GRAMMAR Past Continuous

Alex’s parents                                        (work) on their laptop all morning.

• are working

• were working

• was working

• worked

  The children                                    (do) their homework when their parents arrived home.

• was doing

• are doing

• were doing

• did

  We                             (have) dinner at 8 o’clock.

• are having

• were having

• had

• was having

The students                             (chat) while the teacher                               (explain)

the exercise.

• was chatting

  were explaining

• were chatting

  was explaining

• were chatting

  explained

• chatted

  explained

While my dad                              (shop), my cousins and I                              (play)

online games.

e.        

• was shopping

  were playing

• was shopping

  was playing

• were shopping

  were playing

• shopped

  were playing

Anna and Simon                                    (not do) their history project last Saturday afternoon. I saw them at the shopping centre.

• weren`t doing

• wasn`t doing

• aren`t doing

• didn`t do

When she _____________ home, her parents____________dinner.

• arrived /

  were having

• was arriving/

  had

• was arriving/

  were having

• were arriving/

  was having

While my father____________ coffee, he

___________an accident.

• had/was seeing

• had / were seeing

• had/saw

• was having/saw

Jacob                                        (check) his Instagram account when the lights

                                  (go) out.

• checked/went out

• was checking/went out

• was checking/was going out

• checked/was going out

While they                    (do) their homework, Sam                 (send)

a video on WhatsApp.

• did

  was sending

• were doing/sent

• were doing/was sending

• did/were sending