THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE

  EXERCISES:  

EXERCISE 1 - AFFIRMATIVE FORM:

1. She  hockey. (to play)
2. They  in the pool. (to swim)
3. It . (to rain)
4. We  to music. (to listen)
5. The mobile . (to ring)
6. The students . (to text)
7. Max  with two girls. (to dance)
8. I  in front of the shop. (to wait)
9. The cat  in the basket. (to sleep)
10. He  Gerry's bike. (to repair)

EXERCISE 2 - AFFIRMATIVE FORM:

1. I  to my friend. (to talk)
2. He  the beds. (to make)
3. The boys  the parrots. (to feed)
4. We  breakfast at 5:30 this morning. (to have)
5. She  a nice skirt. (to wear)
6. Tom's younger brother . (to cry)
7. You  photos with my new camera, weren't you? (to take)
8. My father  vegetables at the supermarket. (to buy)
9. They  on the sofa. (to sit)
10. Robert  on the beach. (to lie)

EXERCISE 3 - NEGATIVE SENTENCES:

1. She  a cheeseburger. (not/to eat)
2. They  pictures. (not/to paint)
3. The teacher  the window. (not/to open)
4. Johnny  his bike. (not/to ride)
5. We  on the computer. (not/to work)
6. Doris  the news on TV. (not/to watch)
7. I  the trumpet. (not/to practise)
8. The friends  songs. (not/to sing)
9. Steve  a cigarette. (not/to smoke)
10. Sam and Liz  at a poster. (not/to look)

EXERCISE 4 - NEGATIVE SENTENCES:

1. Julia  tea. (not/to drink)
2. They  the Internet. (not/to surf)
3. My brother  yesterday. (not/to sail)
4. Oliver  jokes. (not/to tell)
5. The children  their room. (not/to tidy)
6. We  ringtones. (not/to download)
7. Claire  her T-shirt. (not/to wash)
8. He  his homework. (not/to do)
9. Their parents  e-mails. (not/to write)
10. Our dog  after the white cat. (not/to run)

EXERCISE 5 - INTERROGATIVE FORM:

1.  Ashley  on the computer? (to work)
2.  they  the bike? (to repair)
3.  Melissa  out a book? (to take)
4.  you  to music? (to listen)
5.  Nicolas  at a picture? (to look)
6.  Emma and Bertha  their friend? (to phone)
7.  the girl  the window? (to open)
8.  he  judo? (to do)
9.  the friends  home from school?(to come)
10.  Tyler  with the cooking? (to help)

EXERCISE 6 - INTERROGATIVE FORM:

1.  the museum? (she/to visit)
2.  with a pencil? (you/to write)
3.  comics? (the boys/to read)
4.  questions? (Kimberly/to ask)
5.  photos? (Helen and Anne/to take)
6.  a lot of noise? (your sister/to make)
7.  the classroom? (the teacher/to leave)
8.  files? (the girls/to send)
9.  under the tree? (the dog/to sit)
10.  at pictures? (they/to look)

EXERCISE 7 - AFF - NEG:

1. She  the lunch basket. (to pack)
2. I . (not/to whisper)
3.  he  to help? (to try)
4. The men  at the street corner. (not/to fight)
5. Frank  the grass. (to cut)
6.  you  during the last lesson? (to yawn)
7. They  stickers. (to swap)
8. The guest  the whole evening. (to dance)
9. We  in the tree house. (not/to hide)
10.  it  dark? (to get)

EXERCISE 8 - AFF - NEG:

1. She  a heavy bag. (to carry)
2.  they  hands? (to shake)
3. I  a screwdriver. (not/to use)
4.  the teacher  the exercises? (to explain)
5. He  in the kitchen. (not/to help)
6. The people  themselves. (to enjoy)
7.  in the garden? (Nick/to dig)
8. He thinks you  too quickly. (to drive)
9. We . (not/to hurry)
10.  when someone stole your clothes? (you/not/to swim)