Past continuous practice
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The document provides examples of sentences to complete with the past continuous tense form of verbs. It contains two sections, with the first focusing on basic examples and the second providing slightly more complex scenarios involving two events happening simultaneously in the past. The overall purpose is to practice using the past continuous tense to describe ongoing actions that were interrupted or happened at the same time as other past events.
Past continuous practice
- 1. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the past continuous 1. I (sleep) when you called me. 2. They (eat)dinner when you arrived. 3. Rita (walk) when it started to rain. 4. Rick and Sue (take) their dog for a walk when it started to snow. 5. While you (clean), I was watching television. 6. The children (laugh) through the movie. 7. It (rain) all day yesterday. 8. He (run) while she was riding her bicycle. 9. They (jog) while I was sleeping. 10. The women (work) when the fire alarm rang.
- 2. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the past continuous. 1. Richard (drive) very fast when the police stopped him. 2. The bird (sing)when the cat attacked it. 3. The boys (play) when the teacher told them to stop. 4. I (watch) a movie when you called. 5. Sharon and Susan (do) their homework when the professor arrived. 6. While you (complain), I was working. 7. They (listen) to music while they were studying.
- 3. 8. She (wash) her car when it started to rain. 9. Jim (water) the plants while I was cutting the grass. 10. I (pay) attention while the man was speaking