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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 36

1When Tom ..... a child, he ..... afraid of dogs.
2While the technicians ..... (install) the new software, the system crashed. (Past Continuous)
3While I ..... (swim), I ..... (see) a group of dolphins.
4He ..... to his friend when I entered.
5Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:My baby brother ..... loudly so I couldn't do my homework.
6What is the correct form of the past continuous tense for the verb 'to swim'?
7While I ..... TV, my sister was cooking.
8This time yesterday, I ..... TV.
9Choose the best verb forms to complete the sentence: When you ..... yesterday, I ..... in the garden, so I didn't hear the phone.
10Complete the sentence with the correct option.Luke ..... (be/read) a book of Narnia last night.
11At 7:30 PM, I ..... (cook) dinner while listening to music.
12PAST CONTINUOUS TENSEPositive Sentence:(+) You were working in the hospital yesterdayHow to be the negative sentence?
13Choose the correct option: The accident happened while we ..... to Scotland.
14I ..... a shower when the doorbell rang.
15Lily and Jessica were acting out a dialogue when the bell rang.
16Complete the sentence:The teacher ..... grammar when I ..... notes.
17I called Julie while she .....
18Which sentence is in the past continuous tense? A) I was watching TV when she called. B) She is writing a letter. C) They play football every weekend. D) He has finished his homework.
19The guard ..... to his iPod, so he ..... the fire alarm.a. had listened / was not hearing b. was listening / did not hearc. listened / had not heard d. was listening / was not hearing
20We ..... dinner while Dad was cooking.
21She ..... when the bell rang.
22What ..... you ..... at 7 p.m. yesterday?
23The students were disturbing while Georgie was talking
24..... while the teacher was explaining the activity.
25As I ..... for bus, I ..... Joe crossing the road.
26Action going on in past $\rightarrow$
27Who was she walking on the street with?
28Use the Past Continuous.It ..... (snow) when we arrived.
29My neighbors were watching a movie in their garage.
30He ..... TV when I entered the room.
31He was reading a novel when I entered the room.
32Amy ..... water at 2 p.m. last night.
33Fill in the blank: I ..... watching TV when the phone rang. (Past Continuous)
34The structure: Subject + was/were + verb-ing + complement belongs to the past progressive
35Complete the sentence:I saw you yesterday, but you ..... attention.
36While I was reading, my brother was playing video games. What tense is this?
37Dad looked into the room and saw that the boys ..... computer games.
38We ..... the news when the lights went out.
39While I ..... this morning, I met Jane.
40I lost my watch while we ..... volleyball in the park.
41Complete the sentence with the correct option.He ..... to music when I called. (-)
42State the type of tenses: Darius was sleeping as I walked into his room.
43While we ..... the orphanage, a journalist came and took some pictures.
44Complete the following sentence with the verb in parentheses in the tense given: Many students (create-past progressive) a mural for the hallway.
45For simultaneous actions in the past
46Sorry I didn't answer the phone, but I ..... for my exam when you called last night.
47I ..... cooking in the kitchen.
48My brother ..... in San Diego up until last year.
49They ..... a picnic when it suddenly began to snow.
50While the students were preparing for their exams, unexpected news about the school closure disrupted their focus.
51I ..... my homework when my friend called me.
52I ..... with my wife while the girl was crossing the road. Ididn't notice her, so I hit her.
53Fill in the blank: He (eat) breakfast when I called him.
54Lisa ..... to the library when she dropped her books.
55Find ONE mistake and correct it: When she was coming home, her mother was cooking. Choose the correction.
56What are you still doing here? I thought you ..... work early today?
57She ..... a book that night
58Imagine you want to ask about an action at a specific time in the past. Which question is correct?
59The mouse was named Shasta.
60People ..... TV when the Smiths came to visit
61Fill in the blank with the correct verb tense: 'She (eat) dinner when the phone rang.'