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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 21

1I ..... when the teacher asked me a question. She was pretty angry.
2They ..... attention when the teacher ..... them.
3Joe and Lanna (read) ..... books at 8 p.m yesterday.
4Two writers in the USA, with unbelievable audacity, were claiming to write a thousand books a year by working as a team and barely sleeping.
5We did not go out because it .....
6Change the following to past continuous: 'He plays video games.'
7When Ann arrived home last night, her two dogs ..... right on her bed.
8It ..... heavily when we ..... at the campsite.
9At this time yesterday, I ..... a test.
10Why ..... he having lunch at 4pm? (Select a correct option to complete sentense)
11The tense used for background information and to describe a situation that continued for some time:
12They met for the first time when they ..... in Madrid.
13They were packing their suitcases as they were leaving for a holiday.
14Using the past continuous with while, which sentence is correct?
15We (study) ..... English when the bell (ring) .....
16..... shows that an ongoing action happened or an ongoing condition existed in the past
17Which group of words can be used to complete this Sentence? Father Christmas ..... the present on Christmas Eve.
18The sun ...... Jack and Jill ..... on the beach.
19When I entered the kitchen, the cat (run) after the mouse.
20My neighbour's dog ..... my cat for an hour until he became exhausted and laid down under the shade for a nap.
21I ..... the honourable Prime Minister while I ..... press conference.
22I was bathing when the telephone rang.
23What ..... (you/do) at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon?
24Kim arrived at the party just as everyone .....
25I ..... to Eleanor when she called me.
26Complete the sentences4. My mom tripped over my guitar
27....., Martha was watching her favorite TV program.
28Identify the verb tense: Angus the Cow and Franky the Pig were reading to one another in the loft on top of the barn.
29She ..... deeply when the loud noise woke everyone in the house.
30Kintan and I were drawing a view of Bromo mountain two days ago.The interrogative construction of past continuous tense above is .....
31While Mrs. Susan ..... for the dinner, her husband went home.
32Choose the correct translation: pater filiae donum dabat.
33What is the mark of identification for solving 'fill in the blanks' type exercises in the Past Continuous tense?
34You ..... (not do) your homework when I came in.
35While he ..... TV, his brother was studying.
36I WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL YESTERDAY AT 9 PM
37Fill in correct past continuous tense. "My brother and sister ..... tennis at 11.00 am yesterday"
38They ..... driving to school when their car broke down.
39I ..... when I heard a loud knock on the door.
40My friends and I ..... when mum arrived.
41Mark was listening to music while his sister ..... a book.
42In 2020, we ..... (live) in a small flat in London.
43Complete:When I arrived, they ..... (eat) pizza.
44Yesterday, I ..... food when my father arrived home.
45My father ..... a movie last night at 7 pm.
46Tina: Why did your brother cry last night?Muhammad: I didn't know. I ..... to music when he cried.
47I ..... to the park when I saw my friend.
48Hey there, Wawan, Mega, and Rani! Let's have some fun with grammar! Can you transform the following sentence into the past tense: "They are playing basketball now."
49Identify the verb tense: Patty the Chicken, Franky the Pig, and Shelly the Sheep were rapping and singing on the back of Mr. Brown's truck.
50Last year I ..... hard enough for English, that's why my marks ..... really that good then.
51I ..... along the pavement when I realized that there was a man following me.
52We ..... cards all evening yesterday.
53While Ann was taking photos, Peter ..... for souvenirs.
54Hana ..... the food when his sister came back.
55I ..... studying English at 9 pm yesterday.
56My brother ..... at the road when he ..... into a hole
57Complete the sentence:When the teacher walked into the noisy classroom, the students ....., but the class president ..... to quiet them down for several minutes.
58Use the past continuous to complete the sentence.I ..... a shower last night.
59Grammar: Choose the best answer.Yun Shen ..... football yesterday night with his friends.
60Jim and Pam were leaving the house when the phone rang.
61Maddy noticed the dog when: