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Practice: Past Continuous

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Exercise 1 Fill in the blank

Question 1:

They ___ (watch) a movie when the power went out.

Question 2:

I ___ (study) when my friend called me.

Question 3:

While she ___ (cook), the children ___ (play) outside.

Question 4:

We ___ (walk) in the park when it started to rain.

Exercise 2 Choose the correct option

Question 1:

Yesterday at 5 PM, I ___ (was reading / read) a book.

Question 2:

They ___ (was playing / were playing) video games when their parents arrived.

Question 3:

While she ___ (was sleeping / slept), he ___ (was doing / did) the dishes.

Question 4:

I ___ (was eating / ate) dinner when you called.

Exercise 3 Correct the mistake

Question 1:

Find and correct the error: I was cook when the phone rang.

Question 2:

Find and correct the error: While she cooked, the children played outside.

Question 3:

Find and correct the error: Yesterday at 5 PM, I read a book.

Question 4:

Find and correct the error: They played video games when their parents arrived.

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