- The children were playing hide and seek in the park. (play)
- They were going to the movies. (go)
- I was reading the book you gave me on my birthday. (read)
- Winnie was stitching her new dress. (stitch)
- The dogs were barking all night. (bark)
- Ron was cleaning his room when he heard the noise. (clean)
- It was getting darker with each passing moment. (get)
- The gardener was watering the lawn. (water)
- The army was going to Ladakh when the enemy attacked them. (go)
- My sister was riding a Royal Enfield yesterday. (ride)
- The students were working on their assignments. (work)
- That boy was dancing in class. (dance)
- The kid was watching television all evening. (watch)
- The girl was listening to rock music. (listen)
- The birds were flying in the sky. (fly)
Ecercise 2 – Change into the past continuous tense
Read the following sentences and change them into the past continuous tense.
- Raj drinks coffee.
Raj was drinking coffee. - Sweta is singing her favourite song.
Sweta was singing her favourite song. - Siraj left home.
Siraj was leaving home - My friends played on the field.
My friends were playing on the field. - I will be going to France.
I was going to France. - The boy cried all night.
The boy was crying all night. - The cat ran in the streets.
The cat was running in the streets. - I performed at the school function.
I was performing at the school function. - The parrot talked back.
The parrot was talking back. - Tia will visit her granny.
Tia was visiting her granny.
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
- When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly.
When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly. - Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.
Yesterday at six I was preparing dinner. - The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. - I (practice) the guitar when he came home.
I was practicing the guitar when he came home. - We (not / cycle) all day.
We were not cycling all day. - While Alan (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool.
While Alan was working in his room, his friends were swimming in the pool. - I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) .
I tried to tell them the truth but they were not listening. - What (you / do) yesterday?
What were you doing yesterday? - Most of the time we (sit) in the park.
Most of the time we were sitting in the park. - I (listen) to the radio while my sister (watch) TV.
I was listening to the radio while my sister was watching TV. - When I arrived, They (play) cards.
When I arrived, they were playing cards. - We (study) English yesterday at 4:00 pm.
We were studying English yesterday at 4:00 pm.



