Unit 10: The Past Continuous

Practice actions in progress in the past

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10.1 Match the Pictures to the Correct Sentences

Decorating
I was decorating the kitchen on Wednesday evening.
TV
The children were watching TV when I got home.
Mowing
I was mowing the lawn when you tried to call.
Hawaii
This time last year Craig was on vacation in Hawaii.

10.2 Cross Out the Incorrect Words in Each Sentence

We / were eating dinner when there / were a knock on the door.
When I / were meeting Tracy yesterday, she / were wearing a lovely dress.
It / were being a beautiful day and the birds / was singing in the trees.
I / were hearing a loud bang when I / were watching TV last night.
It / were starting to rain while I / were talking on the telephone.

10.3 Fill in the Gaps Putting the Words in the Correct Order

you
waiting
?
were
a
wearing
suit
when
yesterday
Paul
we
in
hiking
the
Alps
this
time
last
year
he
driving
to
work
when
we
saw
a
deer
?
I
talking
when
we
were
you
saw
yesterday
?

10.4 Fill in the Gaps by Putting the Verbs in the Correct Tenses

1
We in the forest when we a bear.
2
Mia Sydney while she around Australia.
3
The children when I the classroom.
4
Ravi through the forest when he an old castle.
5
The sun when we on the journey home.

10.1 Picture Matching

  • Decorating → I was decorating the kitchen on Wednesday evening.
  • TV → The children were watching TV when I got home.
  • Mowing → I was mowing the lawn when you tried to call.
  • Hawaii → This time last year Craig was on vacation in Hawaii.

10.2 Cross Out Incorrect

  • We are / were eating dinner when there was / were a knock on the door.
  • When I was / were meeting Tracy yesterday, she was / were wearing a lovely dress.
  • It was / were being a beautiful day and the birds were / was singing in the trees.
  • I was / were hearing a loud bang when I was / were watching TV last night.
  • It was / were starting to rain while I was / were talking on the telephone.

10.3 Word Order

  1. Were you wearing a suit when Paul was waiting yesterday?
  2. We were hiking in the Alps this time last year.
  3. Was he driving to work when we saw a deer?
  4. Were we talking when you saw I yesterday?

10.4 Gap Fill

  1. We were walking in the forest when we saw a bear.
  2. Mia visited Sydney while she was traveling around Australia.
  3. The children were reading when I entered the classroom.
  4. Ravi walked through the forest when he saw an old castle.
  5. The sun was shining when we set off on the journey home.