Fun with Past Progressive Tense

While she _____ dinner, the phone rang.

• a) was cooking

• were cooking

• cooking

• cooks

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1D

As they _____ TV, the power went out.

• watches

• were watching

• is watching

• watched

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

While we _____ outside, it started to rain.

• were playing

• was playing

• play

• played

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1D

As he _____ the music, his mom called him.

• were listening

• listened

• enjoying

• was enjoying

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

While I _____ a book, you knocked on the door.

• was reading

• read

• were reading

• reads

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

As the dog _____ in the garden, it saw the suspicious cat.

• were running

• was running

• is running

• running

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1D

While we _____ video games, the phone rang.

• was playing

• were playing

• is playing

• playing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

As my mom _____ dinner, I was setting the table.

• made dinner

• makes

• was making

• were making

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

While the children _____ in the pool, it started to rain.

• was swimming

• is swimming

• were swimming

• swimmed

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

As they _____ dinner, their friends arrived.

• were having

• was having

• having

• are having

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D