Past continuos tense

When do we use past continous tense? Select the correct answer.

• To talk about an action that was interrupted in the past.

• To talk about habits and hobbies.

• To talk about something that is happening at the same time of speaking.

Select the most common expressions in past continuous tense.

• While

• When

• Who

• What

After the expression "While", the sentence is written in:

• Past simple tense

• Past continuous tense

• Present continuos tense

• Present simple

After the expression "When" the sentence is written in:

• Past simple tense

• Past continuos tense

• Present simple tense

• Present continuous tense

Select the correct answer that perfectly complete the interrogative sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets in the past continuous tense.

_______ the sun _______________ when you woke up? (rise)

• Was ............. rising

• Were ............ rising

• Was .............riseing

• Were ............. riseing

Complete the negative sentence with the verb in brackets, making properly use of the past continuous tense.

They _______ ___________________ in the park near their house. (not/swing)

Look at the picture and select the correct affirmative sentence in past continuous tense.

• I was swiming when he arrived.

• While I was swimming, he arrived.

• I were swimming when he arrived.

• When he arrived, I were swiming.

Select "While" or "When" according to what you have learned.

_______ she was exercising, he was eating.

• While

• When