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While I was doing my homework, my brother…………outside A. went B. goes C. were going

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Worksheet 1:Fill in the Blanks with suitable helping verbs of Past Continuous Tense

• I ___ when the phone rang.
• She ___ dinner while he ___ TV.
• They ___ football in the park.
• He ___ when the thunderstorm started.
• We ___ for the bus when it began to rain.
• The children ___ and joking in the playground.
• Mary and John ___ at the party last night.
• It ___ heavily when we left the house.
• The teacher ___ the lesson to the students.
• My parents ___ friends in another city.
• He ___ a book while she ___ a movie.
• The dog ___ loudly all night.
• We ___ our vacation at the beach.
• The workers ___ the road when the accident happened.
• She ___ a song while he ___ the guitar.
• The baby ___ because he was hungry.
• I ___ an email when the computer suddenly shut down.
• They ___ about their plans for the weekend.
• He ___ to work when his car broke down.
• The scientists ___ experiments in the laboratory.
• We ___ in the park when we met our old friends.
• Sarah ___ late at the office last night.
• The sun ___ as we reached the top of the mountain.
• The kids ___ video games all afternoon.
• He ___ Spanish for his upcoming trip to Spain.

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Worksheet 2: Quiz-Past Continuous Tense

What ____________ you ____________ when I called you last night?

A) were; doing    B) was; doing     C) were; do     D) was; do

While they ____________ dinner, the power went out.

A) had       B) has        C) were having       D) are having

She ____________ in the garden when it started raining.

A) is playing      B) was playing      C) plays      D) played

We ____________ TV when the phone rang.

A) watching       B) was watching     C) were watching       D) watch

My parents ____________ a movie at the cinema last night.

A) was watching      B) were watching       C) watched       D) are watching

While I ____________ my homework, my brother was playing video games.

A) am doing         B) do      C) was doing       D) did

At 8 o’clock last night, he ____________ his car in the garage.

A) parks        B) was parking        C) parked         D) park

What ____________ when the accident happened?

A) you do       B) were you doing        C) did you do        D) you were doing

They ____________ a party when I arrived at their house.

A) having         B) had       C) has       D) were having

I ____________ my phone while I was jogging.

A) lose       B) losing       C) lost        D) was losing

When the teacher entered the classroom, the students ____________ quietly.

A) talk       B) talking       C) talked     D) were talking

He ____________ his homework when the guests arrived.

A) finishing       B) finished       C) finishes        D) was finishing

While they ____________ lunch, the phone rang.

A) have       B) has       C) were having       D) having

What ____________ when you saw the accident?

A) you do       B) were you doing        C) did you do      D) you were doing

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Worksheet 3: Rewrite Sentences in Negative and Interrogative form.

She was dancing gracefully at the party last night.

• She wasn’t dancing at the party last night.
• Was she dancing at the party last night?

I was studying when you called me yesterday.

• I wasn’t studying when you called me yesterday.
• Was I studying when you called me yesterday?

They were laughing loudly during the comedy show.

• They weren’t laughing during the serious discussion.
• Were they laughing during the serious discussion?

He was running in the park this morning .

• He wasn’t running in the park this morning.
• Was he running in the park this morning?

We were chatting online when the power went out.

• We weren’t chatting online when the power went out.
• Were we chatting online when the power went out?

Answers of Worksheet 1:

• was cooking; was watching
• were playing
• was reading
• were waiting
• were laughing
• were dancing
• was raining
• was explaining
• were visiting
• was reading; was watching
• was barking
• were enjoying
• were repairing
• was singing; was playing
• was writing
• were talking
• was driving
• were conducting
• were sitting
• was working
• was setting
• was learning

Answers of Worksheet 2:

• A. were; doing
• C. were having
• B. was playing
• C. were watching
• B. were watching
• C. was doing
• B. were you doing
• D. were having
• B. was cleaning
• D. were talking
• D. was finishing
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T086 - Past Tense Simple or Progressive

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Fill in the correct form of the PAST TENSE : Simple or Progressive !

