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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 70

1Past Continuous vs. Simple Past. Choose the correct form of the verbs.While divers ..... off the coast of Florida, they ..... a shipwreck containing gold.
2Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:When we got to the house, she ..... (cook).
3We ..... in silence when he suddenly ..... me to help him.
4While the stock ..... the staff worked in the evenings.
5She said she ..... abroad for the first time and was very excited.
6We ..... football when it started raining.
7I saw Maggie at the party. She ..... in several film.
8We ..... sleeping when the police came. (Select a correct option to complete sentense)
9Past progressive tense shows:
10We ..... listening to the radio yesterday at 6.
11At 10 p.m. last night, the doctors ..... in the emergency room.
12I ..... for more than 20 minutes when I decided to leave
13The students ..... the room last week.
14Aji: " When did the accident happen?"Ijah: " When the goods ..... from the truck."The correct answer is:
15She ..... doing her homework at 9 am yesterday.
16The students ..... when the principal arrived.
17Tina ..... in the kitchen while Tony ..... a newspaper.
18My grandma ..... that she missed us when she called yesterday.
19While they ..... (cook) dinner, the guests arrived unexpectedly.
20The dog ..... (sleep) on the porch when the mailman arrived.
21Papworth ..... for a phone company at the time.
22Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?In class yesterday, Isaac ..... reading the longest book I had ever seen!
23I ..... (sit) when you ..... (call)
24Select the correct tense of the verb to complete the sentence: "When I called her, she ..... dinner."
25While we ..... in the park, it suddenly started to rain heavily.
26Rewrite using the past progressive:She read a book while I watched TV.
27While I ..... for my keys, I ..... this old photograph.
28While Joe ..... to his insurance company, the police arrived.
29He didn't hear the phone ring. He ..... to really loud music.
30The sun ..... brightly when I got up this morning.
31Last week, while Miss Chiu ..... (write) an e-mail, the computer suddenly ..... (go) off.
32Choose the correct answer: While the children ....., their parents ..... TV.
33Answer the question using the PAST PROGRESSIVE tense:In 2010, we ..... (live) in a small flat in London.
34Kate wanted to take a break because she ..... (drive) all-day
35Mariam ..... sleeping when her mother knocked the door.
36Change this sentence into English:Apakah nenekku sedang menyebrang jalan sepuluh menit yang lalu?
37Rudi was playing games while his sister .....
38My dad ..... at work the whole week, because he was ill
39Choose the correct verbs to complete the following sentence: When Mary ..... in New York, she ..... the subway to get to work.
40I ..... for the bus when I saw my old high school teacher walking by.
41Helen ..... her bike downhill when she ..... a cat that ran in front of her.
42When I ..... at the bus stop, I saw Ann.
43Fill in the Past Simple or Continuous:It ..... (to snow) when she walked home.
44While she ..... (work) on her laptop, the battery died.
45What were you doing at eight o'clock last night?
46'Oh, hi, Ethan! I'm just leaving, unfortunately.' $\rightarrow$ When I got there I saw him, but he said he .....
47While the boys ..... making a fire, it ..... to rain.
48Choose the correct negative sentence in the past continuous: a) I was not sleeping during the movie. b) I did not sleep during the movie. c) I am not sleeping during the movie. d) I will not sleep during the movie. e) I have not slept during the movie.
49He was praying when the earthquake happened
50"We ..... dinner when he arrived."
51At 2.00 pm yesterday, Tom played soccer.
52The music ..... (play) when i left him
53Complete the sentence with the PAST CONTINUOUS FORM of the verb given in the bracket.Misha & Neha ..... (ride) their bicycle while their brothers were playing football.
54Stephen ..... on the phone when I came in.
55Ydia WAS TELLING her friends about her plans for a sleepover on Saturday.
56Determine the verb tense in the sentence: "I was watching TV when the power went out."
57Fill in the blank: 'I ..... (sleep) when the phone rang.'
58We ..... to the radio as John ..... TV.
59When he came, .....
60A: What were you doing when I texted you yesterday?B: I ..... dinner with my friends.
61Jim was swimming before he found out there were sharks in the water.