PAST TENSE and PAST CONTINUOSThe telephone was ringing when I came in ...
 
 

Objectives: * Practice using past tense and the past continuous.

Complete the sentences using the past tense or the past continuous.

  1. I worked (work) very hard last night.
  2. I was working (work) hard when the earthquake started.
  3. The sun  (rise) when he arrived in Bombay.
  4. They  (have) coffee when the mail came.
  5. I  (study) at the University of California.
  6. She  (watch) the game while feeding the baby.
  7. The company  (rent) office space in that tall building.
  8. When the police arrived, they  (shout) at each other.
  9. He  (have) a temper tantrum.
  10. The waiter (come) to work by bus this morning.
  11. It  (rain) this morning when I woke up.
  12. While I  (write) a letter she was cooking.
  13. They  (buy) a house in the suburbs last year.
  14. When they  (paint) the house the weather turned cold.
  15. He  (sing) a romantic song when the electricity went out.
  16. They  (dance) as the music  (play).
  17. The wind  (blow) at 25 miles per hour when the sign fell to the ground.
  18. The secretary  (type) a letter for her boss.
  19. The weather  (be) very nice last weekend.
  20. When he entered the classroom they (do) the exercises on page 54.
  21. He went to the doctor when he  (feel) bad.
  22. Last February  (have) 29 days.
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