Question

PAST CONTINUOUS Put the verbs in the brackets into the right forms of the Past Continuous Tense: 1) 1 ... (to write) an English exercises at this time yesterday. 2) You ... (to drink) tea at this time yesterday? -No, I ....... (not to drink) tea at this time yesterday. 3) 1 ... (to go) to the cinema when you met me. 4) When I went out into the garden, the sun ... (to shine) and birds ... (to sing) in the trees. 5) My sister loves reading. She ... (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 6) He... (not to sleep) when father came home. 7) What you ... (to do) when he phoned yesterday?-1... (to cook) dinner. 8) At seven o'clock yesterday Jane (to go) to the theater. 9) We... (to translate) a very long article the whole evening yesterday. 10) At this time two days ago she ... (to dance) at the disco. 11) I... (to feed) my cat with fish yesterday when Jack called me outside. 12) We... (to play) badminton from nine till eleven yesterday. 13) When I ... (to read) the newspaper I found an interesting article about UFOs. 14) My parents ... (to paint) the house when the rain started. 15) When Charlie came in, somebody (to play) the piano.

Answer 1

1 was writing 2 Were you drinking 3 was going 4 was shining, were singing 5 was reading 6 wasn't sleeping 7 were you doing, was cooking 8 was going 9 were translating 10 was dancing 11 was feeding 12 were playing 13 was reading 14 were painting 15 was playing

Answer 2

1. I was writing an English exercise at this time yesterday.
2. Were you drinking tea at this time yesterday? - No, I wasn't drinking tea at this time yesterday.
3. I was going to the cinema when you met me.
4. When I went out into the garden, the sun was shining, and birds were singing in the trees.
5. My sister loves reading. She was reading the whole evening yesterday.
6. He wasn't sleeping when father came home.
7. What were you doing when he phoned yesterday? - I was cooking dinner.
8. At seven o'clock yesterday, Jane went to the theater.
9. We were translating a very long article the whole evening yesterday.
10. At this time two days ago, she was dancing at the disco.
11. I was feeding my cat with fish yesterday when Jack called me outside.
12. We were playing badminton from nine till eleven yesterday.
13. When I was reading the newspaper, I found an interesting article about UFOs.
14. My parents were painting the house when the rain started.
15. When Charlie came in, somebody was playing the piano.