Stage 1: I was sleeping when it surprised me.

Multiple Choice

Peter (play) the bass when his grandpa came home.

• was play

• were playing

• was playing

• were play

​We use Was + Past Progressive when we are talking about:

-He

-She

-It

-I​

so we need to use the correct structure

​

Subject + was/ were + verb-ing + complement​

Multiple Choice

Jesse (Cheat) on the exam when the teacher suddenly saw her.

• cheat

• were cheating

• was cheat

• was cheating

Multiple Choice

My family (have) dinner at home yesterday when my best friend arrived.

• were having

• was having

• were have

• was have

​We use Were + Past Progressive when we are talking about:

-They

-You

-We​

so we need to use the correct structure

​

Subject + was/ were + verb-ing + complement​

Multiple Choice

My sister's friends (use) their cell phones in class yesterday morning when the class started.

• was using

• was use

• were use

• were using

Multiple Choice

Karol (cry) when the movie finished.

• was cry

• was crying

• were crying

• were cry

Multiple Choice

It (rain) at 9:00 p.m yesterday when the lights went off.

• were rain

• was rain

• was raining

• were raining

Multiple Choice

They (show) their holiday photos to each other during the Christmas event when the choir started to sing.

• was show

• were show

• were showing

• was showing