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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 4

1The homework ..... when the teacher came in a person.
2They were having dinner when the power went out. A) were B) having C) dinner D) went
3This time last week, we ..... for the exam. It was so hot in the examination room.A. would have been sitting B. had been sitting C. sat D. were sitting
4Most of the time we ..... (sit) in the park.
5Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.I ..... about him when suddenly he came in.
6He ..... when I ..... the house.
7He ..... through morning newspapers when I ..... the room yesterday.
8Yesterday afternoon, Irene ..... whole grain cookies.
9Tom was not reading a book. He ..... the dog
10He ..... (play) the piano when I arrived.
11I ..... to the shop when I saw the accident.
12She was doing her homework at that time.
13I ..... TV and My Sister was reading a book
14Jenny: ..... he ..... to submit his essay? Tom:No, he wasn't. He submitted it yesterday.
15The cat ..... under the table when we found it.
16Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'We were walking to the park when it started to rain.'
17What is the mistake in this sentence? The book was being read by the child.
18At 8 o'clock yesterday, we ..... football
19The housework (do) when our parents (come) home
20Identify the verb tense used.in 1927 Ruth was playing for the New York Yankees.
21Differentiate: 'She (cook) dinner when I arrived.' vs 'She (cook) dinner last night.'
22Identify the tense: They were playing in the park.
23He ..... book when I called
24"I was writing a letter."Which Tense is this?
25He ..... to music when I saw him.
26The ducks were floating on the surface of pond.
27Harry ..... his father's car when the accident happened.
28Complete the sentence: "It ..... (rain) and the pavement ..... (be) covered with puddles." Which option uses the correct tenses?
29We ..... dinner when Sally called.
30Past Continuous negative: They ..... yesterday afternoon.
31Answer the question using the PAST PROGRESSIVE tense:Ann ..... cleaning her room when her mother called her
32Mark ..... a bath yesterday when I called him.
33Identify the correct past continuous sentence: A) She was sleeping when I called. B) She sleeps when I called. C) She is sleeping when I called. D) She will sleep when I called.
34Eshan was drawing a picture of Daiyan.
35I ..... to the radio when she called.
36Complete the sentence: She (to watch) TV when I called her.
37I ..... a shower when the phone rang. That's why I couldn't answer it right away.
38Complete the sentence: She ..... in the office
39He explains that .....
40PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE5. When he came yesterday, I ..... (study) English.
41Choose the sentence that uses the past progressive tense of the verb sing.
42We ..... when you called.
43The boys ..... while the girls .....
44"The swim team is spending a lot of time on basic fitness." The coach explained that the swim team spent / was spending / had spent a lot of time on basic fitness.
45We ..... an accident while we ..... for the bus yesterday.
46Which tense is this: They were singing at 8 PM.
47The victim wasn't paying attention, either. First of all, he didn't wait for the traffic light to change. He ..... against a red light when the car ..... him.
48At this time yesterday, I ..... (look) out my window, watching the snow fall.
49All the students ..... studying at home while the covid-19 ..... spreading in our country.
50What ..... he doing when you saw him?
51He ..... his homework when I called.
52He ..... reading a book before being interrupted.
53What ..... when you saw her?
54How would you write this sentence in past progressive tense?Martin buy a new shirt last week.
55The accident ..... (happen) when she ..... (have) a driving lesson.
56While the northern states ..... (fight) against slavery, southern states were still trading slaves.
57The people ..... eating in the restaurant when the storm started.
58My dad ..... a nap in the living room when I got home.
59A:I was watching TV when she called. B:When the phone rang, she was writing a letter. C:While we were having the picnic, it started to rain. D:I had a very good time last night with you.Which one above is not a sentence in past progressive form?
60Linda ..... the house when she received flowers.
61Create a sentence in the past progressive tense using 'they'.