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1. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Yesterday at 6 p.m. we _________________(have) dinner.
2. Harry _________________ (not listen) so he didn’t know how to do the exercise.
3. Kate _________________ (lie) on the beach and Anna _________________ (eat) an ice cream.
4. Sam and Ryan _________________ (smile) and Nancy (take) a photo of them.
5. Why _________________ you and Zoe _________________ (argue)?
6. Hannah was annoyed because a man on the train _________________ (talk) loudly on his mobile.
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2. Write sentences. Use the past continuous.
1. Jake /ride / his bike.
Jake was riding his bike.
2. the sun / shine?
________________________
3. it / not rain
________________________
4. where / he / go ?
________________________
5. he / not wear / a helmet
________________________
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3. Complete the text with the past continuous form of the verbs below.
| carry | follow | hurry |
| leave | rain | stand |
| wear | not wear |
When I got off the coach in London, the weather was awful. It (1)_________________ and there was a cold wind. A short, fat man, who (2)_________________ a hat and (3)_________________a small briefcase, got off after me. It was five o’clock and lots of people (4)_________________work and (5)_________________to catch the bus or the Underground. I (6)_________________a raincoat so I went into a department store and bought a cheap umbrella. When I came out, the short, fat man from the bus (7)_________________outside the department store. (8)_________________ he _________________ me?
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4. What was happening at the park yesterday afternoon? Complete the sentences, using the verbs and phrases below. Use the past continuous.
eat an icream, drink fruit juice, have a picnic, listen to music, phone someone, read a magazine, sunbathe, text
1. Tom was texting.
2. Will and Emma ____________
3. Kim ____________
4. Max and Eve ____________
5. George and Susan ____________
6. Jay ____________
7. Leyla ____________
8. Zoe ____________
9. The sun ____________
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5. Write questions with you in the past continuous. Then write true answers.
10.30 pm yesterday, on this day last year, 7.30 pm yesterday, 3.00 am this morning, 8.30 this morning
1. What were you doing at 10.30 p.m. yesterday?
I was …___________________________
2. ___________________________________?
____________________________________
3. ___________________________________?
____________________________________
4. ___________________________________?
____________________________________
5. ___________________________________?
____________________________________