EXERCISES 1: The past progressive tense
I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home.
It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.
I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.
Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss.
My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio.
He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.
We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain)
It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the trees.
The tourist lost his camera while he _____ (walk) around the city.
The lorry _____ (go) very fast when it hit our car.
I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.
At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.
Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.
While I _____ (study) in my room, my roommates ________ (have) a party in the other room.
Mary and I _________ (dance) the house when the telephone rang.
Exercise 2: Use the words given and the past progressive
(they / take the exam?)
(when / he / work there?)
(you / make dinner?)
(they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
(when / we / sleep?)
(they / study last night)
(we / talk when the accident happened)
(he / not / exercise enough)
(I / talk too much?)
(it / not / snow)
(how / they / feel?)
(they / not / talk)
(where / I / stay?)
(why / he / study on a Saturday night?)
(I / go to school when you saw me)
(you / sleep at 6am)
17. (she / work when I called)
(we / not / leave when you called)
(I / not / stay in a hotel)
(we / make too much noise?)
