Global MCQ Practice
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Past Continuous For Interrupted ActionsSet 8

1We ..... (sleep) when the bomb ..... (explode).
2When do we use the past simple and past continuous tenses together?
3Last night, I ..... TV when the power went out.
4It ..... (still / rain) when the dam broke.
5My son ..... in the garden when the earthquake ..... the town.
6While I ..... the homework, my sister ..... the dishes. (Past Tense)
7My English teacher (explain) the lesson when Randy knocked at the door.
8She ..... a book when the phone .....
9While I ..... the piano, my sister ..... cry.
10We ..... for over an hour when we found out that we were in the wrong village.
11John ..... (walk) down the street when he ..... (slip).
12While we ..... the presentation, the lights suddenly went out.
13They were talking when the bell rang.
14Choose the correct tense.They ..... the match live when the rain stopped play.
15They ..... for over an hour before Saurabh arrived.
16While I ..... (walk / was walking / walked / am walking) to school, I ..... (saw / see / was seeing / sees) an old friend.
17Charles Cross ..... to work when he ..... the 1st victim.
18We weren't expecting the results to arrive so soon, but when they finally did, everyone was relieved.
19Yesterday, when I (come) ..... to his house, he (clean) ..... the floor.
20They ..... football when the lights in the stadium .....
21We ..... (have) dinner when the phone ..... (ring)
22My father ..... (read) a newspaper while his friends ..... (prepare) dinner.
23They ..... for the bus when the accident .....
24I ..... when I ..... a strange noise.
25H. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple and/or past continuous forms.I ..... in a cafe when you .....
26When one action is interrupted by another action in the past, which tense(s) do you use? (Ex: I was doing my homework when the power went out.)
27The dining room ..... when my sister came to visit, so we had to eat in the kitchen.
28Sue was practising the piano when Dad ..... home.
29Read this sentence:'As I was searching for my keys, I found a ten-dollar bill in my pocket.' What is the main function of the past continuous phrase 'was searching'?
30It ..... (rain) hard when I ..... (go) to work yesterday.
31The child ..... when the ball hit the vase.
32While my wife ....., I was watching TV late at night.
33Which sentence uses the past continuous tense to show two actions happening at once in the past?
34EXERCISE 8: Choose the right variant.7. Jane had a book open in front of her but she did not read / was not reading it.
35Mr. Thompson ..... very fast when he ..... a tree.
36Choose the correct sentence using the past continuous tense for specific time as an interruption:
37What ..... (you/ do) when the phone ..... (ring)
38Sally ..... dinner last night when someone ..... on the door
39Choose the correct tense to go in the gap.We ..... dinner when the power went out.
40The house ..... when the earthquake .....
41Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of the verb in parentheses. The phone rang while I ..... (listen) to music, so I didn't hear it.
42She was reading a book when I .....
43Put the verb in the correct tense: Past Simple or Past Continuous. It (snow) ..... when we (leave) ..... home. Choose the correct pair.
44Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence: I ..... my homework when the phone rang. (a) am doing (b) was doing (c) will do
45PAST CONTINOUS.I was reading a detective story ..... I heard a noise.
46Circle the correct word or phrase9. I dreamt / was dreaming about my favourite band when the alarm clock went off.
47She ..... for the bus when a woman asked her for help.
48Past simple or past continuous? Choose the correct tense for the following sentence:I was going to the cinema last night when I ..... my old friend from primary school
49While my mother ..... dinner, the phone rang.
50They ..... their budget proposal when the electricity went out.
51We (walk) to the park when it (begin) to snow.
52I was playing football when my mum called me.
53A: What happened at school today?B: While the students ..... outside, it suddenly started to rain.
54We ..... when Mrs.Rini ..... the answer.
55When Jackie ..... the piano, his friend ..... him.
56I (sit) in a cafe when you (call).
57Complete the following blank spaces with the correct alternatives:My son ..... a coin when he ......
58True or False: The sentence 'I was finishing my homework when my friend calls' correctly describes an interrupted action in the past.
59I (sit) ..... on the couch when I (hear) ..... a loud noise outside.
60Past simple or past continuous: I ..... outdoors when it started to rain.
61While we ..... to the news, the phone .....