Past Progressive/Übung 1

Past Progressive

Interactive Exercises

The Birds (beginner's exercise)

Move the words into the gaps:

Two birds were sitting on a tree. One of them was singing and the other was listening.

The cat was slowly climbing up the tree. The birds weren't seeing the cat. The cat wasn't making one bit of noise.

But a dog was watching them. When he started barking the birds weren't singing anymore.

The cat wasn't climbing up anymore but jumped down. The birds weren't sitting there anymore. They were hovering (flying on one spot) in the air.

What were you doing?

Put in the correct verbs.

I was watching TV when the phone rang.

While I was sleeping my aunt phoned me.

Yesterday I visited my aunt. We were having tea when suddenly her cat jumped on my lap.

The cat was watching the fish in the aquarium when a dog barked.

The dogs were watching the cat while it was sleeping.

Signal words

Put in the correct signal words.

While Tom was rowing on the sea, his friends were playing on the beach.
Suddenly, the strange creature came out of the water.
Tom was looking at the sea when he heard a loud splash.
While the children were shouting, the creature was moving back into the sea.
Suddenly, water came into the boat and Tom fell down.
The children were sitting on the sand when Tom told them about the adventure.

Past Progressive

Kontrastierung
Past Simple und Progressive

The Tenses

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Past Tense:

• Past Simple
• Past Progressive
• Past Perfect

Present Tense:

• Present Simple
• Present Progressive
• Present Perfect

Future Tense:

• going to-Future
• will-Future