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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 60

1Complete the sentence: When she came home, the children ..... (to sleep).
2He ..... in the garden when the storm .....
3I didn't have much time with John because he ..... for Brazil the next day.
4Could you repeat that please? I ..... to you
5Jennifer wasn't trying very hard, was she?
6I ..... with my homework two hours ago.
7What is the correct way to form the past progressive tense for a plural subject?
8Past continuous TenseMy sister ..... when the phone rang.
9We were running late for the movie last night.
10She ..... breakfast when I ..... her this morning.
11Answer if the statement below is true or false:The sentence "She was eating." is an example of the past continuous tense.
12When my best friend wrote a letter, I
13She ..... home when I saw her.
14Just as you arrived, I ..... ready to go out.
15While I ..... to music, my son was dancing.
16They ..... (wait) for the bus when the accident happened.
17Choose the correct PAST CONTINUOUS sentence.They/judo
18Sam got his first job while he ..... in London.
19Past Simple or Past Continuous? I ..... (switch off) the computer because it ..... (make) a strange noise.
20They ..... football when I saw them.
21Mary and I ..... (dance) the house when the telephone rang.
22Preterite or imperfect?You always walked to school.
23Answer the question using the PAST PROGRESSIVE tense: ..... she reading a magazine when Peter arrived?
24Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:Yesterday, at six my mother ..... dinner.
25Choose the correct sentence.A:Awwal is reading a book last Saturday.B:Awwal was reading a book last Saturday.
26Construct a sentence in the past progressive tense using "the children / build / a sandcastle" .
27I ..... in the waiting room when I heard someone ..... me A. am sitting/to call B.was sitting/call C. am sitting/called D.have sat/called
28I ..... to school yesterday morning.
29When he (to run) after the tram he (to fall) and (to hurt) his leg.
30When I saw you, you ..... the car.
31While we ..... the lesson, the bell rang.
32Earlier this week, Jessie and Katie ..... on their science project.
33Choose the correct answer:They ..... in a dangerous part of the forest when they saw a hostile tribe
34It ..... very hard when I got up this morning.
35When I last saw him, he ..... a large amount of money to a non-governmental organization.
36Which one is NOT an indicator for past continuous?
37While I (study) ..... in my room, my roommate (come) ..... back to the room
38Use the continuous tense correctly: 'They (to swim) in the pool when it started to rain.'
39At 8 PM yesterday, we ..... TV.
40When I entered, she ..... TV.
41Past continuous questions
42Choose the correct verb form:They ..... breakfast when I called them.
43I ..... at the blackboard at that moment.
44Henry was packing the suitcases while his wife ..... the room.
45While Aaron (work) ..... in his room, his friends (swim) ..... in the pool.
46By the 1970s, many Americans were buying smaller cars.
47What ..... yesterday afternoon? I ..... on my new novel. (YOU DO, WORK)
48One of the boys ..... the ball when the rain started.
49This time last week I ..... across Africa.
50I ..... watching TV when Paul and Simon arrived.
51What ..... when the doorbell rang?
52The dog ..... in the garden when it suddenly started barking.
53She ..... the violin when it started raining.
54Choose the option that best completes the sentence.I couldn't watch the show because I ..... a Zoom call at the same hour.
55What were they doing this time yesterday?they ..... (work) ..... on the computer.
56The wind ..... strongly and it ..... very heavily last two days.
57Mike had an accident while he ..... to work.
58A: Where are the children?B: They ..... in the garden ten minutes ago.
59My mum ..... dinner, when the phone .....
60My brothers ..... their chores when I arrived home.
61When I saw him, he ..... working; he was watching TV.