Write the verbs in brackets into Past continuous tense.
1.- At 10,30 am Richard ………… (train) with his team for the football match.
2.- Sheila ……….. (fly) to Barcelona and she …………. (read) a magazine.
3.-My team …………… (lose) the match so I was very sad.
4.-The housekeeper ……………. (organize) the bedrooms.
5.-The two friends ……………… (finish) the Maths project.
6.-The manager …………….. (talk) to the customer.
7.-Johnny …………..…..(wear) an elegant grey suit and a blue tie.
8.-Miriam ………………… (shout) and I ……………. (cry)
9.-The photographers …………… (take) good photos of the event.
10.-The top model ……………….. (present) a creation by Chanel.
11.- A woman ……………. (explain) the pictures at the museum.
12.-Interpol …………….. (look )for the criminals.
13.-The famous painter …………… (give) an interview on TV.
14.-Barbara …………………(relax) in sea resort.(centro turístico)
15.-My sister ……………… (paint) his nails in the bathroom.
16.-The maid ………………... (polish) the silverware.(encerar, lustrar)(cubiertos,
vajilla)
17.-The girls ……………… (rehearse) the play.(ensayar)
18.-The cat ……………….. (run) after the mouse.
19.-The footballer ……………….. (kick) the football.
20.- The policeman ………………… (question) the suspect at the police station.
20.- Michael ……………….. (not tell) the truth to me.
21 .-Yolanda ……………… (not listen) to what I ……………… (say)
22.-The man …………… (try) to start the car.
23.-He ………………. (get) furious and exhausted.
24.-The parrot ………………… (sit) on the pirate’s shoulder.
25.-Liana ……………… (share) the limousine with some friends.
26.-They ……………….. (celebrate) her wedding anniversary.
27.-Alex …………………. (design) some cool handbags.
28.-Daniel ……………… (fall) asleep because he was very tired.
29.-I …………………… (try) on a new fashionable jacket.
30.-Margarita …………… (feed) the little baby.
31.-You ………………. (not pay) the bill at the restaurant.
32.-Celia ………………. (not stop) her car at the traffic lights.
33.-My best ……….….. (carry) two heavy suitcases.
34.-The sailor ……………… (not work) in a big ship.
35.-My pupils …………….. (learn) the past continuous tense.
36.-Lorena …………………. (not look) at the blackboard.
37.-Some of the boys…………………. (dream) with the summer holidays.
38.-My aunt ………………… (lose) weight because she …………….. (do) some exercise.
39.-Her friend Esther ……………… (apply) for a job at the shopping centre.
40.-My grandmother ………………… (knit) a jumper for my father.
41.-They …………………. (work) very hard to get good marks at the final exam.
42.-Alan’s mom ……………… (not cycle) to work.
43.-She …………………. (begin) a new novel.
44.- Peter …………….. (help) his daughter with her homework.
45.- The alpinist ………………. (climb) the Everest.
46.- The well-paid journalist ……………….. (write) some love poems for his wife.

Past continuous tense . 2

  • 1.
    Write the verbsin brackets into Past continuous tense. 1.- At 10,30 am Richard ………… (train) with his team for the football match. 2.- Sheila ……….. (fly) to Barcelona and she …………. (read) a magazine. 3.-My team …………… (lose) the match so I was very sad. 4.-The housekeeper ……………. (organize) the bedrooms. 5.-The two friends ……………… (finish) the Maths project. 6.-The manager …………….. (talk) to the customer. 7.-Johnny …………..…..(wear) an elegant grey suit and a blue tie. 8.-Miriam ………………… (shout) and I ……………. (cry) 9.-The photographers …………… (take) good photos of the event. 10.-The top model ……………….. (present) a creation by Chanel. 11.- A woman ……………. (explain) the pictures at the museum. 12.-Interpol …………….. (look )for the criminals. 13.-The famous painter …………… (give) an interview on TV. 14.-Barbara …………………(relax) in sea resort.(centro turístico) 15.-My sister ……………… (paint) his nails in the bathroom. 16.-The maid ………………... (polish) the silverware.(encerar, lustrar)(cubiertos, vajilla) 17.-The girls ……………… (rehearse) the play.(ensayar) 18.-The cat ……………….. (run) after the mouse. 19.-The footballer ……………….. (kick) the football. 20.- The policeman ………………… (question) the suspect at the police station. 20.- Michael ……………….. (not tell) the truth to me. 21 .-Yolanda ……………… (not listen) to what I ……………… (say) 22.-The man …………… (try) to start the car. 23.-He ………………. (get) furious and exhausted. 24.-The parrot ………………… (sit) on the pirate’s shoulder. 25.-Liana ……………… (share) the limousine with some friends. 26.-They ……………….. (celebrate) her wedding anniversary. 27.-Alex …………………. (design) some cool handbags.
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    28.-Daniel ……………… (fall)asleep because he was very tired. 29.-I …………………… (try) on a new fashionable jacket. 30.-Margarita …………… (feed) the little baby. 31.-You ………………. (not pay) the bill at the restaurant. 32.-Celia ………………. (not stop) her car at the traffic lights. 33.-My best ……….….. (carry) two heavy suitcases. 34.-The sailor ……………… (not work) in a big ship. 35.-My pupils …………….. (learn) the past continuous tense. 36.-Lorena …………………. (not look) at the blackboard. 37.-Some of the boys…………………. (dream) with the summer holidays. 38.-My aunt ………………… (lose) weight because she …………….. (do) some exercise. 39.-Her friend Esther ……………… (apply) for a job at the shopping centre. 40.-My grandmother ………………… (knit) a jumper for my father. 41.-They …………………. (work) very hard to get good marks at the final exam. 42.-Alan’s mom ……………… (not cycle) to work. 43.-She …………………. (begin) a new novel. 44.- Peter …………….. (help) his daughter with her homework. 45.- The alpinist ………………. (climb) the Everest. 46.- The well-paid journalist ……………….. (write) some love poems for his wife.