Question

Past simple and past continuous

1. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.


1. I _______ (make) my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.

2. Joe and Sam _______ (use) the wrong program in IT yesterday.

3. Who was that guy you _______(dance) with at the party?

4. Paula _______ (come) home from school when she saw an accident.

5. In 1999 my father_______ (live) in Dublin. That’s where he met my mother.

was.
6. He _______(open) the box when he cut his finger.

7. This time last week, we _______(visit) my grandmother.

8. I ________(sit) at the back of the classroom so I couldn’t see the screen.

9. Andrew_______ (insert) a photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.

10. I_______ (start) to do my homework when my friend sent me a message.


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Answer 1

1. I was making my dinner at 8 o'clock last night.

2. Joe and Sam were using the wrong program in IT yesterday.

3. Who was that guy you were dancing with at the party?

4. Paula was coming home from school when she saw an accident.

5. In 1999 my father was living in Dublin. That's where he met my mother.

6. He was opening the box when he cut his finger.

7. This time last week, we were visiting my grandmother.

8. I was sitting at the back of the classroom so I couldn't see the screen.

9. Andrew was inserting a photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.

10. I started to do my homework when my friend sent me a message.