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Past Continuous Tense – Actions in Progress

Practice past actions in progress, background activities, and time clauses with 'while/when'.

Level: B1 • Questions: 20

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Q1. What ___ you ___ at 7 last night?

(A) did / doing (B) were / doing (C) were / do (D) did / do

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Q2. She ___ when the alarm went off.

(A) was sleep (B) was sleeping (C) slept (D) sleep

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Q3. They ___ to fix the computer all afternoon.

(A) was trying (B) were trying (C) are trying (D) tried

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Q4. We ___ about the plan at 8 pm.

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

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Q5. I ___ football when I hurt my ankle.

(A) was playing (B) play (C) was play (D) played

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Q6. He ___ a book at 9 p.m. yesterday.

(A) was read (B) was reading (C) read (D) reads

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Q7. I ___ for my keys for 20 minutes.

(A) was looking (B) was look (C) look (D) looked

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Q8. She ___ when the teacher entered.

(A) talked (B) was talking (C) was talk (D) talks

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Q9. They ___ TV while I ___ the dishes.

(A) watch / do (B) were watching / was doing (C) watched / did (D) were watch / was do

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Q10. He ___ lunch while she ___ emails.

(A) had / was reading (B) was having / was reading (C) was having / read (D) had / read

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Q11. While I ___, my phone ___ .

(A) walked / rang (B) walk / was ringing (C) was walking / rang (D) was walking / was ringing

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Q12. It ___ when we left the cinema.

(A) was raining (B) was rain (C) rained (D) rains

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Q13. She ___ to music when I arrived.

(A) listened (B) was listen (C) was listening (D) listens

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Q14. The kids ___ quietly while dad ___ dinner.

(A) were playing / was cooking (B) played / was cooking (C) were playing / cooked (D) played / cooked

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Q15. What ___ at that time?

(A) did you do (B) were you doing (C) are you doing (D) was you doing

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Q16. They ___ the car when it started to snow.

(A) wash (B) washed (C) were wash (D) were washing

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Q17. We ___ to find a taxi when a friend helped us.

(A) was trying (B) tried (C) try (D) were trying

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Q18. We ___ for a taxi when it started to rain.

(A) waited (B) were waiting (C) wait (D) were wait

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Q19. He ___ when I saw him.

(A) was run (B) runs (C) was running (D) ran

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Q20. I ___ dinner when he called.

(A) cooked (B) was cook (C) cook (D) was cooking

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