The Past Continuous - Solutions
EXERCISE 1
1We were eating (eat) when the telephone rang.
2I am tired. I was listening (listen) to the radio all night.
3When Sandra showed me her new dress it was looking (look) beautiful.
4Yesterday in the park we were playing (play) football.
5How was the concert? When was the band beginning (begin) to play?
6I didn’t like the soup. It was tasting (taste) sour.
7Yesterday at 10pm I was watching (watch) a film.
EXERCISE 2
1Were Ken and his friends having a picnic last Saturday?
2Weren’t Mary and Alice bringing the sandwiches?
3Were they travelling by train?
4They were walking for an hour.
5Wasn’t Mary wanting a rest?
6The picnic was standing near a farmhouse.
7Wasn’t Ken eating ham sandwiches?
8Suddenly a lot of black clouds were coming up.
9They were picking up their picnic things.
EXERCISE 3
2Were they cooking yesterday?
3Was she writing a letter?
4You were not listening to me.
5Sammy was waiting for us.
6We were still driving through the desert.
7Was he driving a sports car?
8Was she speaking English fast?
EXERCISE 4
2Were you going alone?
3Were you eating good food?
4How long were you staying?
5Were you staying at a hotel?
6How were you travelling?
8What were you doing in the evenings?
9Were you meeting anybody interesting?
EXERCISE 5 (mixed)
1I broke my arm when I was playing football.
2Were you driving fast when the police stopped you?
3It was snowing when we left the pub.
4I didn’t see the match because I was working.
5When you called me, I was talking to my boss.
6He met his wife when he was working in Japan.
7They were waiting for us when we arrived.
8Was she wearing a coat when she went out?
9I wasn’t listening when you gave the instructions.
10It wasn’t raining when I woke up this morning.