Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets

1.

1
Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
wasn’t working
were sleeping
were having
was dreaming
was snowing
were not helping
wasn’t listening
was watching
were they going
Was it raining
Were you wearing
wasn’t he looking
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2.

2
Read the poem and complete it the verbs from the box. Listen and check.
weren’t
are
thinking
feeling
looking
were
wasn’t
wearing
sleeping
doing

3.

were visiting
was making
was riding
was reading

4.

3
Look at the pictures again. Ask and answer as in the example.
Holly and her aunt/to read a book
/to draw pictures
Holly’s parents/to visit a
friend in hospital
/to go to the cinema
Were
Was
Were
Was
Holly
Max
Holly’s
Amy
surfing
and
playing
parents
herthe
aunt
Was
Was
Leo
Nick
riding
dancing?
a bike?
going
drawing
computer
toNet?
the
pictures?
games?
cinema?
No,
No,
No,they
she
he wasn’t.
weren’t.
wasn’t.
No, they
No, he
weren’t.
wasn’t.They
They
She
He were
was riding
making
visiting
aa a
He
were
wasreading
reading
cookingaadinner.
book.
book.
friend
photo
skateboard.
in album.
hospital.
Amy/to make a photo album
/to play computer games
Leo/to ride a skateboard
/to ride a bike
Max/to read a book
/to surf the Net

5.

4
What were they doing at 9 o’clock yesterday?
read
a newspaper
Mumtowas
reading
a newspaper.
dodoing
the washing-up
Dadto
was
the washing-up.
The to
boyssing
wereChristmas
singing Christmas
carols.
carols
sitsitting
on theon
sofa
Grannyto
was
the sofa.
to was
sleepsleeping.
Granddad
to open
the presents
The girl
was opening
the presents.
to snow
outside
It was
snowing
outside.
to was
staystaying
at home
Everyone
at home.