Ex. 4-Past Continuous: Information Questions

Instructions. Use the words in parenthesis to complete the sentences. Use the past continuous.

Explanation

When forming information questions with what, when, where, how, who, and why the order is Question word + was/were + subject + verb-ing

a. What were you doing when I called?
b. How long were you planning to stay there?
c. Where were you going to go after you finished shopping?
d. Who were you talking to?
1. A: Hi Mike. I saw you yesterday at the mall. What (you, do) ?
B: I was buying some clothes.

2. A: Your phone was busy for an hour last night. Who (you, talk) to?
B: I was talking to my girlfriend.

3. A: Where (you, work) before you got this job?
B: I was working at Walmart.

4. A: What (they, laugh) at?
B: They were laughing at the clown.

5. A: How (you, get) to work before you had a car?
B: I was taking the bus.

6. A: When (they, going to, come) and fix the roof?
B: They said they would be here Wednesday.

7. What (you, do) while Sandra was fixing dinner?

8. Why (you, not, help) her fix dinner?

9. A: There was a lot of noise last night. Where (it, come) from?
B: It was coming from a party in another apartment.

10. A: What (you, look) at?
B: I was looking at some birds in the tree.