . . . . . . . . (not to know) you . . . . . . . . . . (to be) in town.
3-We . . . . . . . . . . (not to hear) the burglar because we . . . . . . . . . . (to listen) to music.
4-He . . . . . . . . . . (to drive) fast when the boy . . . . . . . . . . (to cross) the road that’s
why he . . . . . . . . . . (can –not – to stop ) and . . . . . . . . . . ( to hit ) him.
5-Eve . . . . . . . . . . (not to take) the bus because it . . . . . . . . . . (to be) a beautiful day.
6-Joe . . . . . . . . . . (to meet) Grace while they . . . . . . . . . (to ski)

III-Finish the sentences with the past continuous. Use your own ideas
1-Tom hurt his leg while he …………....................... (eg: was running in the playground.)
2- We saw David as we ………………………………………………..
3- The television was on but nobody …………………….. ………………………………………
4- Ann fell asleep while she ……………………………………………………….
5- Ken took a photograph of me while I ………………………………..
6- When I came in , they ………………………………………………….

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7- At 10.15 yesterday morning all my peers ………………………………………………

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