The Past Progressive

The Past Progressive Exercises:

1- Change the verb into the correct form:


1. Yesterday at 5 o'clock I  (eat).
2. Last night, at 10 o'clock she  (dance).
3. Tim  (cook) while Susan  (watch) TV.
4. Barbara  (paint), and Joe  (sleep).
5. While you  (rest), I  (clean) the house.
6. While we  (swim), the other team (run).
7. Jim  (always come) late to work.
8. Dorothy  (always smoke) in the room.
9. Jack and Bob  (always fight) about something.
10. These two  (constantly chat). 
11. James  (read) and Emily  (listen) to music.
12. While the singer  (sing), the crowd (jump).
13. The teacher  (sleep), and the students  (laugh).
14. An hour ago I  (jog).
15. They  (always drink) too much at parties.






2- Change the verb into the correct form:


1. The phone  (ring) while I  (sleep).
2. I  (cook) dinner when Sue  (arrive).
3. When the dog  (bark), they  (try) to sleep.
4. While we  (dance), the music  (stop).
5. Sam  (listen) to music, so he  (not hear) you.
6. While we  (talk), someone  (steal) my bag.
7. The prisoner  (run) away while the policemen were (joke).
8. My boss  (call) me while I  (eat).
9. While I  (work), my husband  (ask) my help.
10. When they  (come) in everybody (watch) the movie.
11. You  (leave) the office when it  (start) to rain.
12. Justin  (park) his car, when the engine  (stop) working.
13. They  (have) a nice time when the baby (start) to cry.
14. The kids  (play) when the mothers suddenly (call) them.
15. We  (sing), when we  (hear) a loud noise.