Past Continuous and Past Simple
I __________ (type) my report, when the electricity ____ (go) off.
I was typing my report when the electricity went off.
_____ (you/read) when the electricity _______ (go) off?
Were you reading when the electricity went off?
They _____ (cook) dinner when I ______ (arrive).
They weren't cooking dinner when I arrived.
Past Continuous tense is used to describe an interrupted action in the past
True
He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _________ (jog) in the park.
He lost his wallet while he was jogging in the park.
When you _____ (arrive) at the party ____ (Isaac/dance)?
When you arrived at the party was Isaac dancing?
We ________ (carry) an umbrella when it _______ (start) to rain.
We weren't carrying an umbrella when it started to rain.
Past continuous form is:
Subject + to be (past) + verb + ing
True
Joseph __________ (study) yesterday when his cat _____ (leave).
Joseph was studying yesterday when his cat left.
Who _____ (try) to open the door while you ______ (sleep)?
Who tried to open the door while you were sleeping?
Greg ________ (study) when we ______ (go) to his house.
Greg wasn't studying when we went to his house.
Past continuous tense is used to describe an action happening now.
False - It is used to describe a continuous action that is completed.
While she _________ (cook), the telephone ______ (ring).
While she was cooking, the telephone rang.
_______ (you/take) your dog for a walk when the car _______ (crash) into the shop?
Were you taking your dog for a walk when the car crashed into the shop?
It ______ (rain) when we ______ (play) tennis earlier.
It wasn't raining when we played tennis earlier.
Past continuous question structure is:
subject + to be (past tense) + verb+-ing
False - Past continuous queston structure is:
to be (past tense) + subject + verb+-ing