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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 44

1What was Mr. C doing when Bud saw him in the room?
2She ..... a letter when her father arrived.
3Which sentence shows the correct contrast between positive and negative past progressive?
4I ..... (make) dinner when she arrived.
5We ..... TV when our friends came yesterday.
6..... the weather good when you ..... tennis?
7We ..... the annual prom when the lights went out.
8Choose the correct tense for the next sentenceKathy and Karoll were training very hard for the next competition.
9Josie: Why didn't you come to the cinema last week?Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn't. I ..... studying for that test we had on Monday.
10Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'She was reading a book.'
11When I was a student, I didn't have much money so I ..... my father to lend me some. In the end, he told me to get a job while I was studying.
12What you (do) ..... at 9 p.m yesterday?
13Supply the correct tense: They ..... on vacation this time last year. (not go)
14Tina ..... while Bob was watering the plants.
15While I was doing my homework, my brother ..... outside
16What was she doing at 3 o'clock yesterday?
17WHICH OF THESE SENTENCES IS IN THE PAST CONTINUOUS?
18At 8 p.m. last night, we ..... (watch) a movie.
19I ..... my clothes at 9 p.m. last night.
20What ..... at nine o'clock last night? I tried to ring you, but there was no answer.
21The boys ..... in the badminton court yesterday afternoon.
22While my mother ..... dinner, my father was watching TV.
23Mixed Grammar: She ..... TV when I arrived.
24The maid ..... the past newspapers when I reached home.
25Which words BESTS complete the sentence below?I listened carefully while the teacher ..... the problem.
26I ..... reading when my mother came in.
27They ..... (be) in the garden and ..... (plant) flowers all afternoon.
28She couldn't see him because she ..... her glasses.
29I ..... with my brother when our father entered our room.
30She ..... catching the ball.
31Use the past continuous tense in a legal context: 'The jury was deliberating when the news broke.'
32When Jack phoned me, I ..... a letter.
33The phrase "While she cooked dinner, he ..... the dishes" requires which tense?
34Indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.They were interviewing her for the job.
35I was reading book while .....
36She ..... to school when it started to rain.
37He ..... the approaching car because he ..... to his friend.
38My father and I ..... a picnic when It started to rain
39Construct a sentence in the past continuous tense about a family gathering.
40Write the correct pas tense or past progressive to complete the sentences.While we ..... (play) monopoly, our neighbour rang the bell
41They ..... football at 5 p.m. yesterday.
42"Action in progress at a specified past time" is a situation used with:
43The boy ..... cake when his mother came into the room.
44We ..... in the library during the storm.
45Why is the past progressive tense used in the sentence "People were drinking hot chocolate" ?
46I told them I ..... just going out for a short walk.
47The TV was on, but nobody ..... it.
48The children ..... their homework while it ..... outside.
49We were planning our meals for the week yesterday.
50As Dan ..... into the bus, it suddenly started to move.
51While the teacher ..... (explain) the lesson, some students were chatting.
52Hw cut his finger while he ..... (cook) dinner.
53Alan ..... (look) out of the window when he ..... (see) an airplane.
54We ..... on the point of leaving when something unexpected happened.
55They ..... as they were having a dinner party.
56He ..... me all day and I finally ..... him.
57She ..... (read) a book at 8 o'clock last night.
58While I ..... the dishes, my little brother was watching films.
59I ..... when you knocked the door.
60It started to rain while we ..... football.
61They ..... when the earthquake happened.