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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. It ___ when we left the cinema.

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

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Q2. We ___ about the plan at 8 pm.

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

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Q3. They ___ to fix the computer all afternoon.

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

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Q4. What ___ you ___ at 7 last night?

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

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Q5. I ___ football when I hurt my ankle.

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

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Q6. She ___ to music when I arrived.

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

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Q7. We ___ for a taxi when it started to rain.

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

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Q8. They ___ the car when it started to snow.

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

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Q9. She ___ when the teacher entered.

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

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Q10. They ___ TV while I ___ the dishes.

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

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Q11. 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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Q12. He ___ a book at 9 p.m. yesterday.

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

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Q13. What ___ at that time?

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

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Q14. I ___ dinner when he called.

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

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Q15. She ___ when the alarm went off.

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

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Q16. We ___ to find a taxi when a friend helped us.

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

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Q17. I ___ for my keys for 20 minutes.

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

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Q18. He ___ lunch while she ___ emails.

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

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Q19. While I ___, my phone ___ .

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

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Q20. He ___ when I saw him.

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

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