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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. We ___ about the plan at 8 pm.

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

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Q2. We ___ for a taxi when it started to rain.

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

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Q3. What ___ you ___ at 7 last night?

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

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Q4. He ___ a book at 9 p.m. yesterday.

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

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Q5. While I ___, my phone ___ .

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

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Q6. She ___ when the teacher entered.

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

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Q7. He ___ lunch while she ___ emails.

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

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Q8. We ___ to find a taxi when a friend helped us.

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

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Q9. They ___ to fix the computer all afternoon.

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

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Q10. I ___ football when I hurt my ankle.

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

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Q11. He ___ when I saw him.

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

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Q12. It ___ when we left the cinema.

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

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Q13. She ___ when the alarm went off.

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

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Q14. They ___ the car when it started to snow.

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

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Q15. She ___ to music when I arrived.

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

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Q16. They ___ TV while I ___ the dishes.

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

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Q17. The kids ___ quietly while dad ___ dinner.

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

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Q18. What ___ at that time?

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

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Q19. I ___ for my keys for 20 minutes.

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

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Q20. I ___ dinner when he called.

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

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