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Past Continuous Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 98

1While I ..... to work, I ..... a huge dog
2While Amir was watching the kites, Matthew ..... at the old planes.
3As we ..... (walk)to school, we ..... (see) a big elephant.
4He ..... a song when I saw him.
5I ..... (not/wear) a hat. I never wear hats.
6Were most of them still sleeping when the class ended?
7What ..... you ..... when you broke your leg?
8I ..... [do] homework with my good friend, Judy, at 8p.m. yesterday.
9Click on the sentence that has its verb phrase in the past progressive tense.
10They ..... in the rain when I saw them.
11The children ..... (not/swim) in the pool very fast
12Some months ago I ..... dreaming with presencial classes. Now I'm In the school again.
13At this time yesterday Syifa and I ..... our classmate.
14She ..... asleep while she ..... a book.
15The boy ..... much noise when I arrived.
16"She was dancing when the lights went out."
17This morning, I ..... driving to work.
18She (is/was) baking cookies when I visited her.
19When I ..... TV, the news of a volcano eruption appeared.
20Choose the right variant: When I looked round the door, the baby ..... quietly.
21Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.What / she doing / when / saw / her?
22Use the continuous tense correctly: 'They (to eat) dinner when the guests arrived.'
23What ..... you ..... at 7.30 yesterday?
24Create a question in the past continuous tense: 'What (were/was) they doing at 5 PM yesterday?'
25Mike was sleeping while Maria was washing the dishes. Tense:
26I ..... all night yesterday
27..... YOU HAVING LUNCH WHEN I CALLED YOU?
28It ..... darker with each passing moment. (get)
29I ..... a cake when my sister ..... home.
30While the team ..... the order details in the system, the customer called to cancel it.
31Is this sentence in simple past or past progressive?Three scientists were testing whether the plants could grow with little sunlight.
32Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.When I saw him he ..... (paint) a picture.
33They ..... when the teacher came into the classroom.
34..... your mum ..... last Thursday?
35While we ..... the lunch, we ..... crossword puzzles.
36The school ..... a carnival to raise money.
37Formulate the past continuous tense: He (to read) a book when I called.
38'When did the farmer find that ancient tool? 'When he.. ..... his field.'
39They were walking home.
40A. Fill in the blanks according to their tenses!Past Tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect)Question: He broke his leg while he .....
41Choose the right variant. I met Paul when I ..... (walk) the dog.
42While we ..... they announced that the plane was delayed.
43Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences. Just as I ..... (get) into the bath, all the lights ..... (go) off.
44Identify the tense in: 'While I WAS WATCHING TV last night a small mouse ran across the room.'
45At 10 PM last night, I (a) on the sofa and reading a book.
46They ..... to the lecture when the power went out.
47Choose the right variant: She ..... working at her project the whole day yesterday.
48Mr Ahmad ..... (cut) the grass the other day when the snake appeared.
49I was snoring last night, wasn't I?
50How do you use time expressions with Past Continuous?
51We ..... studying when she called.
52I ..... (read) a book while my mother ..... (cook) dinner.
53Choose the correct grammar tense: Fatima was sleeping in her house while it was raining
54The children ..... loudly while their mother was cooking.
55[BONUS] Choose the correct sentence: In the middle of our sleep, there was a knock at the door.
56I (eat) ..... when you (come) ..... to my house at 8pm last night.
57Martin didn't hear the phone because he ..... a shower.
58..... the report when the electricity went off?
59In 2010, we ..... (live) in a small town in USA.
60The students ..... their homework when the teacher arrived.
61What is the correct tense for the sentence: "He (watch) TV when his friend arrived."?