Compléter Past Continuous (D)Version en ligne Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in Past Continuous tense. par Luis Eduardo Navas Acevedo 1 1 . He an e - mail when the phone rang . ( Affirmative ) ( Write ) 2 . I dinner while Melanie was working upstairs . ( Affirmative ) ( Prepare ) ( Work ) 3 . They at the party last night . ( Affirmative ) ( Dance ) 4 . My mom paste yesterday . ( Negative ) ( Cook ) 5 . you the concert of realistic songs ? ( Interrogarive ) ( Enjoy ) 6 . I the cricket match on television . ( Negative ) ( Watch ) 7 . He to sing the song for the program . ( Affirmative ) ( Practice ) 8 . Was you him to do the task ? ( Interrogative ) ( Help ) 9 . you in that market . ( Interrogative ) ( Shop ) 10 . I different kinds of songs , especially modern . ( Affirmative ) ( Sing ) 2 The is formed by using the of ( was / were ) followed by the ( - ing form ) of the main verb . It is used to describe an that was in at a specific point in the past . For example : 'I was studying when my friend called . ' The past continuous can also be used to describe two actions that were happening in the past . For example : 'While I was studying , my friend was watching TV . '