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Past Continuous For Interrupted ActionsSet 5

1She closed the window because some children made / were making a lot of noise outside.
2No one even noticed when I arrived home. They ..... the final match on T.V
3I ..... (watch) television for ten minutes when the phone ..... (ring).
4While I ..... to music, I ..... a knock on the door.
5I was swimming in the lake when I ..... a monster.
6While he ..... football, John ..... his leg.
7My little sister Jane ..... (study) in the living room when the doorbell rang
8We ..... in the rainforest when Monty ..... the map.
9Yi Hen ..... her drink when her friend walked into the cafe.
10Which of the following uses correspond to "Past Continuous"?
11Mummy was cooking when daddy .....
12We ..... (eat) pizza when the baby ..... (cry).
13Last night I ..... a plate when I ..... the washing up.
14The students ..... at the library when the fire alarm suddenly went off.
15Which sentence correctly uses Past Continuous with a Simple Past interruption?
16Complete the sentences1. I sprained my ankle
17Mary was drying the dishes when she was dropping the plates.
18..... when Kevin and Isabel arrived.
19We ..... our quality time when the unexpected guess .....
20Choose the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).While I ..... TV, the doorbell. (watch / ring)
21Bopha ..... a bath when the phone rang.
22Judd and Martha ..... to my party, but they got caught up in traffic.
23Correct the mistakes in the sentence: He was eating lunch when she was getting home.
24(Past continuous)When we ..... he ..... a bath
25Our bookshelves ..... by the carpenter when you came this morning
26I was watching through the window .....
27Deva ..... (drive) the car when a deer ..... (cross) the street.
28Which sentence best describes an activity that will be interrupted by another future event?
29Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verbs.He ..... (read) the newspaper when his wife ..... (come) home.
30Choose the sentence that shows an action that began in the past and continued up until another point in the past:
31I ..... (eat) dinner when the lights ..... (go) out.
32We ..... up the hill for half an hour when we realized we ..... in the direction of the castle.
33Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: He ..... TV when the phone rang.
34When I ..... out of the shower the lights .....
35They ..... the road when the heavy rain suddenly started.
36Choose the correct answer.While I ..... to YouTube songs, the telephone .....
37Last night I ..... (to read) a book when suddenly I ..... (to hear) a scream.
38While she ....., she ..... her finger.
39Write a sentence using the past continuous tense to describe an interrupted action.
40While Victor ..... the notes in the library, his sister ..... him.
41I was stuck at school until Grandpa came and picked me up.
42Was Andra ..... (drive) when you ..... (call) him?
43Grammar-Past simple and past continuous. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: They were running when they were seeing / saw her in the street.
44Samuel hurt his ankle .....
45Choose the correct answer: I ..... (sit) in a cafe when you ..... (call).
46Read the sentence and choose the correct answer.They ..... in the sea when they saw the shark.
47Rose ..... when she ..... her ankle.
48They ..... their dog for a walk when it suddenly .....
49We use the ( ..... ) to describe a longer action interrupted by a short action in the past simple.
50We were listening to the teacher when the headmaster knocked the door.
51I ..... in my room while you ..... at the top of your voice.
52Past simple + Past continuousWhen we ..... (arrive) at the airport, three large school groups ..... (wait) to check in.
53Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:The mixer ..... down when I ..... dinner.
54Past Simple Tense or Past Continuous TenseI ..... (watch) TV when I ..... (hear) the news.
55Which tense do we use to talk about two actions happening at the same time in the past.
56While we ..... (have) a barbecue, it ..... (start) to rain.
57Choose the correct form to complete the sentence: She ..... to class when the fire alarm .....
58She was reading a book when the phone .....
59When Tom ..... me yesterday, I ..... the internet
60I ..... a cake, while my mum ..... a book.
61The light went out while they ..... reading.