Past Continuous Test A2 – B1 Grammar Exercises

A: What was that noise last night?

B: I think someone _____ on our neighbour's door.

Yesterday, my sister and I went to the park. While I _____ a book on a bench, she _____ with her friends.

We _____ the computer last night when white smoke _____ from inside the screen.

Thomas _____ his art lesson yesterday afternoon when a bird _____ into the classroom.

A: What _____ your mum _____ when it started to rain yesterday evening?

B: She _____ the washing then.

Nisa _____ to bed at half-past eleven last night, and she _____ up at half-past seven in the morning.

We _____ in the airport departure lounge when an officer _____ an announcement for boarding the plane.

Because the pitch lights _____ down last week, the coach _____ the football match.

As I _____ home from the mall this morning, I _____ an old friend of mine from high school.

Andy _____ a cup of coffee while he _____ with his wife on the phone.

While the teacher _____ questions on the board, a student _____ the classroom.

Last weekend, Ali _____ with his grandparents, and they _____ a really nice time together.

I _____ a letter to our local museum and _____ for some information about their new dinosaur exhibit.

My sister Violet _____ down the stairs while she _____ behind her dog.

A: Was Benny sleeping at 10 o'clock last night?

B: No, he _____. He _____ his homework at that time last night.

Casey _____ the apple tree when a swarm of angry bees _____ him suddenly.

We _____ an exam when the school fire alarm _____ off.

The police _____ the man because he _____ a van in front of an apartment when they saw him.

It was very crowded at the park last weekend because the sun _____ brightly and a light breeze _____.

On Sunday, we went to the beach. I _____ a kite while my brother and sister _____ sandcastles.