Past Continuous - More exercises!

Was Betty lying in bed all morning? (at 11)
Well, she was still lying in bed at 11 o´clock.

Were the girls doing nothing the whole evening? (at 9)
Well, they were certainly doing nothing at 9 o´clock.

Was Tom working all evening? (at 8)
Well, he was ........................ at 8 o´clock.

Was Sheila ironing all the afternoon? (at 3)
Well, she was .......................... at 3 o´clock.

Was Paul travelling the whole day? (at 5)
Well, he was certainly ........................... at 5 o´clock.

Was Tom playing tennis all morning? (at 11:30)
Well, he was .................................. tennis at 11:30.

Were they watching the film all the time? (at 9)
Well, they ........................................... the film at 9 o´clock.

Was Bob looking for Joe the whole day? (at 5)
Well, he ................................ for Joe at 5 o´clock.

Were the boys playing golf all day yesterday? (at 4)
Well, they..................................................... at 4 o´clock.

Was Jim writing the book all last month (on the 25th)
Well, he ................................................ on the 25th.

Was Paul playing cards the entire evening? (at 10)
Well, he .................................................. at 10 o´clock.

Was Gordon reading his newspaper all afternoon? (at tea-time)
Well, ............................................................................. at tea-time.

Were they building that school all last year? (in October)
Well, .................................................................... in October.

Was Joe preparing for his exam all last week? (on Thursday)
Well, .............................................................................................

Was Tom working for that firm all last month? (on the 27th)
Well, ...............................................................................................

Was Bob planning his trip the entire day? (at dinner-time)
Well, ...............................................................................................

Was Sally learning English the whole of last year? (in November)
Well, .....................................................................................................


What was Bob doing during the meeting? (notes)
He was taking notes during the meeting.

What were you doing when the phone rang? (bath)
I was having a bath when the phone rang.

What was Susan doing while John was in Canada? (Jim)
She was going out with Jim while John was in Canada.

What were you doing while I was out? (newspaper)
I was ..................... the newspaper while you were out.

What was Mary doing when her friends called? (baby)
She was .............................. the baby when her friends called.

What was Sally doing when George telephoned? (dressed)
She was .............................. dressed when George telephoned.

What was the manager doing during the morning? (letters)
He ............................................ letters during the morning.

What was Mrs Jones doing when her husband got in. (guests)
She ............................................... guests when her husband got in.

What were the others doing when Bob came doinstairs? (chat)
They ....................................................... Bob came downstairs.

What was the salesman doing during the afternoon? (retailers)
He ....................................................................................................

What was Richard doing while Susan was packing? (air tickets)
He .......................................................................................................

What were the children doing when Tom opened the door? (noise)
They ......................................................................................................

What were the employers doing during the strike? (negotiations)
They .....................................................................................................

What was Helen doing when Tom asked her to go out? (housework)
She ..........................................................................................................

What was John doing while Mary was at the doctor´s? (eye-test)
He .......................................................................................................

What were Mr and Mrs Brown doing during their holiday? (Europe)
They .......................................................................................................

What was Susan doing when Jim arrived outside her room? (make-up)
She ................................................................................................................

What was Jim trying to do when the car in front accelerated? (overtake)
He .................................................................................................................