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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 68

1Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence.My dad broke his nose while he ..... baseball.A) was playingB) has playedC) is playing
2Which phrase is often used with the Past Continuous tense?
3The sentence "It wasn't raining" is written in:
4Dan ..... TV when his parents arrived.
5Fill in the blank with the correct form of the Past Continuous Tense: 'I ..... (study) when the phone rang.'
6WHICH TENSE IS USED IN THE SENTENCE?When Paul texted me, I was cooking dinner.
7The boys were arguing when the teacher came in.
8She seemed so calm telling me this story, and all I could think about was how lucky she was.
9(ITA) Yesterday, as he ..... down the street, he ..... an old friend of his.
10Identify the progressive tense of the verb.The pasta was boiling while we were cleaning up.
11Past Continuous tense is used to describe .....
12It / not / snow/ at 4 p.m yesterday.
13'I ..... reading a book when you called.'
14I ..... (study) for my Exam all night long
15I met them in the street while I ......
16When I first met him, I ..... he was very confident.
17Choose the correct grammar tense: My friend and I were drinking coffee in Xela.
18Choose the correct answer: A: Where is Scott?B: He ..... on the phone when I saw him.
19Tom ..... (see) his friend while he ..... (cycle) home.
20I wasn't paying attention to class.Is this sentence in Past Tense or Past Progressive Tense?
21My parents ..... yesterday morning because it was Sunday.
22She ..... dancing salsa
23Many people ..... when I ..... to the party.
24Complete the sentence with the correct option.I ..... (be/work) when you called me.
25At this time yesterday I ..... to music.
26I ..... (eat) dinner, while my mum ..... (make) chocolate cake.
27Identify the verb tense: "Nicole and Tom were playing football when it started to rain."
28Put the verb in the correct tense: She (to cook) dinner when I arrived.
29They were discussing the project when the manager arrived.
30I burnt my shirt while I ..... it
31My computer ..... by my brother at this time last night.
32When my father came, my mom .....
33It (began) to rain (as soon as) I (was reaching) (the school).
34I ..... (stand) there when you ..... (pay) the bill.
35I ..... outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived.
36Fill in the blank: She (to watch) a movie when I called her.
37It ..... snowing last night.
38Past simple + Past continuousSusie ..... (watch) a film when she ..... (hear) the noise.
39Complete: 'He ..... breakfast when I called.'
40He ..... his leg while he ..... football.
41He found a watch when he ..... in the street.
42Choose the sentence that correctly describes two actions happening at the same time in the past.
43Yesterday, my friend and I ..... checkers.
44We (study) for the exam all night.
45Choose the right variant. When we ..... home last night we saw a lot of stars twinkling in the sky.
46I ..... TV and my mum .....
47He ..... his laptop when I called him.
48I ..... (take) a course last semester.
49While Bob ..... dinner, Ann ..... through the door
50The police was asking the customer when the thief came into the store
51When I called her, she ..... dinner.
52Select the part (A-E) that contains an error; if there is no error, select E. The Sun was shiningA for nearly five billion years and is thoughtB to have sufficientC thermonuclear fuel in its coreD to shine for about another five billion. No errorE
53I ..... behind you when you ..... that accident.
54Identify the tense:"She was studying when the power went off."
55True or False:The sentence 'He was play soccer' is a grammatically correct example of the past continuous tense.
56Convert to past progressive:He writes a letter.
57Complete the sentence:Yesterday, at six my mother ..... dinner.
58While I ..... along the road, I saw a friend of mine.
59He ..... breakfast when the fire alarm went off. (Past Continuous Tense)
60My friends ..... (celebrate) all day yesterday.
61"I was studying when you called" uses the ..... tense.