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Past Continuous For Interrupted ActionsSet 13

1A neighbour ..... (come) to visit me while I ..... (play) videogames.
2We ..... (play) tennis when John ..... (hurt) his ankle.
3My cousin ..... (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he ..... (live) in Italy.
4Peter ..... (wash) the dishes when he broke the glass.
5When I ..... her, she ..... the piano
6She ..... when the lights went out.
7Which of the following sentences contrasts an ongoing action with an event that happened at a specific time in the past?
8Mark ..... he fell off his ladder.
9Which verb tense would we use for two actions that happened in the past. Wherein one action happened while the other was going on in the past?
10Susan ..... (watch) tv shows when her husband ..... (arrive) at home.
11As I ..... in the streets of Holland, I ..... an old friend of mine
12Choose in which tense the verb in brackets needs to go in:I wanted to visit my uncle on Saturday but he (work).
13When Michael ..... television, Ranjit knocked on the door.
14Choose the correct answer: The students ..... cards when the teacher ..... in.
15While he ..... (sleep), someone ..... (knock) on the door.
16The Titanic ..... the Atlantic when it ..... an iceberg.
17Yesterday at this time when his hat ..... he ..... across the bridge.
18The students ..... in breakout rooms when the instructor made an important announcement.
19While the girls (study), the bell (ring)
20While she ..... the report, the computer suddenly shut down.
21I ..... you in your office with a girl! Really? We ......
22While they ..... outside, it suddenly started snowing.
23We (walk) in the park when we (see) a shooting star.
24We ..... (watch) TV when the baby ..... (start) to cry.
25Eman was reading a story when the phone rang.
26We ..... down by the river when it ..... to rain.
27My mother ..... the table for lunch when I arrived home, so I helped her.
28..... a plate while I ..... Mum in the kitchen. (break-help)
29I ..... my homework when Faten ..... to visit me. I stopped immediately because I was so excited to see her.
30Susan ..... history when I ..... home.
31Grandfather ..... a book when the lights .....
32While she ..... (talk) on the phone, the baby ..... (cry).
33When he ....., we ..... dinner.
34We ..... when the storm started.
35While I work on my project, the lights went out.
36They ..... for hours when the rescue team arrived.
37Present or past continuous tense. Choose the correct optionHe ..... (fall) asleep while he was watching TV.
38Yesterday, when I (walk) ..... along the beach, I (find) ..... a gold coin.
39The firefighter ..... a cat from a tree when a strong wind suddenly .....
40Yesterday while I was jogging in the park, Matthew ..... on the company's annual report.
41Mary ..... (preparing) lunch when they ..... (come) to my house.
42Yesterday, I ..... (watch) a movie when suddenly I remember I ..... (have) homework
43I ..... my report when you entered the hall.
44I ..... to visit my parents last night when I ..... stuck in the elevator in their apartment building.
45The students ..... a study group when the fire alarm rang.
46Yesterday at 3 pm, when I ....., my mum ..... at work.
47State whether the given Statement is true or false.We use Past Continuous Tense when we refer to the action that was happening continuously in the past when another action interrupted
48Choose the part that needs correction in each of the following questions.The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
49The bird ..... around the garden when the cat ..... it.
50Busra ..... the book for two hours before she finally understood the concept.
51Penny ..... to catch the bus when she slipped and fell.
52Mr. Aron and Mr. Pep ..... disscussing their business when the phone rang.
53When I (do) ..... the washing-up, I (break) ..... a plate.
54I ..... the windowns when the phone ......
55I ..... (study) for two hours when my friends called me.
56Tabita ..... them tall stories. When they found out, they were furious.
57Sally ..... (a) ..... (watch) TV when my brothers ..... (b) ..... (come) home.
58UNIT 8 STANDARD GRAMMAR1) Choose the correct option4. They ..... when they ..... a loud crash from outside.
59We ..... a game when the class .....
60He ..... the newspaper when somebody knocked at the door.
61Identify which sentence best describes a background action that was happening before a main event.