1) Yesterday, at six I ___________ dinner. a) was preparing b) was prepare c) was prepared d) did prepare 2) My father __________ a novel while I _______ TV. a) was read / was watching b) were reading / was watching c) read / watched d) was reading / was watching 3) We ___________ our school when he came in. a) walked b) were walking c) were walked d) walking 4) The kids _____________ in the garden when it suddenly started to rain. a) ran b) running c) were running d) was running 5) The teacher was angry because some students ___________ paying attention in class. a) are not b) was not c) not d) were not 6) My parents were working _______ I came home. a) When b) While c) were d) Was 7) I ____________ in my room while my sister was going out. a) was studying b) studied c) study d) have studied 8) I was reading a detective story _______ I heard a noise. a) during b) while c) when d) were 9) We __________ video games yesterday at 3 o'clock. a) was playing b) were playing c) played d) were play 10) They ________ talking very loudly while we ________ trying to watch the movie a) are / was b) was / were c) were / were d) where /were

Past continuous /simple exercises.

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