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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 33

1I was ..... in the park when you called
2Paul noticed a job advertisement while he ..... along the street. A. was walking B. would walk C. walked D. had walked
3My cat ..... sleeping
4The bridge ..... when the flood came.
5The children ..... games when it started to thunder.
6It ..... and cloudy when we left Ireland.
7She ..... the floor when Helen phoned.
8The conductor was calling the passengers to board when the driver entered the bus.
9They ..... for the criminal when he arrived the police station.
10While she (talk), the students were listening.
11What ..... you doing yesterday afternoon?I told you! I ..... watching TV
12The teacher (a) an important topic about history during class.
13The trees ..... in the park when the storm .....
14She ..... cooking when her friends came to her house.
15Answer the question using the PAST PROGRESSIVE tense:We ..... (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.
16Xinya was talking to Elyssa and Qi Hui on the phone.
17When I called, they ..... dinner.
18He ..... for the exam all night.
19While my mom ..... all the house, I was preparing meal for my family
20While I was concentrating on my assignment, my brother ..... with his new toys.
21It was a sunny afternoon and people ..... in the park. Then suddenly it ..... to rain.
22The children were watching a movie while their mum ..... dinner.
23The boy ..... while the coach was talking about the next play.
24What is the correct Past Continuous: She ..... while I was sleeping.
25We ..... for our friends at the railway station when they arrived.
26In the sentence "They were playing in the park," what tense is "were playing"?
27She ..... at the party last night.
28A: ..... they singing at that time? B: Yes, they .....
29Is this sentence in simple past or past progressive?Several people were walking when it started to rain.
30Fill in the blank: I ..... (watch) TV when she called.
31I didn't hear the thunder during the storm last night because I ..... soundly.
32The cats ..... (sleep) when the rain ..... (start).
33It ..... until she gained weight.
34A girl ..... this parcel to Ha Noi at that time.
35We ..... when Ms. Sharma ..... the answer.
36What does the past progressive tense help to establish?
37Yesterday, at six my mother ..... dinner.
38Whlie Jane ..... her story book, Jackie was writing her novel.
39While father (work) in the garage, mother ..... (cook) in the kitchen.
40While we ..... for it, he also ..... our sandwiches in the river.
41Complete the sentence: Last night, I ..... studying for my history test when the power went out.
42We ..... (cross) the street when the traffic lights ..... (turn) red.
43At 7.30 a.m. today, they ..... breakfast. (It's midday)
44Convert to past tense: They are playing football.
45When Peter arrived I ..... a programme about deserts.
46"I was playing with my dog while watching TV"
47Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.They ..... (not/help) us
48Complete the sentence: ..... when the weather turned.
49She was cook dinner when I arrived.
50I ..... along that road when I spotted a little puppy.
51Emily ..... breakfast when the phone .....
52Mother was cooking our dinner when I ..... home.
53Some people (laugh) at his joke when we entered the hall.
54All yesterday morning my parents .....
55She ..... the house when I ..... to her after a long time.
56Complete the following sentence in the past progressive.Ewan ..... on the trampoline for over an hour this morning.
57Form a sentence using the past continuous tense with Edwin.
58The teacher ..... our dictations for several minutes by the time the bell rang. (correct)
59She ..... her shoes when I entered.
60Select the time of the action according to the verb phrase.THE OLD LADY WAS TALKING TO A SELLER.
61Choose which phrase means Talia and Nick were "looking at their menus" and then "Jackie arrived"