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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 84

1Which sentence illustrates the use of the past continuous tense?
2Choose the best affirmative short answer for this yes /no question.Were you studying yesterday?
3They were studying for their exams when I called.
4The students ..... to audio materials when the headmaster knocked on the door.
5What ..... (they, do) at eleven p.m. last night-it was so noisy?
6They ..... TV when I arrived. (Select a correct option to complete sentense)
7I ..... to music, so I didn't hear the movie they were watching.
8The boy ..... a bicycle along the motorway when he was hit by the car.
9Last family reunion, we ..... our childhood memories. .....
10When I slept last night, I was hearing a deafening scream.
11They ..... standing in a queue.
12Complete the sentences using the correct continuous tenses.He ..... when I saw him yesterday.
13He ..... when the phone rang.
14When my son Yashesh came, I ..... the assignments.
15The government ..... banning drones but has decided not to.
16You look thoughtfulI ..... about our holiday last year
17In the following past continuous sentence. Is auxiliary verb correct? "Juan was reading a book"
18While I ..... (walk) to school, I ..... (see) an accident.
19While the audience was captivated by the performance, the lead actor was preparing for his next scene backstage.
20How is the past progressive tense formed?
21What verb tense tells about action that was happening in the past?
22I was reading a book when she was busy preparing for her upcoming presentation.
23Recognize the tense usage: What does the past continuous tense indicate?
24"He was sleeping." What tense is this?
25..... Esther playing volleyball when she broke her ankle?
26Children ..... their parents in the past.
27You ..... your friends when I arrived
28I ..... exercising when Shannon came to see me.
29His feet ..... (bleed) so much during the match.
30Something ..... (listen)to our conversation while we are discussingthe secret matter.
31Could I ask you if you'd mind looking after my dog while I'm away on holiday?WONDERINGI ..... willing to look after my dog while I'm away on holiday?
32We ..... a lovely view of the Bosphorus and the bridges over it while the plane ..... over Istanbul.
33Choose the right variant: He ..... when I saw him.
34Choose the correct form of Past Continuous Tense.What ..... at 8.00 last night?
35What ..... when the headmaster ..... the classroom yesterday?
36Tenses: What ..... you ..... (do) at 6 p.m. yesterday?
37What time expressions are commonly used with the past progressive tense?
38She ..... TV while her brother was reading a book.
39Tick one box to show if the sentence is in the present progressive or the past progressive.Sentence: Uma was hitting the ball too softly.
40My mother ..... while I ..... the plants.
41Mom ..... the floor at 7 a.m. this morning.
42I ..... when the phone rang. (Past Continuous Tense)
43While we ..... dinner, the doorbell rang.
44When I (to read) the newspaper yesterday, I (to find) an interesting article on UFOS.
45Belinda ..... her house when we came home.
46She ..... to church
47She ..... Smiling to me yesterday
48They/ play/ tennis/ 10.30/ yesterday morning.
49Use in context: He had been waiting for an hour when she arrived.
50Stella ..... with her friends just now.
51I met her while ..... a training course.
52How would you correctly ask what someone was doing at a specific time last night?
53Which sentence shows simultaneous actions?
54My sister ..... when the phone rang.
55When I ..... to the cinema I met my old friend
56Make a sentences in past progressive with the words in parenthesis and WHILE:Sara (bake a cake), Dani and Luis (buy plates)
57Was working
58When Bobby ..... (lie) under the tree to sleep, a big leaf ..... (fall) onto his head.
59Complete the sentence with the Past Simple and Continuous:"I ..... (have) a shower when the lights ..... (go) out"
60While we ..... in the park, Mary fell over.
61I was looking for information