AST CONTINUOUS 1
The Thompson family. What were they doing on Sunday at 7 o’clock? Mr. Thompson was cooking (cook) dinner in the kitchen. Mrs. Thompson was cleaning (clean) their car in front of their house. Jack and Eve were siting (sit) in the hall near the fireplace. Jack, their 11 years old son, was reading (read) Shakespeare’s sonnets. Eve, at the age of 16, was playing (play) with Barbies. Their grandma and grandpa were haveing (have) a good time. Their grandma was exerciseing (exercise) in the gym. Their grandpa was ironing (iron) shirts and socks in the living room. They also had two pets. And do you know what they were doing (do)? Spot, the puppy, was catch (catch) mice in the garden. And Kitty, the little cute kitten, was fighting (fight) with neighbour’s dog.
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive). 2
When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly. Yesterday at six I was prepareing dinner. The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. I was practiceing the guitar when he came home. We were not cycleing all day. While Aaron was working (work) in his room, his friends were swiming (swim) in the pool. I tried to tell them the truth but they were not listening (listen / not) What you was doing (you / do) yesterday? Most of the time we were siting (sit) in the park.