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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 95

1Which sentence is in the past continuous: 'I was reading when he called' or 'I read a book yesterday'?
2Both Ahmed and Azmy ..... English while thier friends were watching TV.
3I ..... along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
4I ..... dinner, so I didn't answer the phone.
5Helen ..... in the lobby, wasn't she?
6It ..... heavily when we left the house.
7Choose the correct helping verb to complete each sentence.Mom ..... working in the yard.
8Which of the following is a time expression that can be used with the past continuous tense?
9She was watching TV when I called her.
10We ..... (sit) outside while the planes ..... (fly) overhead.
11What is structure of Past Continuos tense?
12Complete the sentence: They ..... (to travel) across Europe when their car broke down.
13They ..... yesterday at 5 p.m.
14We ..... (was watching/were watching/watched) TV when the doorbell rang
15Yesterday I ..... during your lecture and don't remember anything you said.
16A What ..... this time last year? B I ..... round the US with friends from university.
17While is usually a signal word for:
18Peter was cooking the rice while Andrew ..... the chicken
19While I ..... the exercise I ..... at my worksheet.(do/look)
20When I was a small child, we ..... with my grandparents.
21Many people ..... in the park when it started to rain.
22On monday, they ..... to rock music.
23"They weren't listening when the crucial instruction was given." What inference can be drawn?
24I ..... to music when my mom came home.
25It started to rain while we ..... home.
26While we ....., it started to snow.
27When Mr Kennel entered the room, emails ..... by his assistants. (TYPE)
28I ..... my leg when I jumped off the wall.
29She ..... dinner when her guests arrived yesterday.
30The children ..... to music when I came in.
31It is used to express an action that continues in progress in Past tense
32I ..... TV when you rang, I was in the shower.
33At this time yesterday, I was ..... a race.
34It was raining.
35What tense is used? What were you doing in the village?
36Denise had to leave school early on Wednesday because she ..... her driving test.
37Turn the Present Continous sentence into a Past Continuous sentence:"He is singing"
38..... when I heard the news.
39We saw many unhappy children while we ..... people in remote areas.
40Give an example of a sentence in the past progressive tense.
41They ..... English when i saw them. They ..... TV!
42Choose the correct past continuous form: "The baby ..... crying all night."
43He was red in the face because he .....
44The students ..... (discuss) the hadith when the bell rang.
45PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE (-)Cows ..... (walk) while we saw them.
46(Past continuous)They ..... for the bus when the accident .....
47I ..... coffee when you called.
48There are many activities happened in Gilbert's house. Jeremy was doing his homework, and Jenna ..... television while their brother called.
49Mrs Roberts ..... the class when the principal knocked on the door.
50My dad ..... the dinner when I arrived home.
51What ..... he doing then?
52PROGRESSIVE TENSES.My friend, Elise, ..... (practice) drums when I came back from the canteen. (past progressive)
53She told me she ..... English for three years.
54Samnang was watching a film when he ..... the noise.
55I ..... (read) my favourite book when you called.
56Janet ..... for the play.
57I was writing a letter at 5 o'clock yesterday.
58What ..... she ..... yesterday at 7?
59She broke her leg while she .....
60Fill the blank with the right verb to make the sentence be in Past Continuous Tense."We ..... for our exams last week."
61I ..... the music, so I ..... the phone ring.