• My brother ( DRINK ) while he ( DO ) his homework.
• He ( WALK ) into the classroom, then he (SAT) down.
• Harry ( SING ) a song when Jane ( COME ) in.
• Nothing ( HAPPEN ) when I turned on the radio.
• It ( START ) to rain while I ( WALK ) through the park.
• Jackie ( LISTEN ) to the radio when the doorbell  ( RING ).
• He ( FIND ) some money when he ( CLEAN ) the cupboards.
• He ( SEE ) the accident when he (DRIVE) home from work.
• While Jimmy ( TELL ) a joke his teacher ( WALK ) in.
• The Smiths ( FLY ) to Italy yesterday.
• It ( BEGIN ) to snow while we ( PLAY ) football.
• They ( LIVE ) in Portugal when the earthquake ( HAPPEN )

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• 1. Multiple Choice Edit 1 minute 1 pt ______ I saw him, he was eating icecream. When While
• 2. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt _____ I was doing my homework, my brother was watching TV. While when
• 3. Multiple Choice Edit 1 minute 1 pt I met James _______  I was talking to John. while when
• 4. Multiple Choice Edit 1 minute 1 pt 1.  While I ...................., the school bus  arrived . Texted was texting
• 5. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt 1.  Cindy ................ her leg while she was snowboarding . broke was breaking breaked
• 6. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt My father ____________ at 70 km/h when a policeman  stopped  him was driving drove drived
• 7. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt 1.  My dad ___________ off the ladder while he  was painting  the carport. fall fell was falling
• 8. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt While we ________, we saw Manu in the Library was waiting were waiting wated
• 9. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt 1.  Nick ________sick while he  was travelling  in Texas. become became was becoming
• 10. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt 1.  What were you _______ when you  heard  about accident? do doing
• 11. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt 1.  She said that she  was not feeling  happy, so I __________  to her. talked was talking were talking
• 12. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt I was watching television, when he ............. me. call called was calling were called
• 13. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt While I was going to the school, I ....... my uncle. was seeing were saw saw
• 14. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt While I was doing my homework, my brother............outside went goes were going
• 15. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt While it......... raining, I closed the window was were
• 16. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt Last night, I was studying English When... I hear  noise I heard a loud noise. I was visiting Paris. -
• 17. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt The teacher was talking in the class _________ the boy was sleeping when while how -
• 18. Multiple Choice Edit 45 seconds 1 pt What (you, do)...........................when the accident occurred?  did you do was you doing were you doing you did
• 19. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt After I (find) .....................  the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) ...........................  to the police.   was finding/ went immediately founded/was going immediately found /went immediately was finding /was going immediately
• 20. Multiple Choice Edit 45 seconds 1 pt I (watch) ...................... a mystery movie on TV when the electricity (go off).............. watched/ went off  was watching/went off watched/went off was watching/was going off
• 21. Multiple Choice Edit 45 seconds 1 pt  The Titanic (cross)................... the Atlantic when it (strike)...................... an iceberg.  was crossing/ struck was crossing / was striking crossed / struck was crossing / striked
• 22. Multiple Choice Edit 1.5 minutes 1 pt The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in. hid/came hided/ come was hiding / came were hiding / came
• 23. Multiple Choice Edit 1.5 minutes 1 pt The students ......   cards when the teacher ...... in. were playing / came was playing/ was coming played / were coming played/ came
• 24. Multiple Choice Edit 5 seconds 1 pt She .... swimming when I saw her. was were did not
• 25. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt Henryk ___ in a furniture factory from Monday to Friday. works worked was is working
• 26. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt Marcello ___ listening to his boss now, he ___ thinking about lunch. isn't / is doesn't / - aren't / are wasn't / were
• 27. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt Where ___ you buy these awesome boots?  did do are was

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