Past Continuous Tense

My father _________________ (read) newspaper when I came home.

• read

• readed

• was reading

• will read

I __________ (drop) my pen when I ___________ (have) a test.

• dropped; was having

• was dropping; was having

• dropped; had

• was dropping; had

They _________ (camp) when it started raining.

• was camping

• were camping

• camped

• are camping

I _____ (sing) while Janice ____ (water) the plants.

• singing; watering

• sing; was watering

• were singing; was watering

• was singing; was watering

While I ______ (wash) the dishes, John was sweeping the floor.

Sally was slicing a bread when she _______ (cut) her finger.

Sorry, I wasn't listening while you _____ (talk).