The Past Continuous

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What

was

s/he

doing

during

dinner

last

night? 

What

was

she

doing

before

her 

phone

rang?

Which one is the 'longer action'?

1. I eat my sandwich.
2. I have danced a lot.
3. I was driving my car.
4. I have been crazy about you.

Which one is the 'longer action'?

1. Was he crying in the bathroom?
2. It didn't go well.
3. We learnt something new last week.
4. They're writing a book last year.

Which one is the 'longer action'?

1. We were studying in my room.
2. They have prayed for a better life.
3. We have eaten the whole cake.
4. Why did you skip breakfast?

'She was watching TV when the phone rang.'

The longer action is written in the...

1. PAST SIMPLE
2. PAST CONTINUOUS

'She was watching TV when the phone rang.'

The shorter action is written in the...

1. PAST SIMPLE
2. PAST CONTINUOUS

Which action was interrupted by the sudden noise?

1. I was reading a book when the doorbell rang.
2. I read a book when the doorbell was ringing.
3. I was reading a book when the doorbell was ringing.
4. I had read a book when the doorbell rang.

Which action was interrupted by the computercrash?

1. She wrote an email when her computer was crashing.
2. She was writing an email when her computer crashed.
3. She had written an email when her computer crashed.
4. She writes an email and her computer crashes.

Which longer action was interrupted by the deer?

1. They had driven through the countryside when they saw a deer.
2. They were driving through the countryside when they had seen a deer.
3. They drove through the countryside when they saw a deer.
4. They were driving through the countryside when they saw a deer.

What was happening?

What was happening?

What was happening?

What wasn't happening?

What wasn't happening?

What wasn't happening?

Complete the sentences by dragging the given verbs.

He                                       his house.

She                                     at her desk.

They                                    to each other.

was

were not

cleaning

wasn't

sitting

talking