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Past Continuous For Interrupted ActionsSet 15

1My friends were playing tennis when it ..... to rain
2He ..... his house painted when the President called him.
3Two men ..... outside, so I went to see what was happening.
4Marcos (eat) ..... when he (find) ..... a worm in his apple.
5Martin and Eve ..... (take) photos when a strange object ..... (appear) in the sky.
6Past simple vs. Past continuousShe ..... (not/see) the accident while she ..... (run) in the park.
7Past simple + Past continuousI ..... (sit) in a cafe when you ..... (call)
8I was studying when the phone .....
9I ..... my homework when Aris phoned.
10The teacher was explaining the lesson when class ended.
11My father ..... to the radio when someone ..... on the door.
12Gorka ..... his leg while he ..... basketball yesterday.
13The baby ..... when the telephone .....
14We ..... (watch) TV when the lights ..... (go off).
15Last week, We ..... our grandmother when my father ..... the great news!:)
16Jennifer ..... TV when her husband .....
17I ..... when you came because I ..... the dishes in the kitchen.
18I ..... in a cafe when you ......me
19We ..... in Shimla for nearly 25 years until we moved to Mumbai two years ago.
20While Lauda ..... round a corner, he suddenly ..... control of his Ferrari.
21He ..... (sleep) when the doorbell ..... (ring).
22Mike ..... his favourite program on TV when the lights went out.
23..... is used to talk about an action that happened before another began.
24I ..... my report when the computer screen flickered and went blank.
25Identify the Tense?Ramya was playing tennis when Dharshan arrived.
26I ..... (read) a book when my mom ..... (call) me.
27She ..... the office when she ..... the phone call.
28I ..... my arm when I ..... football.
29Choose the correct tense to complete the sentences with PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS.The audience ..... until he ..... the stage.
30My brother ..... football when his best friend dropped in.
31We were studying English when it ..... heavily.
32He ..... in English class when he realised that he had lost his phone.
33Choose the part that needs correction in the sentence: "I was listening to music when my mother was coming into the room."
34We ..... an interesting movie on TV when the light went out.
35I ..... TV when the phone range
36Glen was chopping brocolli when he ..... a knife.
37Choose the correct answer.Simon ..... a magazine when the phone .....
38She ..... for an hour when she ..... that flat fire.
39I ..... what they ..... about.
40A:Here you are, finally! I ..... home.
41A: And what happened to the power?B: The electricity went off while it .....
42They ..... when you ..... for remote control.
43They ..... tennis when it ..... to rain.
44She was listening to music when someone ..... the door last night.
45Complete the sentence with the Past Simple and Continuous:"My father ..... (meet) my mother while they ..... (study) at univeristy"
46My phone rang while I ..... a shower.
47Sam ..... to change a light bulb when he ..... and .....
48I ..... when Henry ..... to visit this afternoon
49She was writing an e-mail when .....
50My family ..... the movie when we suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
51I ..... (study) history when my friends ..... (come) around.
52While I ....., I was attacked by two strangers.
53He ..... a newspaper when the train stopped.
54I ..... tickets when the movie .....
55When Diya got the call, she ..... in her office.
56Snow ..... lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared. (Select a correct option to complete sentense)
57My car ..... (break) down when I ..... (drive) home from work.
58Past Simple VS Past ContinuousThey ..... playing videogames when I got home.
59The policeman ..... his meal when he heard a loud noise.
60I ..... when I ..... a terrible noise!
61Choose the sentence that best balances background in progress with a punctual interruption.