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Past Continuous Tense Exercises

The document contains a series of sentences that require the completion of verbs in the past continuous tense. Each sentence describes an action that was happening when another action occurred. The focus is on practicing the use of past continuous and simple past forms in various contexts.

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Past Continuous Tense Exercises

The document contains a series of sentences that require the completion of verbs in the past continuous tense. Each sentence describes an action that was happening when another action occurred. The focus is on practicing the use of past continuous and simple past forms in various contexts.

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1. She _____________________ (sleep) when someone ___________________ (knock) the door.

2. I ____________________ (read) a book when the lights ____________________ (go) out.

3. They ____________________ (play) football when it ____________________ (start) to rain.

4. We ____________________ (watch) TV while Dad ____________________ (cook) dinner.

5. She ____________________ (walk) to school when she ____________________ (see) the accident.

6. He ____________________ (write) a letter while I ____________________ (clean) the room.

7. The cat ____________________ (sleep) on the sofa all afternoon.

8. I ____________________ (not pay) attention when the teacher ____________________ (ask) the question.

9. The children ____________________ (make) a snowman when it ____________________ (begin) to snow

again.

10. You ____________________ (drive) too fast when the police ____________________ (stop) you.

11. She ____________________ (talk) on the phone when the doorbell ____________________ (ring).

12. We ____________________ (have) lunch when he ____________________ (arrive).

13. My brother ____________________ (play) games while I ____________________ (do) my homework.

14. The students ____________________ (not listen) when the teacher ____________________ (explain) the

rule.

15. They ____________________ (paint) the house when I ____________________ (visit) them.

16. He ____________________ (not sleep) when the thunder ____________________ (strike).

17. I ____________________ (try) to open the jar when it ____________________ (slip) from my hands.

18. The baby ____________________ (cry) loudly while her mother ____________________ (wash) the dishes.

19. While I ____________________ (wait) for the bus, it ____________________ (start) to snow.

20. She ____________________ (read) a novel while her brother ____________________ (play) guitar.
21. They ____________________ (not watch) the movie because they ____________________ (talk) too much.

22. We ____________________ (ride) our bikes when we ____________________ (see) a deer.

23. My cousin ____________________ (study) in the library when I ____________________ (call) him.

24. He ____________________ (not listen) to music when the power ____________________ (go) out.

25. You ____________________ (text) me while I ____________________ (drive)!

26. The kids ____________________ (fight) when the teacher ____________________ (enter) the room.

27. I ____________________ (look) for my keys when you ____________________ (find) them.

28. She ____________________ (not wear) her coat, so she ____________________ (get) cold.

29. We ____________________ (walk) in the park when it ____________________ (begin) to rain.

30. I ____________________ (clean) my room while my sister ____________________ (watch) cartoons.

31. He ____________________ (run) down the street when he ____________________ (fall).

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