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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 40

1At 4 pm last Tuesday, I ..... in the office.
2The band was playing music while people were dancing.
3She ..... to music when I called.
4What ..... you ..... at this time yesterday?
5The students ..... when the teacher .....
6Gordon ..... reading a comic book at 5:30 on Tuesday.
7John ..... (do) his homework at 8 o'clock last night.
8Identify the verb tense: He was cooking dinner.
9Present or past continuous tense. Choose the correct optionI ..... (eat) dinner when the phone rang.
10In which sentence is the correct past progressive tense of sleep used?
11At 8 o'clock yesterday evening, my mother ..... to her friends in the living room.
12John was reading a book when I ..... him.
13..... they ..... a cake when their mother arrived?
14The shepherd ..... under the tree beside the river just now
15He ..... the office when I arrived.
16Challenging Mixed Review: When you called, I ..... about leaving the country.
17Identify the correct form: 'She (to cook) dinner when I arrived.'
18Choose the correct alternativeWhile I ..... to school I saw an accident
19Past Progressive TenseThey ..... on the roller coaster for a ride.
20I ..... for my exam when the light went out.
21I wasn't listening because I ..... homework.
22The lion (sleep) soundly when a rat played his tail and accidentally bit it.
23The past continuous tense is used to denoted .....
24Nathalie ..... in the hospital when I met her
25What ..... (you do) at 7 PM yesterday?
26Identify the tense: They were eating at the restaurant.
27He felt down when he ..... towards the church.
28John broke his leg when he ..... basketball.
29CORRECT THE MISTAKE: We did our homework when the lights were going out.
30At 7 p.m. yesterday, she ..... a song.
31Identify the tense: "Neil was sleeping when Cris called."
32I ..... (not hear) the bell because I ..... (sleep).
33I ..... about you when you called.
34..... you studying at this time last night?
35My father lost his luggage when .....
36Mrs. Smith ..... breakfast at 6 o'clock yesterday morning
37While the referee ..... the rules, the players listened attentively.
38I ..... (go) for a walk when I saw durian started falling down from a tree
39As my mom ..... dinner, I was setting the table.
40Choose the best affirmative short answer for this yes /no question.Were you sleeping when dad came home from work?
41While the team ..... the proposal, the director walked in.
42Yesterday at this time I .....
43Choose the correct form: He ..... (to watch) TV when I called him.
44Last saturday, while my son ..... videogames, I ..... in his bedroom. (play / sleep)
45Put the verb in the correct tense: They (to watch) a movie when the power went out.
46UNIT 8 STANDARD GRAMMAR1) Choose the correct option2. I tried onion soup while I ..... in France.
47Convert the following sentence into past continuous tense: "He plays the piano."
48Jane ..... her homework when her friend asked her to do his as well. A. did B. would do C. was doing D. had done
49At this time yesterday, Ariel ..... Chinese.
50Alim: Din, what were you doing when I phoned your mother last night?Udin: I ..... TV
51Identify the tense: They were watching a movie last night.
52Yesterday, while I ..... in class, I had a nosebleed. The boy who ..... next to me gave me a paper handkerchief.
53The match ..... when it started to rain.
54Is used to talk about a past action that happened at the same time as another action. Is formed by adding the past tense of be before a verb ending in-ing.
55Amy ..... a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.
56The last time I ..... him, he ..... to be a doctor.
57My mother ..... the laundry at 6 am this morning.
58Choose the correct tense.Can you remember what you ..... when you lost your handbag?
59Which question is correctly formulated in the past continuous? a) Were you watching the game? b) Did you watched the game? c) Are you watching the game? d) Will you watch the game? e) Have you watched the game?
60While I ..... (sleep) soundly last night, I was awakened by a bang on the door.
61Put the verb in the correct tense: He (to play) the guitar when I arrived.