Past Continuous Tense (Grade 9)

She ___ (read) a book when I called her.

• reads

• was reading

• has read

• read

They ___ (play) football at 5 PM yesterday.

• played

• were playing

• are playing

• have played

I ___ (cook) dinner when the doorbell rang.

• cook

• cooked

• was cooking

• have cooked

He ___ (study) for his exam all afternoon.

• was studying

• studied

• studies

• will study

I ___ (walk) to school when I saw my friend.

• walked

• was walking

• am walking

• have walked

The teacher ___ (explain) the lesson while the students ___ (listen).

• explained, were listening

• was explaining, listened

• was explaining, were listening

• were explaining, listened

She ___ (wait) for the bus when it started raining.

• a. waited

• b. waits

• c. was waiting

• d. has waited

We ___ (play) games when the lights went off.

• were playing

• played

• have played

• play

He ___ (write) an email when his boss called him.

• was writing

• writes

• wrote

• has written

I ___ (talk) to my friend when the teacher entered the room.

• talked

• was talking

• have talked

• talks