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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 100

1Convert this sentence into the Past Continuous: 'She teaches at the university.'
2Make sentences in Past Continuous. You (use) my mobile phone at that time.
3The book ..... on the table when I entered the room.
4They ..... football when I arrived.
5I ..... to school when I met her.
6While Peter ..... the rose bush in the back yard, the phone rang.
7What was my son doing when he found a coin?
8What ..... you about when I came in?
9It is raining when I got home last night.
10We ..... in silence when he suddenly ..... me to help him. A. walked-was asking B. were walking-asked C. were walking-was asking D. walked-asked
11Identify the tense of the progressive verb in the sentence: "They were discussing the project."
12What ..... you ..... at 11.30 yesterday?
13While I ..... yesterday morning,I ..... my friend Lisa.
14Mom ..... in the kitchen when I came home yesterday.
15As we ..... on the street last night, my friends came in, we ..... a serious accident.
16..... the cat ..... (sleep) on the fence yesterday?
17They ..... On the floor when the fire started.
18I broke my phone while I played a video game.
19As I ..... my homework, he came yesterday afternoon.
20I was sleeping while my sister ..... the piano.
21Choose the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).When I ....., my alarm clock ...... (wake up/ring)
22The students ..... the lesson when the teacher left the classroom.
23Which word is often used with Past Continuous?
24They ..... not on the bus when I called.
25Change this statement from present form to past formThe children was visiting the art gallery.
26We (not/ tend) ..... the garden at 5 p.m yesterday.
27Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: She ..... her homework at 8 p.m. yesterday.
28Tommy ..... his bike when he fell and hurt his arm.
29She explained that she ..... that day.
30What ..... you ..... at 5.00?
31I was ..... a movie when I heard a noise from outside.
32The proposal ..... discussed when I called the office this morning
33Which tense is used in this sentence:Were you working at 9 o'clock?
34Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. This time last week, we ..... (visit) my grandmother.
35She ..... when the storm began.
36They ..... to the zoo when their car broke down. (Past Continuous Tense)
37While I ..... (study), my phone rang.
38While Jonh ....., Emma ..... a cake.
39You were running in the street
40As long as the cats were caged, none of them ..... by the wild ones.
41She was ..... to her mother when the accident happened.
42It was raining when we left.
43While she ..... their breakfast, they were going shopping yesterday.
44What were you doing before this class?
45Level 2:Developing (On Level). Instruction:Fill in the blanks using the correct progressive tense. Yesterday at noon, we ..... (have) lunch.
46I didn't think Natasha ....., as she was out for a whole day.
47The children ..... seeds last week. (sow)
48Santi: Look! The girl is crying. What happened to her just know?Wanti: While playing with her brother, she .....
49They ..... when the burglars ..... in.
50Last summer I ..... in the river every day.
51Read the 'story', 'connector' and 'background' parts and make a sentence using past tenses. STORY: We (watch) a film. CONNECTOR: while. BACKGROUND: They (make) dinner. Answer: Choose the correct completed sentence.
52Identify the tense used in this sentence: "We were watching TV when the phone rang."
53Grammar-Past continuousChoose the correct verb form to complete the sentence.I ..... down the stairs when my friend crashed into me.
54The seafarer slipped on deck because he ..... wearning safety boots
55Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:She ..... working at the cafe when the earthquake struck.
56Why were you crying earlier?
57I ..... alone on the park bench when you phoned me yesterday.
58..... they playing with water at 2:30 p.m yesterday?No, they .....
59Ane ..... in the kitchen when the phone rang.
60Before you cleaned the the garage, he ..... his car.
61I was washing dishes this time yesterday.