Past Continuous and Past Simple
I __________ (read) my book, when the lights ____ (go) off.
I was reading my book when the lights went off.
_____ (you/sleep) when I _______ (come) over?
Were you sleeping when I came over?
They _____ (cook) dinner when I arrived.
They weren't cooking dinner when I arrived.
True
He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _________ (run) in the park.
He lost his wallet while he was running in the park.
When you _____ (arrive) at the party ____ (Kevin/dance)?
When you arrived at the party was Kevin dancing?
We ________ (carry) an umbrella when it started 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 friend _____ (call).
Joseph was studying yesterday when his friend called.
Who _____ (try) to open the door?
Who was trying to open the door?
Greg ________ (study) when we went 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
While she _________ (cook), the door bell ______ (ring).
While she was cooking, the door bell rang.
_______ (you/take) your dog for a walk when your mom _______ (go) into the shop?
Were you taking your dog for a walk when your mom went into the shop?
It ______ (rain) while we were playing tennis earlier.
It wasn't raining while we were playing tennis earlier.
Past Continuous Question Structure is
Subject + to be (past) + verb + -ing
False. Past Continuous Structure is
To be (past) + Subject + verb + -ing