EXERCISE - PAST CONTINUOUS

 

 

Conjugate the verbs in parentheses in either the past tense or the past continuous.

 

1.

He  was talking  on his cellular phone when he had the car accident.

(talk)

2.

While she was taking a shower, the murderer slowly    approached  .

(approach)

3.

The fire started when I                 .

(cook)

4.

When I              about the accident, I came to the hospital immediately.

(hear)

5.

The power went off while we                   the hockey game.

(watch)

6.

We were sailing in the South Pacific when a huge wave               our yacht in half.

(smash)

7.

The student fell asleep while the teacher            the English grammar lesson.

(give)

8.

I opened the package as soon as it              .

(arrive)

9.

It started raining when I                 home.

(walk)

10.

I                  at UPS when they had the strike.

(work)

11.

Indians                  in Montreal when Jacques Cartier first                here.

(live)

(arrive)

12.

The guitarist                   a fantastic solo when his amplifier                 .

(play)

(explode)

13.

We               a flat tire while we

               to Plattsburgh.

(have)

(drive)

14.

After the princess              the frog,

 it              a prince.

(kiss)

(become)

15.

When we                  in the garden, we

                   a treasure map.

(dig)

(find)

 

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