Past Continuous

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Fill in: was - were.

1. Mary watching a horror film on TV when the lights went out.
2. They sleeping while their son doing his homework.
3. He reading a comic when he heard a loud bang in the kitchen.
4. While I playing in my room with my toys Mum watching her favourite serial on TV.
5. When I saw him he wearing a brown hat.
6. Tom and Mary walking in the forest when they saw a bear near the river.
7. What he doing when the ball hit him on the head? - He playing football.
8. He not listening to the the teacher when he asked the question.