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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 85

1When I came to her house, she ..... dinner with her family.
2I ..... (walk) to school when I ..... (meet) my friend.
3Choose the right variant. Almat ..... his TV-set when I came to see him yesterday.
4Shin Yee ..... from one room to the next room because she was so excited to be in her new house.
5Look at the picture and choose the best option.When I entered the room, .....
6Fill in the blank: Mr. Zuckerberg arrived at our school on Wednesday morning. While he (9) ..... a talk in the auditorium, students were preparing for his visit in their classrooms.
7Muna ..... (run) because she was late for her classes.
8They ..... the new words yesterday from three till seven
9Yesterday at nine he ..... in front of his computer.
10When I called you last night, you ..... your homework.
11Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:'While I ..... to the radio, my brother was watching TV.'
12When I first saw him, he a cigarette and ..... toward my window.
13While I ....., I heard the dog barking suddenly.
14Jill ..... when Kelly would call her when the phone rang.
15The soldiers were advancing toward the enemy's stronghold when a sudden change in weather forced them to retreat.
16They ..... a movie when I arrived.
17While the gymnast ..... her routine, the audience watched in awe.
18You ..... to Brazil while she ..... at the office.
19Yesterday, Lydia WAS TELLING her friends about her plans for a party next Saturday.
20I ..... (read) a book at 9 p.m. last night.
21What were Tony and Tim doing yesterday night?
22I was working on the Science project when you ..... (come) into the room with a big chocolate cake in your hand.
23I ..... with my sister when the accident happened.
24While the project team ..... their tasks, the administrative staff coordinated external activities.
25In the dialogue, Sarah says, "I was sleeping!" Why is this the correct tense?
26Choose the correct past progressive sentence using "to write" and "I" .
27H. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple and/or past continuous forms.What ..... (you/do) when I ..... (call) you last night?
28The dog was ..... a hole to hide its bone in.
29He ..... the report all day yesterday.
30The teacher ..... (teach) in the class.(Fill in the blank with the-Past continuous tense)
31We were watching television when the blackout occurred.
32While John ....., Betty .....
33Barry was falling a lot before he got glasses.
34They ..... while I was cooking dinner. (Select a correct option to complete sentense)
35It ..... (rain) when I got up this morning.
36I ..... food when he came in.
37When I met John this morning, he (wear) ..... strange glasses.
38He ..... on the phone when the fire started.
39It ..... when she arrived
40The teacher ..... the grammar exam last week.
41While I (read) a book, my husband (make) spaghetti.
42Which progressive tense is the verb written in?The class was taking a spelling test.
43Sengun ..... dinner when the phone rang.
44Halil didn't go out yesterday because it ..... all day.
45LAST NIGHT THEY ..... TENNIS.
46When I phoned my friends, they ..... skate.
47My brother ..... on the phone when I entered.
48We ..... going to my house.
49While I ....., I saw my aunt Suzanne.
50She ..... to meet him for a date, but he never asked.
51He ..... his leg while he ..... rugby.
52I ..... TV when my mom came home.
53The TV broke down while we ..... the news
54At 9.00 last month she .....
55While the instructor ..... the attendance, some students were asking questions in the chat.
56I ..... on a farm during my last summer holiday.
57While the teacher ....., the students were taking notes.
58Complete the sentences.I ..... to my mp3 player.
59What is the mistake in this sentence? The project was being implemented by the team, while the progress was being monitored.
60A: What did you do when the teacher came in?B: We ..... loudly because we didn't know she was coming.
61What ..... you ..... at 10 pm yesterday?