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Past Continuous For Interrupted ActionsSet 7

1We ..... volleyball with Mary, when you ..... me.
2While I ..... TV, my brother ..... his homework.
3Jason ..... about his new car all day. Then he decided to buy it.
4She was cooking when .....
5While we ..... the game on TV, our team scored the winning goal.
6Complete the sentence to show one action being interrupted by another in the future:When you call me later, I ..... for my math test.
7True or False: The sentence 'While I was studying, the phone rang' correctly uses the past progressive tense to describe an ongoing action interrupted by another.
8What is the correct tense to use for an action that was ongoing in the past and was interrupted by another action?
9I ..... to the radio when I heard the news.
10Time indicators:While, then, at that moment. Which tense do they suit?
11She ..... the house when the telephone ..... last night.
12Susan cut herself badly last Monday while she ..... (mend)a lamp.
13She stopped taking pictures when she saw the 'no photos' sign.
14She ..... when she ..... the knife.
15I (clean) the house when I (find) an old photo.
16I ..... (go) to the store when I ..... (meet) my old friend Emily.
17While Mario ..... for Math test yesterday, Jame Ji ..... him loudly.
18Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences."I ..... (play) badminton four times a week before I ..... (break) my ankle."
19I ..... to music when you .....
20While I was writing the letter, my dad .....
21Nancy ..... home when she saw a car accident.
22I ..... (watch) news when suddenly light went out.
23Peter ..... (play) football in the afternoon when he ..... (get) the phone call.
24Choose the correct verb tenseWe were walking near the lake when a large moose appeared just ahead.
25While Mustafa ..... a documentary, he ..... asleep.
26My daughter ..... a nightmare when the alarm ..... off.
27My sister ..... when a cat ..... the street in front of her.
28We use the PAST PROGRESSIVE for:
29The weather was very nice to play outside. Some students decided to go out from the class and play. They didn't ask the teacher before going out. The teacher was angry because some students ..... football when he came in.
30Past Simple or Continuous: George ..... a shower when someone suddenly ..... at the door.
31The children ..... in the park when the ice cream truck .....
32"She was sleeping when the phone rang." shows .....
33Chhan ..... ready to leave work when the rain poured down.
34Why couldn't you sleep?-Because the neighbours ..... (argue) again.
35They ..... (swim) in the pool when it ..... (begin) to rain.
36My father was dancing when he ..... and fall in the floor
37When I (arrive) ....., the teacher (write) ..... something on the board.
38We ..... the battery when the system short-circuited.
39Which of the following best describes what you were doing last weekend before being suddenly interrupted?
40They ..... football when it ..... dark outside.
41They ..... to music when the power went out.
42While she ..... dinner, her little brother broke a plate.
43The boys broke a window when they ..... football.
44The other driver ..... on the phone while he hit my car.
45Which is a condition for past progressive tense?
46Choose the correct variant: While he ..... football, John ..... his leg.
47Sally ..... (fall) when suddenly John picked her up.
48It ..... to rain while she ..... the flowers in her garden.
49We ..... TV when it ..... to rain.a. are watching / will start b. have watched / will be startingc. had watched / was starting d. were watching / started
50I ..... volleyball when the ball hit my head.
51Choose the correct variant: I ..... to the news on the radio when the phone .....
52He ..... (read) a book in his bed when his dad ..... (knock) on his door.
53Yesterday Daisy ..... along the street when someone on the motorbike grabbed her handbag.
54When Joury ..... the room, her father ..... TV.
55Tito ..... a phone call when the fire .....
56When Sue ..... (ride) a bike, she ..... (hit) the tree,
57Which tense is correct? Finish the sentence. I ..... a book, when I heard the doorbell ring.
58They ..... (play) soccer when it ..... (start) to rain.
59While the CEO ..... his speech, the IT department prepared the presentation.
60We ..... (watch) TV when the power ..... (go) out.
61We were doing our homework, when our mother .....