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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 20

1Form a sentence using the past continuous tense with Maria.
2She ..... in a bank when she ..... her husband.
3Choose the best verb forms to complete the sentence: We ..... in silence when he suddenly ..... me to help him.
4Choose the correct variant of Past Tenses.I ..... for my things when I ..... someone call my name.
5Fill in the blank with the correct tense: It started to rain while we ..... tennis.
6At 8 o'clock last night I ..... a movie with my sister.
7My father came in as my mother .....
8What/ doing/ were/ yesterday/?/ youTick the right sentence.
9My friends ..... their group work when the teacher suddenly fell. When they noticed that she was on the floor, they ran to her.
10She missed the bus because she ..... (argue) with one of her friends.
11Put the following into the Past Continuous Tense:She ..... the rooms when I ..... home.
12She ..... on a chair and watching TV.
13While they ..... the road, they ..... nasty accident.
14When I called Jay, he was working on his assignment at the library.
15She ..... a letter when her mom called.
16Our group leaders were planning this trip for months.
17Somebody threw a stone at him while he .....
18Oleksandr was training very hard all year.
19We ..... in the park when we saw Vicky and Ned.
20While the parents ..... breakfast, their children were running about.
21Alia ..... while the other girls ......
22My sister ..... drinking my soda
23Convert to past: They are traveling to France.
24The boy fell while he ..... down the stairs. A. run B. running C. was running D. runs
25At 10 o'clock he ..... (compose) in his music room.
26Use the correct tense: She (to play) the piano when I arrived.
27Convert to past continuous: 'We watch a movie.'
28Which tense is this? "I was watching TV at that time".
29In 1999, we ..... (live) in a small flat in Brisbane.
30I ..... in the queue when I ..... that I had lost my wallet.
31When I (have) my dinner, my friend came.
32Mum ..... (prepare) dinner when the doctor arrived.
33Julie ..... when she broke her ankle yesterday.
34Choose the correct tense form to complete the sentence meaningfully.She ..... in the library when the fire alarm went off.
35While she ..... on the phone, her father .....
36Choose the correct past continuous sentence.
37What were you doing last night at 7:00?
38I ..... on my science project while my mum ..... the house all day yesterday.
39They were waiting for the bus when it suddenly started to pour.
40While adam ..... his flock of sheep, he spent much of his time reading.
41She was painting her room when I visited her. True or False?
42While he ....., his mother cooked lunch.
43Complete the sentence with the correct past continuous form: While she ....., the phone rang.
44At 9 o'clock the pupils ..... an English test.
45She didn't hear the doorbell because she had / was having a shower.
46True or False:You use the word 'were' with subjects like 'we, ' 'you, ' and 'they' when forming the past continuous tense.
47Use the words to write questions in past continuos tenseWas/ eating/ What/ my brother / Yesterday/?
48The children ..... in the garden when it got dark.
49My parents ..... TV when I ..... last night.
50As the stranger ..... to the station, a car ..... behind him.
51What is the tense used in the following sentence?"The children were playing in the playground at that time."
52Mr Black ..... in the garden at 10 pm last night.[. ]
53The kids ..... video games while I was taking a shower.
54Convert the sentence 'She danced at the party' to past progressive.
55He ..... football when it started raining.
56What ..... at 9 p.m. yesterday?
57He burned his hand .....
58While they ..... dinner, I was studying English.
59He ..... in the garden when it started raining.
60She ..... at the party. She ..... to her friends.
61Was Jessica ..... (run) for the bus when you saw her?