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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 55

1..... (you / climb) up the mountain when you (see) the snake?

2Auxiliary verb for Past continuous

3Complete the following sentences with past continuous:Charles was ..... to the restaurant when Katy arrived! (go)

4When I (get back) ..... my mum (cook) ..... dinner

5I ..... having fun at the park.

6I ..... at the bus stop when it rained. I was already at home.

7She hurt herself while she ..... hide-and-seek with her friends

8This time last year she ..... in Paris.

9Ann ..... (wait) for me when I ..... (arrive).

10Identify the past continuous tense in the following sentence:'While I was walking to the store, I saw a friend.'

11He ..... (drive) to work when he ..... (remember) that he forgot his keys.

12Complete the sentence: "We ..... eating dinner when the phone rang."

13It ..... when we looked out the window.

14Convert this sentence to past tense: 'They are playing outside.'

15Our teacher arrived while we ..... our lessons.

16How many people ..... in the waiting room when I walked in?

17While we ..... driving, a storm broke out.

18We could use the past progressive when two actions are happening at the same time (in the past)

19Father was ..... when my mother called him.

20They ..... (study), when I saw them in the library.

21Part 1-Multiple Choice (10 points): I ..... on the point of leaving when the phone rang.

22When I ..... home, she ..... in the bedroom.

23They ..... about moving to a new house when they found a perfect one.

24They ..... loudly during the class.

25Miriam was using the computer.

26The nurse ..... patient data while I was preparing medicine.

27Which is NOT a reason to use Past Continuous?

28Correct the verb: When he (stay) in Iraq, he (go) to a football match.

29Which tense is this?"Sam took a picture of me while I wasn't looking."

30What ..... when I called you?

31Who ..... to when I came into the room?

32Helen ..... in the garden when it started to rain slightly.

33We ..... to the radio all evening.

34We were playing in the garden when it started raining. (Past continuous tense)

35I ..... TV while I ..... popcorn.

36They ..... for me when I arrived.

37While they ..... (wander) around, they ..... (come) across an interesting book on mysterious houses.

38We entered the house quietly because everyone .....

39They didn't see anyone while they ..... home because it was raining.

40She ..... (was cooking/cooked/cooks) dinner when the phone rang

41I hurt my ankle while I .....

42She ..... the window when it started to rain.

43Change this sentence to past continuous:'I eat breakfast at 8 AM.'

44They ..... (watch) TV when she called.

45What ..... yesterday evening at 9pm?

46At 2.00 p.m. yesterday, the children ..... (do) their homework.

47Differentiate between past progressive and simple past:What is the difference in meaning between 'I was eating' and 'I ate'?

48Annisa and Adi ..... baking sponge cakes at this time two days ago.

49While she ..... the dishes, she ..... the window.

50This time last year we ..... to Europe.

51This sentence is written in:The students were dancing at the party for hours.

52"We ..... dinner when you called." Complete with Past Continuous:

53We ..... watching TV when the phone suddenly rang.

54When I called you, you .....

55Which time expression is commonly used with the past continuous tense?

56True or False:The sentence 'She was talk on the phone' is a grammatically correct way to use the past continuous tense.

57Joseph ..... (ride) a camel for the whole morning yesterday.

58Select the correct form: "They ..... football while it (rain) ..... "

59We ..... a documentary about war heroes at 8:30 P.M. last Friday.

60We ..... dinner when our friends arrived.

61"What ..... between 9 and 10 last night?" the policeman asked.