Question

EXERCISES 2 – PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Fill in the blanks with “was” or “were”.
A) Kate _____ cooking a turkey for
dinner.
B) Mom _____ setting the table.
C) John ______ making coffee.
D) The boys _____ watching TV.
E) It ____ snowing outside.
F) The baby ____ laughing.
G) The girls _____ painting Easter
eggs.
H) We_______ eating turkey.
I) The dog ____ barking.
J) They _____ celebrating Easter.
2. Write the correct “ing” verb in the blank.
A. Kate was ______________ dinner
(prepare).
B. They were _________ for Easter
eggs (hunt).
C. We were ______________ turkey
(eat).
D. The Christmas was ___________
(come).
E. I was ____________ Easter eggs
(make).
F. The children were ____________
candy on the Halloween (eat).
G. You were ______________ a nice
song (sing).
H. The dog was _____________ the cat
(chase).
I. The cat was ________________
(run).
J. He was_______________ coffee
(drink).
3. Make a question.
Fill in the blank with “to be” (in the past tense) and “ing” verb

A._______ I _____________ dinner?
(cook)
B. _______ Jack ______________ pie?
(bake)
C._______ the girls ______________?
(eat)
D.___ it_______________? (rain)
E. ____they___________ a birthday
cake? (make)
F.______ you ____________ ?
(coming)
G. ____ the dog________________
?(bark)
H._____ she ________________?(talk)
I.______he
____________________?(laugh)
J. _____Kate and John
____________?(sleep)
4. Add ING to the verbs.
a) leave –
b) cook –
c) write –
d) fly –
e) try –
f) live –
g) study –
h) put –

Answer 1

1. Fill in the blanks with “was” or “were”.

A) Kate was cooking a turkey for

dinner.

B) Mom was setting the table.

C) John was making coffee.

D) The boys were watching TV.

E) It was snowing outside.

F) The baby was laughing.

G) The girls were painting Easter

eggs.

H) We were eating turkey.

I) The dog was barking.

J) They were celebrating Easter.

2. Write the correct “ing” verb in the blank.

A. Kate was preparing dinner

(prepare).

B. They were hunting for Easter

eggs (hunt).

C. We were eating turkey

(eat).

D. The Christmas was coming

(come).

E. I was making Easter eggs

(make).

F. The children were eating

candy on the Halloween (eat).

G. You were singing a nice

song (sing).

H. The dog was chasing the cat

(chase).

I. The cat was running (run).

J. He was drinking coffee

(drink).

3. Make a question.

Fill in the blank with “to be” (in the past tense) and “ing” verb

A. Was I cooking dinner?

(cook).

B. Was Jack baking pie?

(bake).

C. Were the girls eating?

(eat)

D. Was it raining? (rain)

E. Were they making a birthday

cake? (make)

F. Were you coming?

(coming).

G. Was the dog barking? (bark).

H. Was she talking? (talk).

I. Was he laughing? (laugh).

J. Were Kate and John sleeping? (sleep).

4. Add ING to the verbs.

a) leave – leaving.

b) cook – cooking.

c) write – writing.

d) fly – flying.

e) try – trying.

f) live – living.

g) study – studying.

h) put – putting.