A. Read the text below and fill in the blanks with the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

Mr Lowe (1)__________ still __________________ (cook) the meal when his wife arrived from
work. Everything was a mess. The dog had come in and (2)______________________________
(run) around the house. The baby (3) ______________________________ (cry) because he was
hungry. Caroline, their daughter, (4)____________________________ (tidy up) her room, while
Jim, their son, (5) ________________ _____________ (listen) to very loud music. Mr Lowes
father-in-law (6) ______________________________ (sleep) in his bedroom, while Jane (7)
______________________________ (try) to wake him up. And guess what?!! When Mr and Mrs
Lowe (8) _______________________ (get) ready for dinner, the doorbell and the phone
started ringing. Mr Lowe just wanted to run away...

B. Read the text again. Which sentences describe

B. Read the text again. Which sentences describe
temporary actions in progress at a particular moment in the past?
temporary actions in progress at a particular moment in the past?
_____________________
_____________________
actions in progress at the same time in the past?
actions in progress at the same time in the past?
___________________________________
___________________________________
actions which were in progress when something else happened?
actions
which
were in progress
when
something else happened?
C. Use the ______________________
Past
Simple or
Past Continuous
to fill in the
blanks.
______________________
1. Marta____________________ (do) the washing up when the phone
___________________ (ring).
2. Tim _____________________ (surf) while his friends ______________________ (sunbathe).
3. What ____________________________ (Shirley/wear) yesterday morning?
Im not sure, but she ___________________________ (not/wear) her red suit.
4. The students ____________________ (do) their homework when one of their friends
_______________________ (call) on.
5. Kitty ______________________ (break) her leg while she ______________________ (run) to
catch the bus.
6. What ______________________ (you/do) at 2:00 this afternoon? ______________________
(you/work)? No, I __________________________ (not/work). I ______________________
(swim) with John.
7. What time ___________________________________ (the post/ arrive) this morning? It
_____________________ (come) while we ______________________ (have) breakfast.
8. How fast _______________________ (she/drive) when the police ______________________
(stop) her? I dont know exactly, but she _____________________ (not/drive) very fast.

A. Read the text below and fill in the blanks with the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
Mr Lowe (1) was still cooking the meal when his wife arrived from work. Everything was
a mess. The dog had come in and (2) was running around the house. The baby (3) was
crying because he was hungry. Caroline, their daughter, (4) was tidying up her room,
while Jim, their son, (5) was listening (listen) to very loud music. Mr Lowes father-inlaw (6) was sleeping in his bedroom, while Jane (7) was trying to wake him up. And
guess what?!! When Mr and Mrs Lowe (8) were getting ready for dinner, the doorbell
and the phone started ringing. Mr Lowe just wanted to run away...
B. Read the text again. Which sentences describe
B. Read the text again. Which sentences describe
temporary actions in progress at a particular moment in the past? 2,
temporary actions in progress at a particular moment in the past? 2,
3
3
actions in progress at the same time in the past? 4, 5, 6, 7,
actions in progress at the same time in the past? 4, 5, 6, 7,
actions which were in progress when something else happened? 1, 8
actions which were in progress when something else happened? 1, 8
C. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous to fill in the blanks.
1. Marta was doing the washing up when the phone rang.
2. Tim was surfing while his friends were sunbathing.
3. What was Shirley wearing yesterday morning?
Im not sure, but she wasnt wearing her red suit.
4. The students were doing their homework when one of their friends called on.
5. Kitty broke her leg while she was running to catch the bus.
6.

What were you doing at 2:00 this afternoon? Were you working?

No, I

wasnt working. I was swimming with John.

7. What time did the post arrive this morning? It came while we were having
breakfast.
8. How fast was she driving when the police stopped her? I dont know exactly,
but she wasnt driving very fast.