past continuous tense quiz

1. 1. The children ____ among themselves when the teacher came in.

• were talking

• was talking

• talked

2. 2. She ____ for her exam when her mother woke up.

• was studying

• were studying

• studied

3. 3. We ____ cake when the electricity went off.

• made

• were making

• was making

4. 4. The pet owner ____ when the dog barked loudly.

• were laughing

• laughed

• was laughing

5. 5. My mother and I ____ when my father came homr for dinner.

• were cooking

• cooked

• was cooking

6. 6. While she ____ the t-shirts, he prepared a cup of coffee for her.

• were ironing

• was ironing

• ironed

7. 7. You ____ soundly, when it snowed slowly.

• slept

• was sleeping

• were sleeping