Past continuous tense

We __________ dinner last night when we heard a loud explosion.

• are having

• had had

• had been having

• were having

My mother __________ the whole of yesterday evening.

• had been knitting

• was knitting

• is knitting

• had knitted

I __________ along that road when I spotted a little puppy.

• was driving

• had driven

• drove

• had been driving

When you called, I __________ the newspaper.

• had been reading

• was reading

• had read

• read

While my grandparents __________ dumplings, I __________ cookies.

• made...was baking

• were making...baked

• were making...was baking

• had made...baked

I __________ in my room while you __________ at the top of your voice.

• was studying...screamed

• studied...were screaming

• studied...screamed

• was studying...were screaming

They __________ (fight) when the teacher came in.

John and Joe __________ (hide) in the bushes when we found them.

He __________ (do) his homework when his mother called him.

The cat __________ (chase) the birds in the garden this morning.