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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 ___ to find a taxi when a friend helped us.

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

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Q2. What ___ you ___ at 7 last night?

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

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Q3. She ___ when the alarm went off.

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

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Q4. We ___ about the plan at 8 pm.

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

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Q5. She ___ to music when I arrived.

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

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Q6. She ___ when the teacher entered.

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

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Q7. The kids ___ quietly while dad ___ dinner.

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

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Q8. He ___ a book at 9 p.m. yesterday.

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

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Q9. I ___ for my keys for 20 minutes.

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

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Q10. He ___ lunch while she ___ emails.

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

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Q11. I ___ football when I hurt my ankle.

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

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Q12. They ___ the car when it started to snow.

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

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Q13. It ___ when we left the cinema.

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

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Q14. We ___ for a taxi when it started to rain.

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

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Q15. They ___ TV while I ___ the dishes.

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

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Q16. While I ___, my phone ___ .

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

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Q17. I ___ dinner when he called.

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

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Q18. What ___ at that time?

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

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Q19. They ___ to fix the computer all afternoon.

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

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Q20. He ___ when I saw him.

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

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