The past continuous tense is used to talk about a continuing action that was happening in the past. It can also be used to talk about a continuing past action that was
interrupted by a shorter past simple action, or for a repeated or annoying past action.
The past continuous structure: was/were + verb-ing
Example: At 4 o'clock, I was waiting for a taxi.
A. Fill in the gaps with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He W.92. coo. bing (cook) dinner when somebody knocked on the door.
2. She
(laugh) for a long time.
3. They
(travel) to the party when the storm hit.
4. She
(talk) on the phone when she tripped over.
5. It
(rain) all day.
6. They
(play) football for two hours.
7. He
(fall) asleep in class at least once a week.
8. The group of friends
(plan) a holiday together.