Past Continuous and Past Simple
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 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 cat _____ (die).
Joseph was studying yesterday when his cat died.
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 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) 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
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 arrived.
They weren't cooking dinner when I arrived.
True