Grammar - Past Continuous

Gabriella setembro 27, 2026
Read the text and complete the activities below.

The Past Continuous is perfect for describing what you were doing at a specific moment yesterday, last week, or a long time ago. Let's dive in!

We use the Past Continuous to talk about an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.

Basic Structure

Subject + was/were + verb with -ing

I / He / She / It → was
You / We / They → were

Here is how we use it in different types of sentences:

1. Affirmative Sentences

To say something was happening, just follow the basic structure.

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I was watching a movie at 8 PM yesterday.
•
She was studying English in the morning.
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They were playing soccer when it started to rain.

2. Negative Sentences

To say something was not happening, just add not (was not = wasn't / were not = weren't).

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I wasn't sleeping at midnight.
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He wasn't listening to the teacher.
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We weren't working on Sunday.

3. Interrogative Sentences (Questions)

To ask a question, put was or were before the subject.

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Was she reading a book?
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Were they eating pizza?
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What were you doing at 10 AM?
Past Continuous Activity

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice

Click on the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. I ___ watching TV at 8 PM yesterday.
a) was
b) were
c) am
2. They ___ playing basketball when I saw them.
a) was
b) were
c) are
3. She ___ sleeping; she was reading a book.
a) wasn't
b) weren't
c) isn't
4. What ___ you doing at 10 AM this morning?
a) did
b) was
c) were
5. The dog ___ barking loudly all night.
a) was
b) were
c) are
Exercise 2: Gap Fill

Type the correct form: was, were, wasn't, or weren't.

1. We studying for the math test yesterday afternoon.
2. He listening to music; he was doing his homework.
3. the children playing in the garden?
4. I cooking dinner when you called me.
5. They paying attention to the movie; they were looking at their phones.
Exercise 3: Unscramble the Sentences

Drag and drop the words into the correct order in the box above them.

1.
raining
It
heavily
was
yesterday.
2.
doing
What
were
they
?
3.
a
wasn't
reading
He
book.
4.
studying
English
We
were
at
school.
5.
you
sleeping
Were
at
midnight
?
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