Past continuous

Complete with the correct form of the past continuous.

A year ago, _________ (I/live) with my parents

At nine last night, __________ (we/sleep).

A: What ________ (you/do) at midnight on New Year's Eve?

B: We _________ (watch) the celebrations on Tv.

______ (she/not study) when I got home, _______(she/chat) to her friends online.

Choose the best form for each verb. There is one past simple verb and one past continuous verb in each sentence.

• The internet stopped when I was watching a film.

• The internet was stopping when I watched a film.

Choose the correct.

• She walked down the street when she was seeing her friend

• She was walking down the street when she saw her friend

Choose the correct.

• He left his job when he was studying for his exams

• He was leaving his job when he studied for his exams

Choose the correct.

• I did some cleaning when I was hearing the news on the radio

• I was doing some cleaning when I heard the news on the radio

Write the past continuous and the past simple of the verbs in brackets. REMEMBER, JUST ONE OF EACH.