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Past Continuous For Interrupted ActionsSet 6

1Use the correct verb tense to complete the sentence below: Heidi ..... her story on the computer when it crashed.
2We ..... in the train, watching the landscape, when suddenly we ..... a terrible noise.
3I ..... along the canal last night when a great idea occured to me.
4Choose the correct verb form: She ..... her homework when the phone rang.
5They (play) ..... a game when it suddenly (start) ..... raining.
6Choose the most suitable answer of the PAST TENSEI hurt my finger while I ..... a carrot
7Choose the correct variant of Past Tenses.When I ..... for my passport, I ..... this old photograph.
8While I the flowers in the garden, I saw a giant butterfly.
9Complete the sentence with the Past Simple and Continuous:"I ..... (not / work) when my boss ..... (walk) in my office"
10I ..... near the fence when suddenly I ..... the voices.
11When I ..... the street, I heard a loud bang.
12Choose the correct sentencesThe correct sentences is:
13As the Simple Past and Past Progressive are used in the same sentence, the ..... is a shorter action that interrupts a longer ..... action.
14They ..... (meet) when they ..... (work) in Paris.
15We ..... television when the phone ..... It was our neighbour who wanted to check if we were alright.
16Choose the correct answer: While she ....., she burnt her hand.
17While you ....., your father sent the letter.
18The Teacher ..... in while pupils .....
19Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer. Past simple vs. past continuous. Mary and I ..... the house when the telephone rang.
20Find the mistake in the following sentence:When she was watching a cartoon, the power was going out.
21While she ..... the documents, the phone rang.
22Past Simple or Continuous: I ..... about my favourite dish when the alarm clock ..... off.
23While my mum ..... (wash) the dishes, the telephone ..... (ring)
24I (wash) ..... my hair when the doorbell (ring) .....
25GRAMMAR. PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PROGRESSIVE. Read and answer the following questions. Use the given promptsHow did Robert break his leg? (play volleyball)
26The concert ..... for an hour when the power went out.
27Complete the sentences:My father ..... (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman ..... (stop) him.
28They (look) ..... for the keys for three days, when they suddenly (appear) ..... under the bad.
29While I ..... the street, I ..... Mary calling me.A) am crosssing/heardB) was crossing/was hearingC) crossed/was hearingD) was crossing/heard
30Past Continuous vs. Simple Past. Choose the correct form of the verbs.The band ..... a song, when the lights ..... out.
31While my mother was cooking in the kitchen, the telephone .....
32A:What ..... you ..... last night when the storm .....?B: I ..... my report.
33Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence.I ..... down the stairs when my friend crashed into me. A) walkedB) is walkingC) was walking
34Helen (eat) sweets when her tooth (break).
35When I ..... at this house, he still .....
36The neighbours ..... so loudly last night that they ..... us all awake until after midnight.
37SSt Smith was studying for his Chinese exam when .....
38Past Simple or Continuous: Penny ..... to catch the bus when she ..... and ..... down.
39They ..... fruits for the meeting till they were told to stop.
40We suddenly met an old school friend while we ..... in a cafe.
41When John ..... the report, her boss came in.
42The burglar ..... to open the safe when ..... the owner come in.
43We ..... when Ms. Tan ..... the answer.
44He ..... drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen.
45They ..... in the park when it started to rain heavily
46The scientist ..... the experiment when the error occurred.
47My father ..... (not drive) very fast when the accident ..... (happen).
48From Q 1 to 5 Complete (Simple past and past progressive)I ..... (finish) my book while I ..... (travel) to Chicago on the train.
49Choose the best sentence to describe an action that was happening when another action interrupted it.
50Jennie ..... a bath when Lisa ..... her a ring.
51Yesterday, they ..... when the doorbell .....
52My parents ..... that photo when they ..... the garage
53When I ..... (arrive) at his house, he still ..... (sleep).
54I ..... (write) the e-mail when the computer suddenly ..... (go) off.
55We ..... (swim) in the pool when someone ..... (shout).
56I had been reading for an hour when Mum came home.
57We use this verb tense for: action going on at a certain time in the past; past actions taking place at the same time; action in the past that is interrupted by another action.
58They ..... these sweets until someone told them it was poisonous.
59Part 1. We thought the boys ....., but luckily in the end they didn't.
60We ..... (have) the picnic when it ..... (start) to rain.
61While we ..... (to watch) TV, they ..... (to tidy up) the flat.2) I ..... (to listen) to music when he ..... (to come).3) Last month Bob ..... (to move) to Texas.