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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 18

1He ..... walking in a dark alley when he saw the robber.
2The kids ..... when their dad got home.
3They ..... a movie when the electricity went out.
4At 7pm yesterday, I ..... an English lesson.
5Choose the correct answer: Cho ..... in the forest when he first met Ed.
6Complete the sentence: "I ..... dinner when you called me."
7They ..... their homework when we got home. They ..... computer games!
8I was eating dinner when he arrived.
9They ..... when the power went out.
10Choose the correct verb form:"She ..... her homework when I called her."
11While dad was watching TV, mum ..... dinner.
12About 100 people ..... outside the theatre for tickets when we got there.
13Tom ..... (ride) a bike when it rained.
14I ..... to music while she ..... a car.
15Translate:The thieves had been stealing when the police caught them
16Complete the sentence with the correct negative form:We missed the bus because we ..... attention to the time.
17He ..... when I entered the room.
18Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:We ..... as fast as we could to get away from the growling dog!
19Which verb form is this?I was playing guitar when my brother walked in the room.
20Lisa ..... for me when I arrived.
21Paramedics ..... towards the accident when another explosion occurred.
22Which of the following sentences is in the continuous tense?
23This time last year, his business ..... a reasonable profit, but now, because of that management, he ..... keep it going.
24She ..... her presentation when the power went out.
25My Mom ..... (to cook) dinner while Dad ..... (to watch) TV.
26I ..... television when I heard the loud bang last night.
27Which is the correct structure of PAST PROGRESSIVE?
28We ..... (play) videogames two hours ago.
29Identify the tense:Sam was going to school.
30Dave: "l saw you at the market this morning. Did you buy anything?'Rita: "No. I ..... on the narrow street to get to the market when I ..... my wallet."
31Change the following sentence to the past progressive tense: "We play soccer after school."
32I ..... with my son when you ......
33Susan ..... at the university when she ..... married.
34Convert the following sentence to past tense: "The children are playing in the garden."
35I ..... on the computer when the fire broke out.A. working B. am working C. was working D. worked
36Which sentence has a verb phrase showing past continuous tense?
37She ..... when I met her yesterday.
38While I ..... at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction
39Ben ..... in the pool at 5 o'clock.
40While I ..... to the radio, I heard a loud scream.
41This morning, Roger was ..... to school when he was been chased by a dog.
42Susana was sleeping while her brother was studying.
43What is the structure of a past continuous tense sentence?
44My brother ..... when the alarm rang.
45Who was that man you ..... when I came in?
46The boys ..... while the girls were sunbathing.
47I ..... TV when you came to my house yesterday.
48Choose the correct form: "I ..... my homework when the phone rang."
49Choose the correct optionI ..... online at 9 o'clock last night. (chat)
50Cecilia was writing a book during the pandemic.
51Convert the following sentence into past continuous tense: "Matt eats a bage.l"
52What tense is used in the sentence: 'Marzhan was jogging at 6 o'clock yesterday evening'?
53When I entered the room, everyone ..... quietly.
54I didn't hear the phone because I ..... to music.
55..... they living in Paris when the accident happened?
56Neil and Eden (a) home when it started to rain.
57My friends ..... a lot of Mexican dishes while I was sitting and watching them.
58What ..... you ..... when I called you?
59While we ..... (eat) lunch, the teacher ..... (come) in.
60Choose in which tense the verb in brackets needs to go in:They (play) when it began to rain.
61"I was talking on my phone in class when the teacher snatched it away." Is talking on my phone, imperfect or preterite?