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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 37

1Identify the tense:When I went there, Bucky was playing video games.
2The boys ..... their sandwiches when they ..... a squirrel.
3I'm sorry I couldn't come to your party yesterday. I ..... my essay because I need to hand it in today.
4Identify the tense: 'We were watching a movie.'
5One of the girls ..... TV when the accident happened.
6Tense used for time frames and setting a scene.
7Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.When I called my friend .....
8I ..... to the radio when you called me.
9What is the correct form: He ..... (study) while I was cooking.
10While I ..... (walk) to school, I met an old friend.
11Transform to past continuous: 'She (to walk) to school.'
12Identify the past continuous tense in the sentence: 'They were playing soccer yesterday.'
13I wasn't driving
14The dog ..... in the garden for hours.
15We were playing basketball all afternoon.
16I didn't know you ..... coming, too!
17I'm sorry I can't help you right now. I was cleaning the bathroom.
18I ..... when the alarm ..... off at 5:30 this morning.
19They ..... coffee when you arrived.(drink)
20It was a lovely day and the sun .....
21Complete the sentence with the correct verb forms: Peter ..... (injure) his hand while he ..... (attend) an army course.
22I ..... when my mom called me.
23Choose the Grammar structure of past continuous tense .....
24Choose the correct helping verb: I ..... reading a book when she called me.
25They ..... in the pool when it began to rain.
26At eight o'clock this morning, they ..... B ..... breakfast.
27She ..... a song last night at 9.
28I ..... waiting for John.
29Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.
30Meg ..... a book all day yesterday.
31..... they swimming this morning?
32I ..... (study) English when the lights went out.
33I ..... the piano at 9 pm yesterday.
34Change 'She will call' to past progressive.
35While I ..... reading a book, the postman came.
36When I came to the school, she ..... the classroom.
37..... you sleeping last night when I called?
38We were celebrating Cindy's birthday.
39Was/were + being + V3
40The kids ..... soccer at 2:00 yesterday.They were practicing piano.
41The students ..... the topic when the lecturer entered.
42Complete the sentence with the correct option.Julie ..... (be/sleep) at three o'clock yesterday.
43Alex ..... with his dog when the doorbell rang.
44While Priscila ..... deeply, her sister went to the store for biscuits.
45Instructions:Choose the correct answer.Just as ..... leaving, the phone rang.
46What is the helping verb in the sentence below?The sun was shining brightly in the night sky.
47Sara ..... at college when she had a baby.
48As they ..... down the road, they found an owl.
49Complete the sentence with the correct option.What ..... he ..... on television when you arrived?
50While we were playing basketball, it ..... to rain heavily.
51At the edge of the field, the farmer in worn boots ..... the soil conditions.
52She ..... in the garden at 3 PM.
53While Najwa ..... (read), the librarian turned off the light.
54Throughout the rainy afternoon, the painter on the balcony ..... colors on her wooden palette.
55The bird ..... at me with piercing eyes.
56I ..... the door while I ..... in my room.
57Can you give an example of the past continuous tense?
58PAST SIMPLE / CONTINUOUSWhile I ..... (text), the school bus ..... (arrive).
59Choose the correct option: I fell asleep while I ..... my homework last night.
60While I ..... dinner, the baby started crying.A) cookedB) was cookingC) had cooked
61I couldn't go to the party because I ..... a test the next day.