Tenses | Past Continuous Fill up | Applied English Grammar

 PAST CONTINIOUS TENSE

Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb given in the bracket:

1. She …………………(read) a book when I entered the room.
2. He ………………(take) tea when  I went to his house.
3. We ……………..(bathe) in the river while they were basking in the sun.
4. While I …………..(write) letters, she was listening to the radio.
5. The dogs ……………(bark) now.
6. She ……………..(go) to the market.
7. When I reached his home, he ……………(sleep).
8. He ………………..(take) a bath when the telephone bell ring.
9. When he called in me, I …………….(write) a letter.
10. We ……………(have) our lunch when he came.

Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb given in the bracket:

1. While Sarita was singing, Shilpa ……………..(dance).
2. All the boys ……………..(make) a noise when all the teacher entered the room.
3. His brother ………………(read) while he was sleeping.
4. He ……………..(learn) a foreign language when he was in the University last year.
5. The patient ……………..(sleep) when I visited him in the hospital.
6. The children ……………..(play) in the street then.
7. When the teacher entered the classroom, the boys ……………(make) a noise.
8. At seven in the morning I ………………..(prepare) for the school.
9. The child was hungry, so it …………….(cry).
10. He ……………..(limp) because he had a pain in his legs.

Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb given in the bracket:

1. They …………….(wait) for the bus when suddenly it began to rain.
2. When I arrived at the station, Sunita …………….(wait) for me.
3.  She ……………..(wait) for me.
4. I ……………….(play) football.
5. She ………………(wash) her clothes.
6. He ……………….(laugh) at the beggar.
7. We ……………….(revise) our lesson.
8. He ……………….(shake) hand with me.
9. Sarita ………………(speak) Hindi.
10. She ………………(cook) food in the kitchen.

Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb given in the bracket:

1. I ……………….(look) at him.
2. The cobbler ……………….(repair) the shoes.
3. The boys ………………(look) at the blackboard.
4. She ………………..(not drive) the car.
5. …………….. they not …………..(teach) you ?
6. The train ………………..(move) slowly.
7. We …………………(play) a friendly match.
8. She ………………..(not drive) the car.
9. …………….. they not …………..(teach) you ? 
10. He ............... (make) a plan for your birthday.