Fill in the Blanks Practice the past continuousOnline version Practice the past continuous by Sebastián Padilla Martínez 1 playing was was was getting fixing was howling was sitting sleeping was for looking blowing raining was was was Yesterday evening , I in my living room , reading a book , when I heard a strange noise outside . It heavily , and the wind through the trees . My cat , Whiskers , on the sofa , completely unaware of the commotion . Meanwhile , my neighbor his car in the driveway , despite the bad weather . As I up to check the noise , the power suddenly went out . My brother video games in his room , and he shouted in frustration . While I a flashlight , the noise grew louder . It turned out that the wind the trash cans around outside . I was relieved to find it was nothing serious , but I was still a bit shaken . After that , I made some hot cocoa and was just starting to relax when the power came back on .