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Past Continuous For Interrupted ActionsSet 11

1I was listening to the radio when Adam .....
2I ..... home when I ..... my old friend from primary school.
3Everyone ..... (to sleep) when the earthquake hit the small town.
4He ..... when he hit my car.
5I ..... for hours when I ..... asleep at my desk
6While my younger sister was studying in her room, someone ..... our house.
7While they ..... (watch) the news, the phone ..... (ring).
8My dad ..... me to school when we ..... an accident.
9The old man ..... along the road when the truck suddenly knocked him off.
10When I ..... (arrive), they ..... (sing) happily.
11They ..... the Internet when the power ..... off.
12Zack ..... his leg while he ..... American football.
13The teacher ..... her while she ..... during the test.
14Which tense describes a longer action in the past that was interrupted by another action?
15How do you use the past progressive tense to show interrupted actions?
16We ..... a good time when the power suddenly went off.
17When my father locked the door .....
18Select the option that correctly shows a past ongoing action interrupted by another past event.
19I ..... (listen) to music when my mom ..... (ask) me to help with the dishes.
20They ..... (played / were playing / play / are playing) football when it ..... (starts / started / was starting / start) raining.
21Jane and I ..... TV while Henry ..... in his bed.
22Someone suddenly stopped her while she ..... in the park.
23I ..... (make) a test, when my mobile phone ..... (ring).
24Use past progressive for actions in progress at a particular time in the past, often interupted by past simple action.I ..... in the forest when I ..... a rabbit.
25While they ..... picnic, it ..... to rain.
26Fill in the blank: They ..... (to watch) a movie when the power went out.
27Emma ..... (wash) the dishes when the telephone ..... (ring).
28We had started eating when he came.
29Choose the correct answer: It ..... to rain while she ..... the flowers in her garden.
30When my mother ..... into my room, I ..... to my new CD.
31She ..... TV when the lights went out.
32While we ..... the football match, he ..... to bed.
33I ..... a shark while I ..... in my boat.
34My family ..... (not, look) for a new apartment when that man ..... (give) us a pamphlet.
35I ..... with my teacher via zoom when my brother ..... the room in his underwear!
36Harry ..... to the podcast on Tiktok when his mom called.
37He ..... his leg when he .....
38I ..... (have) breakfast when my mother ..... (come)
39Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past progressive tense to show an interrupted action?
40Juyeong ..... (visit) while I ..... (do) my homework.
41Choose the correct answer: I ..... lunch when I heard a strange noise.
42Last night, we ..... a scary movie when suddenly my brother jumped out to scare us.
43The show ..... when there ..... a problem with the lights.
44Bill and Michael ..... for the test when the teacher ..... it.
45H. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple and/or past continuous forms.Susie ..... (watch) a film when she ..... (hear) the noise.
46We ..... a lovely picnic until my wife was stung by a bee.
47I was sitting in a restaurant when the accident .....
48Is this sentence correct?She was reading a book when I called her.
49Interruptions in the past
50The man ..... (to work) at the hotel when a thief ..... (to steal) a suitcase!
51He ..... (drive) down the street when he ..... (see) a car in front of him.
52Jack was finishing his presentation when the alarm clock .....
53Which tense is used in the following sentence?Maggie was walking to school with Juan when they ran into Sophie.
54He ..... a loud bang while he ..... to his friend.
55They ..... (drive) to the city when the car ..... (break) down.
56They ..... tea when the doorbell ......
57They ..... going to build flats here but the builder went out of business
58My eyes were sore because I ..... computer games all day.
59Richard ..... TV when the phone .....
60Sara ..... by the river when she ..... her keys.
61Valeria and Flavia ..... (walk) along the beach when they ..... (see) the accident.