1-WH -Questions in the Past Progressive (Continuous)
Wh-Word | A form of being | Subject | Verb+ing | Rest of sentence |
Who | was | I | talking | to |
What | Was | he / she / it | doing | |
When | were | you / we / they | planning | on telling me the bad news |
1. Where were you standing when the trouble started?
2. Who was I talking to? I can’t remember.
3. Why wasn’t she waiting at the meeting point?
Reference:
Grammar online: http://www.gingersoftware.com/grammarbook/verbs/the-past-progressive-tense/
Practical English Useage: Bu Michael Swan ref. 422 pages(395/396)
. Exercise on Past Progressive (was/were)Top of Form
Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.
1. Boris learning English.
2. They swimming in the lake.
3. Your father repairing the car.
4. I reading a magazine.
5. You packing your bag.
6. My friends watching the match on TV.
7. It raining.
8. The dog barking.
9. The children brushing their teeth.
10. Anne and Maureen singing a song
Exercise on Past Progressive
Top of Form
Was or Were
Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.
1. Boris wasWith I, he, she, it or a singular noun, use was. learning English.
2. They wereWith you, we, they or a plural noun, use were. swimming in the lake.
3. Your father wasWith I, he, she, it or a singular noun, use was. repairing the car.
4. I wasWith I, he, she, it or a singular noun, use was. reading a magazine.
5. You wereWith you, we, they or a plural noun, use were. packing your bag.
6. My friends wereWith you, we, they or a plural noun, use were. watching the match on TV.
7. It wasWith I, he, she, it or a singular noun, use was. raining.
8. The dog wasWith I, he, she, it or a singular noun, use was. barking.
9. The children wereWith you, we, they or a plural noun, use were. brushing their teeth.
10. Anne and Maureen wereWith you, we, they or a plural noun, use were.
Anne and Maureen...