1. I ______called__________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)________wasn't_________at home. He (study) _______was studying________ at the library
2. I ________didn't hear_________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I _______was sleeping_________ (sleep)
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun______was shining________(shine). The birds_____were singing________(sing)
4. My brother and sister _________were talking_______ (talk) about something when I _______walked_________ (walk) into the room.
5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ______weren't_____________ (not be) there. They (play)______were playing_______soccer in thevacant lot down the street.
6. The little boy _______felt________ (fall) asleep while his mother________was reading___________ (read) him a story.
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it______was snowed_________(snow) in Iowa, the sun _______shined_______ (shine) in Florida.
8. While Ted _________shoveled______ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife _______brought__________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
9. John ______had___________ (have) a car accident last week. He ________was driving__________ (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry ________hit__________ (hit) his car from behind.
10. Ten years ago, the government _______decided________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas _______were starving________ (starve) due to several years of drought.
11. They _______were waiting____________(wait) for me when I ___________arrived______ at the station (arrive)
12. She ________was swimming________ (swim) in the sea when I ____________saw_______ her (see)
13. ______Were_____________they__________playing________(play) tennis when it _______started__________ raining (start)?
14. We __________were driving________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police _______stopped___________(stop) us.
15. The wind _________was blowing_________ (blow) very hard when I ______went__________(go) out this morning.
 
Bài 2: Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.Use the past continuous
1 Matt phoned while we ……were haveing dinner……..
2 The doorbell rang while I ……was taking a bath….
3 We saw an accident while we …were driving down town…….
4 Ann fell asleep while she …was studying…….
5 The television was on, but nobody …turned it off……