The past continuous tense:
Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.
5 He usually wears sandals but when I last saw him he (wear) boots.
6 The house was in great disorder because he (redecorate) it.
8 The car had nobody in it but the engine (run).
9 Two children (play) on the sand and two fishermen (lean) against an upturned boat.
13 My wife and I (talk) about you the other day.
14 When I first met him he (study) painting.
17 Who you (talk) to on the telephone as I came in? I (talk) to Mr Pitt.
25 Two men (fight) at a street comer and a policeman (try) to stop them. ~
What they (fight) about? ~ Nobody seemed to know.
The past continuous tense:
Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.
5 He usually wears sandals but when I last saw him he (wear)was wearing boots.
6 The house was in great disorder because he (redecorate)was redecorating it.
8 The car had nobody in it but the engine (run)was running.
9 Two children (play)were playing on the sand and two fishermen (lean) were learning against an upturned boat.
13 My wife and I (talk)were talking about you the other day.
14 When I first met him he (study)was studying painting.
17 Who were you (talk)talking to on the telephone as I came in? I (talk)was talking to Mr Pitt.
25 Two men (fight)were fighting at a street comer and a policeman (try) was trying to stop them. ~
What were they (fight)fighting about? ~ Nobody seemed to know.
