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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 5

1Fill in the blank: He (to read) a book when I arrived.
2While I (study) ....., my roommate (play) ..... music loudly.
3Convert to past tense: She is studying for her exams.
4What ..... Mumtaz ..... at 11:00 p.m.?
5When Carol ..... last night, I ..... my favorite show on television
6At eight a o'clock last night, I ..... a novel.
7In the following past continuous sentence. Is auxiliary verb correct? "She was talking to him"
8Choose the correct answer:I ..... when the phone rang.
9Write the correct past progressive tense of the verb in () to complete each sentence.The stars ..... in the sky. (sparkle)
10Christine ..... (wear) sunscreen.
11He ..... (read) when the light went out.
12While everybody was working in the garden, .....
13Correct the mistake: He was playing football when he (see) the accident.
14..... Ms. Ilma teaching English at 10.00 a.m this morning?
15Did you eat a lot of pizza while you ..... around Italy?
16While Peter (study) for his History test, his dog (eat) his notebook!
17They ..... (eat) when we arrived at the restaurant.
18I ..... when she knocked on the door.
19They ..... playing with the dog all day.
20Mimi and Deanna were in their room. They ..... a computer game.
21Katherine was eating ice cream to celebrate all day.
22When I arrived, he ..... dinner. (Past Continuous Tense)
23I couldn't join the call because my internet ..... at that moment.
24While I ..... for him to call up, he ..... a good time in the bar.
25Hafiz didn't go out yesterday because it ..... all day.
26I thought you ..... from home this week because of the lockdown.
27While we ..... photos, the baby was sleeping.
28While I ....., the lights went out.
29When I (drive) my car, I (see) an accident.
30I (not answer) the phone, because I (take) a shower last night.
31Bos ..... windows when I ..... her.
32What is the time tense of the next sentence?"It was not raining."
33The sun ..... and we ..... on the white sand.
34The students ..... (study) when the teacher entered the class.
35We were watching TV while you ..... (be) out.
36Abdul Basit was doing his homework when the phone rang.
37Last night I ..... TV when suddenly I heard a scream.
38I ..... in the queue when I ..... I'd lost my bag.
39I ..... Math last night at 7 pm.
40You ..... when I asked a question.
41The teacher ..... the concept of photosynthesis while the students took notes.
42Mother ..... the newspaper while we ..... our homework.
43Imagine you're writing a story. Which sentence best uses the past continuous tense to set the scene?
44Past simple + Past continuousWe ..... (play) tennis when John ..... (hurt) his ankle.
45Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.When Jack ..... me, I ..... a letter.
46He met his wife when he ..... in Thailand.
47Use past progressive correctly: We (to eat) dinner when the power went out.
48We ..... all morning because we had 15 people coming for lunch.
49Qiandra ..... with her sister when I arrived home this afternoon.
50While I ..... (sleep), my friend ..... (send) me a message.
51At eight this morning, we ..... a coach to the camp site.
52What ..... you ..... at 8 o'clock?
53This time last week i ..... to Athens.
54It was raining, the wind was blowing and ..... from the cold.
55Which time is this: I was talking with my father about you.
56Yesterday, the students ..... doing their test when they heard some weird noises at the corridor.
57Fill in the Past Simple or Continuous:What ..... you ..... (to do) when the accident occured?
58Differentiate: Explain the use of the past continuous tense.
59At ten o'clock yesterday the children ..... and couldn't break your bike.
60It ..... when we left school at 2:30.
61Jessica ..... television this morning when Tom ..... the door.