Fun with Past Progressive Tense

While she _____ dinner, the phone rang.

• a) was cooking

• were cooking

• cooking

• cooks

As they _____ TV, the power went out.

• watches

• were watching

• is watching

• watched

While we _____ outside, it started to rain.

• were playing

• was playing

• play

• played

As he _____ the music, his mom called him.

• were listening

• listened

• enjoying

• was enjoying

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

• was reading

• read

• were reading

• reads

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

• were running

• was running

• is running

• running

While we _____ video games, the phone rang.

• was playing

• were playing

• is playing

• playing

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

• made dinner

• makes

• was making

• were making

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

• was swimming

• is swimming

• were swimming

• swimmed

As they _____ dinner, their friends arrived.

• were having

• was having

• having

• are having