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  • He was writing /wrote an e-mail when the phone rang.
    was writing
  • 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 form (past progressive). "I _______(practice) the guitar when he came home."
    was practicing
  • Complete the sentence using the past progressive tense. "The sun_____(shine) when I woke up this morning. shone / was shining/ shined
    was shining
  • The Past Progressive tense usually shows that an action in the past lasted a short period of time. True or false?
    False
  • Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive). "I tried to tell them the truth but they _____(not listen).
    weren't listening
  • Complete the sentence with past progressive or past tense. "I _____(eat) grapes when she ______(arrive)."
    was eating / arrived
  • Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).Most of the time we______(sit)in the park.
    were sitting
  • PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates something that was happening at some point in the past. True or false?
    True
  • Put the verbs into the correct forms. The kids (play) _____ were playing in the garden when it suddenly (begin)______ to rain.
    were playing / began
  • When you called I _____ (take) a shower took / was taking
    was taking
  • Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive). "When I phoned my friends, they (play) ___________ monopoly.
    were playing
  • 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
  • Complete the sentence using the past continuous . "Jack ___(lay) down looking at the sea when Rose walked past him.
    was laying
  • "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
  • Is the sentence grammatically correct? "While they were painting the door, I was painting the windows."
    Yes
  • Complete the sentence: While I _____ (study), she ______ (call) 1. studied/was calling 2. was studying / called
    2: was studying /called
  • The past progressive tense can describe two actions that were in progress at the same time in the past. true or false?
    True