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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 105

1Mark the leter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of following the questionWhile mother ..... dinner the phone rang.
2I ..... at the party last night.
3The dishes ..... by the children while their parents ..... here.
4She ..... nervously outside the examination room when they ..... her.
5John ..... with us at this time last night.
6Past Simple or Continuous: At midnight I ....., but Mary ..... to music.
7Was Paul running fast when he fell and hurt his knee?
8Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The beaver (was building / was built) a dam all day yesterday.
9When I ..... home, my mum ..... the kitchen floor.
10They ..... to school when the bell rang.
11The brilliant sun WAS STREAMING through the window.
12(Past Progressive)I was walking near the cemetery when suddenly I ..... voices
13Some passengers ..... when they heard the news(cry)
14When did you start practicing gymnastics?
15My students ..... Maths at 10 yesterday.
16While we ..... (wait) for the bus, it started snowing.
17Use 'to watch' in a sentence in the past continuous.
18It (rain) heavily when she (leave) the building.
19They ..... dinner when I arrived. (are having, were having, had)
20It ..... to rain as I ..... through the park
21The parents noticed the children as they ..... by.
22She ran in the park while he was listening to music. The previous sentence is:
23..... (you/listen) while he ..... (talk)?
24As I ..... the washing-up, I ..... a glass.
25We were doing homework from 5 pm to 7 pm yesterday.
26The children were playing in the park while their mother ..... lunch.
27They ..... TV when their father came home.
28Past simple + Past continuousWhile he was ..... (ride) his bike to schoo, he ..... (see) an accident.
29The washing machine broke down when I ..... the washing
30She ..... lunch an hour ago.
31The students ..... when the teacher returned from the bathroom.
32We ..... tennis when our friend injured.
33They ..... when the alarm went off.
34Fill in the blank: 'I ..... (read) a book when you called.'
35The dishes ..... by my sister when I entered the kitchen.
36Choose the best way to complete the thought:While the teacher was explaining the project, .....
37While the manager ..... the monthly report, his assistant was handling customer inquiries.
38Identify the sentence that uses the past continuous: A) He was playing soccer. B) He plays soccer.
39While Mom ..... in the kitchen, Dad ..... in the living room.
40Priscilla was running quickly down the track.
41Just the other day, Emily's grandfather ..... her this story about a poor farmer and a golden fish.
42Choose the correct answerI ..... english with Claudio
43Change the verb in the sentence to past progressive tense: "He reads a book."
44We ..... at the club at 10 o'clock last night.
45When my sister ..... the camera, ..... it.I
46Jim ..... under the tree when he heard an explosion.
47They ..... TV when the lights went out.
48Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below."James was on his hands and knees on the floor as I walked in. He ..... (look) for his contact lens."
49The teacher ..... (grade) the students' papers when the fire alarm went off. So startled was he that he threw his pen and ran away.
50I ..... my homework while my mother ..... the dishes.
51They(sedang menonton) TV with their friends at 7 p.m yesterday.
52The sun ..... when we arrived at the beach.
53As a child, I thought I ..... to travel to Cabo Verde as an astronaut.
54While she was crossing the accident happened
55When I ..... work at school, the sun .....
56What does the Past Continuous Tense express?
57Present or past continuous tense. Choose the correct optionWe ..... (walk) to school at 7 AM yesterday.
58Alice hurt herself while she .....
59Choose the correct form: We ..... football when it started to rain.
60What is the main use of the Past Progressive tense?
61He ..... the car when it started to rain.