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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 78

1Identify the tense in the sentence: 'He was reading a book yesterday.'
2As I saw her, she ..... the street with a man
3Sarah ..... (walk) around the city yesterday morning.
4Fill in the blank: At 8 o'clock last night, I ..... (do) my homework.
5I ..... the book you gave me on my birthday. (read)
6What were you doing when I .....?
7Yesterday, we ..... flowers in the back yard.
8Select the past progressive sentence.
9'I was playing in the garden yesterday.'
10Identify the continuous tense in the sentence: 'They were watching a movie.'
11He was eating dinner when I called.
12Sophia ..... for the bus.
13She ..... me about her trip to England when you .....
14It ..... all day yesterday, so we decided to stay at home.
15I ..... WATCHING A MOVIE YESTERDAY WHEN YOU CALLED ME
16This time last year, we ..... for exams
17Identify the progressive past tense from the options below.
18Yesterday at 8 o'clock we ..... TV.
19Anderson: "How was your flight to Manila?'Paul: "Good. My sister ..... while I ..... a book."
20He ..... breakfast when I called him.
21CORRECT THE MISTAKE: I saw him while I walked in the park. (action in progress needed)
22When I ..... (open) the door, it ..... (rain).
23Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence. I (was watching / watched) ..... a movie when the phone rang.
24Mixed Advanced Tenses: When I last saw her, she ..... for a new job.
25I ..... right next to her when she called you. (to stand)
26They ..... to their teacher while my mother was explaining.
27My mother ..... dinner when my uncle arrived.
28Which tobe is used with 'I' in the past progressive tense?
29I ..... out the donations when I met my old friend.
30I was ..... home, when it ..... raining.
31While the mousedeer ..... at the river, a crocodile appeared.
32I was living in Europe when .....
33While they ....., one of the boxers ..... the other's ear.
34He ..... in a bank when he ..... his wife.
35Tommy ..... to Spain when he ..... Jane
36We ..... reading a book when mother came.
37Selly came home late while her grandmother ..... her family.
38While the ice-cream ....., she was reading a book.
39While he ....., the phone rang.
40It ..... heavily during the ceremony.
41I ..... home when I saw Paul.
42We were discussing the issue.
43Shinta ..... (sew) a new sweater as dad ..... (come) home from work bringing the delicious KFC last night.
44Choose the correct verb tense for each sentence.The dog ..... running to the mailman!
45What was Anil doing when the boy met him?
46In which tense do we use 'was/were + ing form of the verb'?
47Change this sentence to past continuous: 'He eats dinner at 6 PM.'
48I ..... a good film last night when you called. (see)
49He ..... playing football for two hours before it started raining.
50Preterite or imperfect?We went to the Cape every summer.
51I ..... dinner when the visitors arrived.
52Harry ..... (sing) a song when Jane came in.
53The children ..... (dance) when the doorbell rang.
54What ..... happening at home last week?
55Choose the correct variant: It ..... when I went to bed.
56The past: habitual events and specific incidents: Right or wrong?When we got home from school that evening, our parents still decorated the hall.
57Their friends ..... music when Anto and Tono came.
58Her homework ..... at that time.
59While Sue was sleeping, her brother ..... a movie.
60Choose the best description of past continuous
61My friend was already eating lunch when I met him in the cafeteria.