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Past progressive/continuous

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    ESL practice for past continuous
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  • I ________ (read) books all evening yesterday.
    was reading
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  • You ________ (make) a lot of noise last night so I couldn't sleep.
    were making
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  • The sun _______ (shine) brightly all afternoon.
    was shining
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  • She _______(work) at 3pm yesterday.
    was working
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  • We _________ (plan) our summer vacation all day yesterday.
    were planning
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  • He _______ (not sleep) when I called him.
    wasn't sleeping
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  • What _____ you _______ (do) at 8pm yesterday?
    were / doing
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  • The children ________ (not listen) to their teacher so they got in trouble.
    weren't listening
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  • When we shared a room, my sister _________ (always borrow) my clothes without asking.
    was always borrowing
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  • They ________(not sleep) even though it was past their bed time.
    weren't sleeping
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  • She _________ (watch) a movie when the phone______ (ring).
    was watching / rang
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  • While I was ________ (shop) at the store I _______ (run into) an old friend.
    was shopping / ran into
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  • The students _______ (take) a test while the teacher ________ (watch) them.
    were taking / watched
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  • James ________ (play) soccer with his friends when he tripped and _______ (break) his arm.
    was playing / broke
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  • They __________ (live) in London when they _______(have) their first child.
    were living / had
  •  15
  • Make your own sentence based on this image.
    ex: He was walking the dogs when they saw a squirrel.
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