Past continuous 1 Complete the sentences. Use the past
continuous.
my dad
1 We (not play)
computer games yesterday afternoon.
We (help)
in the garden
2 My dad (listen)
to
the radio at seven o'clock. He (not read)
the newspaper.
3 They (have)
at a quarter past twelve. They (not have)
lessons.
lunch
4 She (not watch)
television at eight o'clock. She (do)
her homework
letters
5 They (write)
at four o'clock. They (not swim)
in the sea.
with my
6 1 (shop)
sister on Saturday morning. She (look)
for a new jacket
Past simple and past continuous
Complete the sentences. Use the past
simple and the past continuous.
1 While we (play)
volleyball, it
(start)
to rain.
2 1 (see)
you in the library
yesterday afternoon. You (do)
your homework.
3 we (wait)
for the bus when
my dad (drive)
4 My mum (eat)
a sandwich
when I (come)
home.
past.
5 She (search)
when the bus (arrive)
for her money