Past Progressive Tense Exercises

Before taking this exercise, read this explanation of past progressive Tense tense


🔍 Additionally, you may want to read about irregular verbs.

Put the verbs in parentheses () in the correct form.

1) I
(to read)
a book when he called me.
[ . ]

2) While we
to play
tennis, it started to rain.
[ . ]

3) Yesterday at this same time, I
to work
on my project.
[ . ]

4) Thomas ,
to not work
and I was not studying.
[ . ]

5) She
to constantly nag
She annoyed everyone.
[ . ]

6) While the professor
to lecture
, Tim was sleeping.
[ . ]

7) When the phone rang, we
to have
dinner.
[ . ]

8) Last night at 2 AM, I
to watch
a documentary.
[ . ]

9) Why
to snow
in the summer?
[ . ]

10) What we
to watch
?
[ . ]

🔍 More exercises about grammar can be found on the table of exercises