Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. When I called her, she ____________ (cook) dinner.
2. They ____________ (play) tennis when it started to rain.
3. What ____________ (you/do) at 10 o’clock last night?
4. While I ____________ (study), my brother was watching TV.
5. At this time yesterday, I ____________ (drive) to work.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences using the past continuous tense.
1. She watched TV when I arrived.
2. They played football at 4 PM.
3. He read a book while she cooked dinner.
4. I studied English when she called me.
5. She cleaned the house while he slept.
Exercise 3: choose correct answers of the following questions.
1. What __________ when the phone rang?
a) you do b) were you doing c) did you do d) doing
2. While I __________, my friends were playing video games.
a) read b) was reading c) reads d) reading
3. They __________ basketball when it started raining.
a) played b) were playing c) play d) playing
4. What __________ at 8 o’clock last night?
a) you did b) were you doing c) did you do d) doing
5. She __________ when he called her.
a) cooked b) was cooking c) cooks d) cooking
6. __________ TV when the earthquake happened?
a) Do you watch b) Were you watching c) Did you watch d) Watching
7. They __________ a movie at the cinema.
a) watch b) watched c) were watching d) watching
8. __________ when I saw her yesterday?
a) She sleeps b) Was she sleeping c) Did she sleep d) Sleeping
9. While he __________, she was playing the piano.
a) read b) was reading c) reads d) reading
10. At this time yesterday, they __________ lunch.
a) have b) had c) were having d) having
11. What __________ when the lights went out?
a) you do b) were you doing c) did you do d) doing
12. While Mary __________, John was fixing the car.
a) cooks b) cooked c) was cooking d) cooking
13. They __________ to the beach when it started raining.
a) go b) went c) were going d) going
14. What __________ at 10 PM last night?
a) you do b) were you doing c) did you do d) doing
15. She __________ her homework when her friend called.
a) finish b) finished c) was finishing d) finishing
16. __________ the game when he arrived?
a) Do they play b) Were they playing c) Did they play d) Playing
17. They __________ in the garden all afternoon.
a) work b) worked c) were working d) working
18. __________ when I called you?
a) What you do b) What were you doing c) What did you do d) What doing
19. While he __________, she was singing.
a) read b) was reading c) reads d) reading
20. __________ a book when the doorbell rang?
a) You read b) Were you reading c) Did you read d) Reading
21. They __________ dinner when the guests arrived.
a) cook b) cooked c) were cooking d) cooking
22. __________ when I entered the room?
a) What you do b) What were you doing c) What did you do d) What doing
23. While Tom __________, his wife was sleeping.
a) watch TV b) watched TV c) was watching TV d) watching TV
24. They __________ for their exam all morning.
a) study b) studied c) were studying d) studying
25. __________ a sandwich when the phone rang?
a) You eat b) Were you eating c) Did you eat d) Eating
26. She __________ her room when her friend visited.
a) clean b) cleaned c) was cleaning d) cleaning
27. __________ to music when I saw you?
a) Were you listen b) Did you listen c) Were you listening d) Listening
28. They __________ dinner at 7 PM.
a) have b) had c) were having d) having
29. __________ when you arrived at the party?
a) What you wear b) What were you wearing c) What did you wear d) What
wearing
30. While he __________, she was studying.
a) sleep b) slept c) was sleeping d) sleeping