Exceptions: There are some verbs that we don’T use in the past continuous tense. Because they aren’t action

Exceptions: There are some verbs that we DON’T use in the past continuous tense. Because they aren’t action verbs.


e.g.: like, love, hate, smell, seem, believe, understand, realise, belong, know, want, need, depend, suppose … >>>>>>>>>>>> NO PAST CONTINUOUS FORM!

A. PAST CONTINUOUS: Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the Past Continuous Tense.
1) They ___________________________ in the lake yesterday afternoon. (swim)
2) He ___________________________ on the coach. (sleep)
3) I ___________________________ a book. (read)
4) We ___________________________ breakfast at 7 am yesterday. (have)
5) Sarah ___________________________ the fence. (paint)
6) The kids ___________________________ the picture. (colour)
7) You ___________________________ about the accident. (talk)
8) The dog ___________________________ all last night. (bark)
9) We ___________________________ to the radio yesterday morning. (listen)
10) Pete ___________________________ his car last weekend. (wash)


B. WRITE THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN THE PARANTHESES (SIMPLE PAST TENSE or PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE?

1. 
   As Sophie ___________(walk) up Regent Street she ___________(meet) an old friend from college.
   
2. 
   When ___________(father/arrive) yesterday?
   
3. 
   He ___________(arrive) late. The train ___________ (be) delayed due to an accident.
   
4. 
   Who ___________(you/ speak) to on the phone when I ___________(come)in?
   
5. 
   Mary ___________(read) in bed when she ___________(hear) a strange noise downstairs.
   
6. 
   When Mr. Lawrence ___________(leave) home at 8.30 this morning, the sun ___________(shine) brightly. However, by 10 o´clock it ___________(rain) heavily.
   
7. 
   Sebastian ___________(arrive) at Susan´s house a little before 11 a.m., but she ___________(not/be) there. She ___________(study) at the library.
   
8. 
   The fireman ___________(rescue) a 75-year-old woman who ___________(be) trapped on the second floor of the burning building.
   
9. 
   ___________(you/do) any shopping yesterday?
   
10. 
    Yesterday Jane ___________(fall) and ___________(hurt) herself when she ___________(ride) her bicycle.
    
11. 
    What ___________(Peter / do) when you ___________(knock) on his door?
    
12. 
    Helen ___________(wear) her dress to the party last night.
    
13. 
    I ____________ (read) a book when the accident _____________ (happen).
    
14. 
    While ___________ (do) my homework, somebody __________ (call) my name.
    
15. 
    My father and my brother ____________ (repair) the car in the garage when the earthquake ______________ (happen).
    
16. 
    I ___________ (play) when I ____________ (hurt) my knee.
    
17. 
    ____________ we were getting ready for the picnic, it ___________ (start) to rain.
    

KEY
A.

1. were swimmming
2. was sleeping
3. was reading
4. were having
5. was painting
6. were coloring
7. was barking
8. were listening

B.

1. was walking-met
2. did your father arrive
3. arrived-was
4. were you speaking-came
5.was reading-heard
6. left-was shining-was raining
7.arrived-wasn’t-was studying
8.rescued-was
9.Did you do
10.fell-broke-was riding
11.was Peter doing-knocked
12. wore
13.was reading-happened
14. I was doing-called
15.were repairing-happened
16.was playing-hurt
17.While-started