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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 46

1Correct or incorrect?He was doing his homework when I called him.
2He ..... (plant) trees in the garden at 4pm yesterday
3Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past continuous tense?
4Tim was watching a cardinal.
5When I ....., I hurt myself.
6Identify the verb tense in this sentence: 'I was studying when it started to rain.' A) Simple present B) Past simple C) Present continuous D) Past continuous.
7They ..... out the trash at 7 p.m. yesterday.
8The sun ..... (shine) when I ..... (get) up this morning. I ..... (feel) so tired!
9While he ..... his bike to school he ..... an accident
10What is the Past Progressive?
11Annisa ..... talking to her friends when I interrupted her.
12Angela ..... when her mother came home at 8 o'clock last night.
13They ..... (have) lunch when I called.
14Correct the verb: While Ali (have) a shower, somebody (knock) at the front door.
15Shane really loves to drive very fast on the free way. And he ..... on Main Street when his car broke down.
16This / time / at / yesterday, I / homework / my / doing / was.
17When I woke up, it ..... raining.
18They ..... while I was cooking dinner.
19I took a photo while he ..... the race.
20At 8 o'clock last night, I ..... TV.
21She was trying to play game while her sister ..... her phone in the living room.
22[ ..... ] Tony: We got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people ..... here waiting for tickets when we arrived.[ ..... ]
23Choose the correct answer.While my uncle ..... his van, it ..... to rain.
24Choose the right variant: They ..... at the table when I came home.
25"They were running" is:
26At 5 o'clock yesterday evening, my elder sister ..... her clothes.
27He ..... television all evening.
28Which sentence uses the past progressive to show a background action?
29True or False: 'They were playing soccer' is in past tense.
30Fill in the blank:We ..... in the park when we saw the dog.
31She was walking (A) to the (B) library to borrow some (C) books when she was seeing (D) a robbery.
32What is the Past Continuous Tense of the word in the bracket?Marie called the cops because the neighbours ..... loudly. (Argue)
33The motorbike ran out of gasoline was they ..... home from work.
34The Coopers ..... (watch) TV yesterday evening.
35Construct a sentence in Past Continuous tense using the verb 'to run'.
36Convert to past progressive:The children play outside.
37Complete the sentence to show two actions happening at the same time:While I ..... my room, my sister ..... to her favorite songs.
38Students ..... a niose when i entered in the class.
39Jeremy ..... (sleep) when the telephone ..... (ring).
40The boys ..... in the garden when they ..... their father's steps. (WORK, HEAR)
41The children ..... when their mother ..... home.
42Why ..... this machine for such a long time?
43Complete the sentence:Yesterday at the picnic, I ..... (drink) some mango juice when Maggie bumped into me!
44I ..... a good mark because I ..... to my teacher all the time during the lessons.
45I ..... speaking with Meeka while the dogs were pulling the sled.
46The gardener (mow) the grass when Mr. William called him.
47Choose the correct variant: At 8.30 am today I ..... driving to work.
48While I ..... TV, my mum was cooking.
49She ..... when her mother came home.
50He was reading a book at 9 p.m. last night.
51Yesterday I ..... dinner when my door .....
52Rick ..... (watch) TV, when his girlfriend came home.
53While I ..... to work, I saw an accident.
54Your friend wrote this sentence:'They playing basketball at the gym.' How would you correct it to use the past continuous tense properly?
55Identify the correct past continuous form of the verb in the following sentence: "While I ..... (read), my brother ..... (watch) TV."
56He ..... watching TV when his friend arrived.
57I (not/listen) to music when the accident happened.
58My baby brother ..... loudly so I couldn't do my homework.
59She ..... data when the internet disconnected.
60"Rocky was helping Joseph do his homework"The text above is using?
61While he ..... the documents, the client arrived.