Fill in the Blanks Past ContinuousOnline version An exercise to practise the Past Continuous tense by Michel Pingnet 1 While Harry Potter ( to travel ) on the Hogwarts Express for the first time , a lot of things ( to happen ) . Ron ( to try ) to turn his rat Scabbers yellow . Meanwhile , Neville ( to search ) for his toad . After a couple of hours , Draco Malfoy ( to walk ) through the train . He ( to look ) for Harry and wanted to take a look at him . Even though Draco ( to offer ) Harry to be friends , there was something Harry did not like about him . Malfoy ( to act ) very arrogant , like he was better than everyone else . Malfoy left the compartment while he ( to whisper ) something to his friends about Ron's red hair . . . Harry and Ron only got 5 minutes of rest when someone else entered the compartment . She ( to wear / already ) her school uniform , because the train ( to arrive ) at Hogwarts . The two boys , who hadn't noticed their journey was over , jumped up and changed clothes . They just ( to finish up ) their uniforms when the train stopped . Harry was finally going to see the place where his parents learned about magic . . .