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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 82

1I ..... my book while the barista prepared my coffee.
2SHE ..... SLEEPING WHEN I CALLED.
3Choose the correct option: "I (was cooking / cooked) dinner when the doorbell rang."
4Formulate a past continuous sentence: "He (to play) soccer when it started to rain."
5He ..... (run) for 30 minutes when it started to rain.
6Archimedes, the distinguished Greek physicist, discovered the Archimedes principle while he ..... a bath.
7The results of the experiment ..... at this time yesterday.
8Kris (talk) ..... on the phone when I walked in.
9Joey ..... just ..... stubborn when he refused to go to the cinema today and he only did so because we ..... to go bowling yesterday.
10While I ..... down the street, I saw a famous actor.
11WHAT IS THE CORRECT QUESTION?
12Last night Trista ..... in bed when suddenly she heard a scream
13They ..... (talk) when the teacher entered the room..
14Use the past continuous tense in a sentence about your childhood.
15Choose the correct grammar tense: He was writing in his notebook during recess.
16Identify the tense: What was Bob doing when you left?
17When I ..... into the office, everybody .....
18She ..... sleeping two hours ago.
19Which of the following sentences uses the past progressive tense?
20"Why are you so sleepy?""I ..... all night."
21One day, Mei-Ling ..... a taxi home from work, and she started talking to the driver. That driver was Ali.
22Past continuous is used to talk about
23Aunt Alexa ..... (call) him while we ..... (play) outside.
24WHAT ..... YOUR PARENTS ..... LAST NIGHT AT 20.00?
25While Eddy was entering the classroom, the teacher ..... the lesson.
26Complete: "They ..... (play) football when it started to rain."
27Which is past progressive tense?
28Identify the past continuous tense in the sentence: 'I was reading when the phone rang.'
29Jimmy told me that he ..... for his friend at that time.
30All day yesterday
31"While I was sleeping, my brother watched TV." (Past Continuous + Simple Past)
32..... you eating dinner when a monkey jumped onto the table?
33The students ..... taking notes while the teacher ..... talking.
34Yesterday at 8 p.m., I ..... TV.
35Busra ..... dinner when the guests arrived.
36Choose the best option to complete each of the following questions.She ..... at home at this time yesterday. I was there but I couldn't find her.A. was studyingB. were studyingC. wasn't studyingD. weren't studying
37She ..... when the doorbell rang.
38He ..... (eat) dinner when the phone rang.
39We can use the past continuous tense to talk about a shorter action in the past
40A young girl ..... for her mother, when she realised that she was lost.
41I was listen ..... to the radio.
42Wheat (you /do) at six o'clock yesterday?
43He ..... at a party when he ..... his girlfriend.
44They ..... TV when I arrived at their house.
45The room ..... being decorated last afternoon.
46What is the correct form of the past progressive tense for the pronoun 'we'?
47When I got home yesterday, my dad ..... dinner in the kitchen and didn't hear me come in.
48Kakak saya sedang membaca novel kemarin malamBuatlah kedalam bentuk past continuous!
49At this time yesterday, a magic show ..... by prof. Sorcar.
50When he was carrying the table, he ..... a sharp pain in his back.
51Someone (was / were) knocking at the door.
52The nurse ..... the patient all by herself.
53Use past simple and past continuous to complete the sentences:My mom ..... (drink) a cup of tea at 7:00 o'clock when my sister ..... (come) home.
54Form a negative sentence in the past continuous tense: 'She was not sleeping during the movie.'
55Fill in the blank with the correct past progressive form: "They ..... (watch) TV when I called."
56Were they ..... (talk) while the kids were playing?
57At 8 a.m yesterday, I ..... (wash) the car for my dad. That's why I ..... (not notice) you ..... (call).
58When I came home, he ..... (sleep)
59They were having dinner when their aunt arrived.
60Use past continuous in a sentence about your school day.
61Which sentence correctly uses 'work' in past continuous?