1 Fill in the past continuous, as in the example.
1.My brother was studying (study) in his
room all day yesterday.
2 He .......
(get) ready to go out
when the doorbell rang.
3 We saw a bad accident as we
..... (drive) to the airport.
Sally .....
(dance) when
she fell and hurt her leg
5 Why ......
(you/talk) all
through your Spanish lesson yesterday?
6 Tom ..
(walk) through the
woods when he heard a dog barking.
7 Karen ....
(cook)
dinner when her husband came home.
8
(you/watch) TV
at 7:00 yesterday evening?
9
Helen ..
(surf) the Net
while Tom ....
(watch) TV
10 He ...
(paint) the garage door
when it started shaking.
Answers & Comments
2 He was getting
(get) ready to go out
when the doorbell rang.
3 We saw a bad accident as we
were driving (drive) to the airport.
Sally was dancing
(dance) when
she fell and hurt her leg
5 Why are you talking
(you/talk) all
through your Spanish lesson yesterday?
6 Tom was walking
(walk) through the
woods when he heard a dog barking.
7 Karen was cooking
(cook)
dinner when her husband came home.
8
Were you watching
(you/watch) TV
at 7:00 yesterday evening?
9
Helen was surfing
(surf) the Net
while Tom was watching
(watch) TV
10 He was painting
(paint) the garage door
when it started shaking.