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 (a)   (fight) when the teacher came in.

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

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

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