Past Continuous Tense

Master the past continuous tense and 'when'/'while' with this fun grammar worksheet!

My Goal After doing this exercise, I will be able to understand the use of past continuous tense and how to use when / while correctly. Name Class (Class no.) When do we use past continuous tense? We use it to talk about a long action that started and ended in the past. Positive Statements Subject was / were verb -ing object. I was watching TV. You were drinking water. He was playing mobile games. My sister was listening to music. My brothers were playing chess. Negative Statements Subject was not / were not verb -ing object. I was not having dinner. They were not walking their puppy. Jackson was not playing guitar. My mum was not washing dishes. Jane and Jessi were not going to the park. Question form Was I doing homework?Yes, you were.Were they watching movie?No, they were not.Were Peter and Oscar playing football?Yes, they were. Fill in the blanks with correct words. Q1.Were you crying this morning?Yes, I was.Q2.Was Patrick eating (eat) breakfast?No, he was not.Q3.Was I taking (take) photos with Jenny?Yes, you were. Now, let's learn about how to use when and while with past continuous tensecorrectly! e.g. I was driving whenI gota flat tire. We use '_' for short actions.e.g. opened the door / closed the window / turned off the oven Simple past tense Past Continuous Tense We use '_' in front of a short action. when while e.g. I was listening to music whileI was eating dinner. We use '_' for longactions.e.g. I was watching TV / taking shower / reading a book. Simple past tense Past Continuous Tense We use '_' in front of a long action. when while Fill in the blanks with when or while. Q1.I was reading a book while mum was preparing dinner for us.Q2.Jacky was sleeping when his sister turned on the TV.Q3.My parents were having a chat while I was playing football with my friends downstairs. Fill in the blanks with correct answers. This morning, e.g. while I was eating breakfast, I spilt my milk. My mum had to clean it up. Then I remembered that I did not finish my homework the night before. Luckily, I finished my homework while I was riding (ride) the MTR to school. Phew! I will make sure I finish my homework before going to school in the future.Recess was really fun today, but we got into a bit of trouble. My classmates and I were playing basketball when the bell rang (ring). We decided to keep playing. Ms Wong caught us, though, and told us to go inside immediately!My mum picked me up from school today. She was not too mad when I told her about getting into trouble. In the evening, when Dad got home from work, my sister was helping (help) me with my homework. Dad was carrying a small box of cakes. We were so happy because we all love dessert.After dinner, while I was walking my puppy, I was thinking (think) about my family. They are so nice to me! I am lucky yo have such a great family.