They ______ (play) football when it started to rain.
He ______ (not/work) at 3 PM yesterday.
______ you ______ (sleep) when I called?
We ______ (eat) dinner when the doorbell rang.
The children ______ (play) in the garden.
It ______ (rain) when we left the house.
My parents ______ (travel) last week.
She ______ (cook) while he was cleaning.
Answers:
1. was reading | 2. was watching | 3. were playing | 4. wasn't working | 5. Were...sleeping
6. were eating | 7. were playing | 8. was raining | 9. were traveling | 10. was cooking
Exercise 2: Choose when or while
I was sleeping ______ you called.
______ I was sleeping, the phone rang.
She was cooking ______ the fire alarm rang.
______ she was cooking, the doorbell rang.
They were driving ______ they saw the accident.
______ they were driving, they saw a deer.
He was studying ______ his friend arrived.
______ he was studying, his phone rang.
We were walking ______ it started to rain.
______ we were walking, we saw a rainbow.
Answers:
1. when | 2. While | 3. when | 4. While | 5. when | 6. While | 7. when | 8. While | 9. when | 10. While
Exercise 3: Correct the mistakes
I was work when you called. → ____________________
She were watching TV. → ____________________
They was playing football. → ____________________
What you were doing at 8 PM? → ____________________
While the phone rang, I was sleeping. → ____________________
Answers:
1. I was working when you called.
2. She was watching TV.
3. They were playing football.
4. What were you doing at 8 PM?
5. When the phone rang, I was sleeping.
Exercise 4: Make negative sentences
I was sleeping when you called. → I wasn't sleeping when you called.
She was working at 3 PM. → ____________________
They were playing football. → ____________________
He was driving home. → ____________________
We were watching TV. → ____________________
Answers:
1. I wasn't sleeping when you called.
2. She wasn't working at 3 PM.
3. They weren't playing football.
4. He wasn't driving home.
5. We weren't watching TV.
Exercise 5: Make questions
you / sleep / when I called → Were you sleeping when I called?
she / work / at 3 PM → ____________________
they / play / football → ____________________
he / drive / home → ____________________
we / watch / TV → ____________________
Answers:
1. Were you sleeping when I called?
2. Was she working at 3 PM?
3. Were they playing football?
4. Was he driving home?
5. Were we watching TV?