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Past Progressive — Mixed Exercises

Past Progressive — Positive, Negative & Questions

We use the past progressive for actions happening at a specific time in the past.

Positive: was / were + verb-ing
Negative: was not / were not + verb-ing
Question: Was / Were + subject + verb-ing

Example: I was talking to him yesterday at 11 a.m.
[Ich sprach gestern um 11 Uhr gerade mit ihm.]

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1. I ______ TV at 8 p.m. yesterday.
a) was watching
b) watched
[Ich sah gestern um 20 Uhr gerade fern.]

2. They ______ dinner at 7 o’clock.
a) did not eat
b) were not eating
[Sie aßen um 7 Uhr gerade nicht.]

3. ______ she working at 9 a.m.?
a) Was
b) Did
[Arbeitete sie um 9 Uhr gerade?]

4. We ______ outside at noon.
a) sat
b) were sitting
[Wir saßen um Mittag gerade draußen.]

5. He ______ the computer at that moment.
a) was not using
b) did not use
[Er benutzte in diesem Moment gerade nicht den Computer.]

6. ______ you listening to music at midnight?
a) Did
b) Were
[Hörtest du um Mitternacht gerade Musik?]

7. They ______ loudly during the meeting.
a) were talking
b) talked
[Sie sprachen während des Meetings gerade laut.]

8. She ______ the door at 6 p.m.
a) did not open
b) was not opening
[Sie öffnete um 18 Uhr gerade nicht.]

9. ______ they learning English at that time?
a) Were
b) Did
[Lernten sie zu dieser Zeit gerade Englisch?]

10. He ______ coffee yesterday morning.
a) drank
b) was drinking
[Er trank gestern Morgen gerade Kaffee.]

11. They ______ for the bus at 5 p.m.
a) were not waiting
b) did not wait
[Sie warteten um 17 Uhr gerade nicht.]

12. ______ she writing an email last night?
a) Did
b) Was
[Schrieb sie gestern Abend gerade?]

13. I ______ home at that moment.
a) was walking
b) walked
[Ich ging in diesem Moment gerade nach Hause.]

14. They ______ a film at 10 p.m.
a) did not watch
b) were not watching
[Sie schauten um 22 Uhr gerade nicht.]

15. ______ he cooking dinner at that time?
a) Was
b) Did
[Kochte er zu dieser Zeit gerade?]

16. We ______ together yesterday afternoon.
a) worked
b) were working
[Wir arbeiteten gestern Nachmittag gerade zusammen.]

17. She ______ upstairs at 3 p.m.
a) was not going
b) did not go
[Sie ging um 15 Uhr gerade nicht.]

18. ______ you sending a message during the meeting?
a) Did
b) Were
[Schicktest du während des Meetings gerade eine Nachricht?]

19. They ______ outside at that moment.
a) were standing
b) stood
[Sie standen in diesem Moment gerade draußen.]

20. He ______ the window at 6 a.m.
a) did not close
b) was not closing
[Er schloss um 6 Uhr morgens gerade nicht.]

21. ______ you walking in the park yesterday evening?
a) Were
b) Did
[Gingt ihr gestern Abend gerade im Park?]

22. She ______ tea at that time.
a) drank
b) was drinking
[Sie trank zu dieser Zeit gerade Tee.]

23. I ______ the doorbell at 2 p.m.
a) was not hearing
b) did not hear
[Ich hörte um 14 Uhr gerade nicht.]

24. ______ they playing football yesterday afternoon?
a) Did
b) Were
[Spielten sie gestern Nachmittag gerade Fußball?]

25. He ______ his phone at midnight.
a) was checking
b) checked
[Er überprüfte um Mitternacht gerade sein Handy.]

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