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PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates something that was happening at some point in the past.
True or false?
True
Is the sentence grammatically correct?
"While they were painting the door, I was painting the windows."
Yes
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
"When I phoned my friends, they (play) ___________ monopoly.
were playing
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
"I _______(practice) the guitar when he came home."
was practicing
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).Most of the time we______(sit)in the park.
were sitting
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
"I tried to tell them the truth but they _____(not listen).
weren't listening
The Past Progressive tense usually shows that an action in the past lasted a short period of time. True or false?
False
When two long past actions happened at the same time we use the past progressive for both actions.
True or false?
True
The past progressive is also called past continuous. True or false?
True
"I was watching/ watched TV when she called."
was watching
What _____(do) when the earthquake started?
did you do / were you doing
were you doing
Complete the sentence:
While I _____ (study), she ______ (call)
1. studied/was calling 2. was studying / called
2: was studying /called
Complete the sentence:
"I _______ while he ______ dinner."
1. was studying / was making 2. was studying /made
1. was studying / was making
Write a sentence in past progressive.
"My little sister and I __________ (not watch) a movie."
My little sister and I were not watching a movie.
Put the verbs into the correct forms.
The kids (play) _____ were playing in the garden when it suddenly (begin)______ to rain.
were playing / began
He was writing /wrote an e-mail when the phone rang.
was writing
