PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

past continuous tense:

A: SUPPLY THE CORRECT PASTCONTINUOUS TENSE FORM OF THE VERBS IN PARENTHESE.

1._They______________ (eat) in the restaurant on the corner when i saw them.
(They were eating in the restaurant on the corner when i saw them.)

2. It was raining (rain) when i left home.

3. When you telephoned, i was having (have) dinner.

4. They were traveling (travel) in Europe when they heard the news.

5. The baby was sleeping (sleep) soundly when i went to wake him.

6. He was just ordering (order) breakfast when i went to his hotel room.

7. I got sick while we were driving (drive) to my grandmother’s

8. He was working (work) in California when his father died-

9.I was just taking (take) a nap when you called.

10. She was talking (talk) with Mr. Samuels when i saw her in the hall.

11. The accident happened while they were traveling (travel) in Greece.

12. The flight attendant fell as she was getting (get) into a taxi.

13. The car was traveling (travel) at high speed when it approached the corner.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:

IN THE FOLLOWING SETENCES, SUPPLY THE PAST TENSE OR THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE FORM OF THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES AS REQUIRED BY THE MEANING.

1. I _________________ (study) very diligently last night.
(I studied very diligently last night.)

2. I ___________________ (study) last when you called me on the phone.
(I was studying last night when you called me on the phone.)

3. While i was goin (go) home last night, i saw a bad accident.

4. I went (go) home last night by bus.

5. We drove (drive) to an amusement park yesterday.

6. We was driving (drive) at about forty miles an hour when the accident happened.

7. We were having (have) our dinner when you phoned.

8. We had (have) our dinner in Childs Restaurant last night.

9. While I was coming (come) to work this morning, I met an old friend.

10. I came (came) to work on the bus this morning.

11. The wind was blowing (blow) hard when I came to work this morning.

12. The wind blew (blow) hard this morning.

13. It rained (rain) hard last night.

14. It was raining (rain) hard when I left the office at five o’clock.

15. The sun was shining (shine) brightly when I got up this morning.

16. The sun shined (shine) brightly this morning.

17. At seven o’clock, when you telephoned, I was reading (read) the newspaper.

18. I read (read) two books last week.

19. I was sleeping (sleep) soundly when the phone rang.

20. I slept (sleep) soundly last night.

21. June was playing (play) the piano when I arrived.