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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 56

1While I ..... to study, the kids ..... a lot of noise, I couldn't concentrate.
2They ..... TV when the blackout happened.
3I ..... TV when my mom asked me to help her.
4What ..... at 11 pm last night?
5The children ..... football when it started to rain.
6Which word or phrase indicates the imperfect?
7As the sun set, the hikers were making their way back to the campsite, eager to share their experiences.
8We ..... our meal on the train as it ..... across the beautiful countryside.
9She was working.
10Last night at 8 p.m, her parents ..... (have) dinner while she still (sit) ..... for the final test.
11Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?Too many people ..... to work in the kitchen to cook dinner last night.
12I ..... to the market when I saw an accident.
13If your teacher asked, "At 9 a.m. yesterday, what were you doing?", which of these is the BEST past progressive response?
14My friend Julia ..... a book when her mother came home.
15The girl ..... to rock music. (listen)
16While the kids ..... breakfast, they decided to join us on the trip to the mountains.
17My sister was hoping for evening walks.
18While I ..... TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. Luckily, my cat was nearby and caught it.
19When I ..... the door, it .....
20Fill It With Past progressive Question.Yesterday in the park, my dog ..... chasing a ball.
21Choose the sentence that best describes an ongoing action in the past.
22Grammar-Past simple and past continuous. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: While Christine was working / worked there, the food was always brilliant.
23Dad ..... a magazine and mum was watching the news.
24Construct a sentence in the past progressive tense.
25Complete the sentence with the Past Simple and Continuous:"When the accident ..... (happen) people ..... (drive) to the city"
26Complete: "When I called her, she ..... (sleep)."
27The house ..... when I arrived.
28'What were you doing at three o' clock yesterday?' 'I was (a) a picture'
29While the reporter ..... the policeman, the robber escaped
30We ..... just as you were coming in.
31Sally ..... her dog last week when I rode by on my bike.
32It ..... quite heavily when our plane left the ground.
33The Titanic (cross) ..... the Atlantic when it (strike) ..... an iceberg.
34I ..... my soup noodles when I ..... an insect in the bowl.
35Howard ..... (like) the movie.
36Past simple + Past continuousWhen I ..... (walk) into the room, everyone ..... (work).
37What tense is this? He was thinking about his trip last night.
38Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.it ..... (snow) last night
39While he ..... in Chiang Mai, he visited temples.
40True or False:You can use the past continuous with 'always' to show that something was annoying, like in the sentence:'He was always leaving his wet towel on the floor.'
41Circle the correct answer. When Tom came in, he ..... on the phone.
42WE WERE WORKING AT THE COMPUTER WHEN MY BOSS CALLED USWhat is the tense of previous question?
43While I ....., my brother ..... video games.
44They ..... while their friend was calling his aunt.
45While we ..... TV, the lights went off.
46I made a sandwich while the file ..... downloaded.
47Change to past continuous: They play in the park.
48Identify the correct way to form a yes/no question in the past continuous.
49I ..... Mitchell when he ..... in the park.
50Last Sunday Adam ..... hockey.
51Sam ..... sleeping in the bedroom.
52We ..... when you knocked on the door.
53In which situation would you use the past continuous tense?
54Her homework ..... when the dinner ..... by her mother.
55My father ..... when you phoned.
56I ..... (send) him an email with the file when you ..... (receive) the confirmation.
57While I ..... the piano my mum ..... dinner
58Bernard ..... searching for the key when Joy found a spare.
59The artist (a) a painting while people walked by and admired her work.
60Complete the sentence: "We ..... a movie when she arrived."
61We ..... our school when he came ini.