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E. Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. _______________________ (you, study) when she called?
2. We (cycle) all day yesterday.
3. Last night at 8:00 p.m., I (have) dinner.
4. What (you, do) yesterday?
5. When I arrived, they (work).
6. When I came back home, my brother (play)
video games.
7. Yesterday at six, Mother and Father
(prepare) dinner.
8. The children (play) in the garden when it
suddenly began to rain.
9. I (practise) on the guitar when he arrived.
10. While Shubho (work) in his room, his friends
(swim) in the pool.
11. I didn’t like them because they always
(complain).
12. I (complete) my assignment when the computer
suddenly went off.
13. I (listen) to the radio while my sister
(watch) TV.
14. We (study) English yesterday at 4:00 p.m.
F. Suppose you are Mayank. What were you and the members of your family
doing at 6.00 p.m. yesterday? Using the clues, write the sentences in the past
continuous tense.
1. My mother/read/a novel.
2. My father/watch/television.
3. My younger sister/play/in her room.
4. My pet dog and I/play/in the garden.
5. The maid/prepare/food.
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