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Past Tense

Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in past progressive tense.

Example:

The guests (drink) were drinking lemonade on the veranda. They (enjoy)

were enjoying it very much.

Example:

Chef Julian (bake) was baking a special cake; he (decorate) was decorating

it with silver and pink bows.

Example:

The band (set) was setting up its equipment. The drums

(shine) were shining brightly.

1)

Sarah and her husband (watch) _______ ________ the recital last

night. The sopranos (sing) ______ _______ first.

2)

The clerk (put) _______ _______ wallets on the shelf yesterday. James (look)

______ _______ for a brown one.

3)

The hedge (grow) _______ _______ very fast last summer, so it needed trimming

every week.

4)

Our flight (leave) _______ _______ at five o'clock and we did not want to miss it.

5)

The students at the college (wear) _______ _______ torn jeans in 2010.

6)

Six children (hide) _______ _______ eggs at Easter; they (get) _______ _______

anxious for the Easter egg hunt to start. It started when the teacher blew the

whistle.

7)

The ship (bounce) _______ _______ on the waves. The wind (blow) _______

_______ harder each minute. The storm (scare) _______ _______ the passengers.

8)

Eli (share) _______ _______ his toy trucks with William yesterday. They (race)

_______ _______ the orange truck against the blue one when the blue one crashed.

9)

Tracy (fix) _______ _______ my computer Monday afternoon when she located

some new viruses.

10)

You (spend) _______ _______ a lot of time on social networks last night. I

thought you (do) _______ _______ your homework!