Past Continuous for Interrupted Actions Quiz

Choose the correct words to complete the sentence:

I was _____ my dinner when the telephone _____.

• eating, jumped

• ate, rang

• eating, rang

• eat, rings

Choose the correct words to complete the sentence:

They _____ watching a film when the pizza ______.

• was, arrived

• were, arrived

• were, arriving

• was, arrive

Choose the correct words to complete the sentence:

He was _____ a book when the baby _____.

• reading, cried

• read, crying

• reading, crying

• read, cried

Choose the correct words to complete the sentence:

We _____ walking to the shop when Tom _____ over.

• were, falling

• was, fell

• were, fall

• were, fell

Choose the correct words to complete the sentence:

They were _____ at the boats when it _____ to rain.

• looked, starting

• looking, started

• looking, starting

• look, starts