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  1. [Grammar]

    A. The children were doing their homework when I got home. B. The children did their homework when I got home. C. The children had done their homework when I got home. A. She was cooking dinner when I got home. B. She cooked dinner when I got home C. She had cooked dinner when I got home A. When Helen arrived, we were having dinner. B. When Helen arrived, we had dinner.

  2. 1. They did / were doing their homework and then ...

    1. They did / were doing their homework and then they went shopping. 2. 'Where were you yesterday afternoon?' 'I visited / was visiting my grandparents!' 3. It rained / was raining when I left / was leaving home. 4. I saw Ben while I waited / was waiting for the bus. 5. I was waiting for the bus when I saw / was seeing Ben.

  3. [Grammar] The children were doing their homework when I got home

    The children were doing their homework when I got home. B. The children did their homework when I got home. C. The children have done their homework when I got home. D. The children had done their homework when I got home. Please note my corrections above, and note that I have changed your thread title. Titles should include some/all of the ...

  4. The past continuous tense

    The past continuous tense is used to talk about actions or events that were going on around a particular point of time in the past.. Form: Subject + was / were + ing form of the verb. What were you doing when the guests turned up? I was working in the garage.; The past continuous and simple past tenses are commonly used together. In this case, the simple past tense is used to refer to the ...

  5. PDF Past Continuous AEUK

    12. They were playing in the fields when they saw a UFO flying over their heads (play, see) 13. The earthquake hit the region at three in the morning. Many inhabitants were sleeping in their houses. (hit, sleep) 14. When they bought the car two years ago a doctor owned it (buy, own) 15. Linda and John were washing the car when it started to rain.

  6. Test 9: The past simple and past continuous

    When the children were visiting the zoo, an elephant . The phone ... did ring rung rang when I was doing my homework. What ... were you doing when the storm was starting were you doing when the storm started did you do when the storm was starting ?

  7. Past continous tense exercise

    Answers. Last Saturday when I visited Mr. Mohan's house everyone was busy. Mr. Mohan was working in the garden.His wife was cooking dinner. Their children were doing their homework.The boy was trying to solve a problem. The girl said that she was writing a letter to her friend.. When I returned to my house, everyone there was busy too. My father was reading the newspaper and my mother was ...

  8. They ……………………………….. their homework when we got home. They

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  9. be) they _______________ (do) their homework right now?

    _____ (be) they _____ (do) their homework right now? A. is,done. B. are, doing. C. were,doing. D. are, do

  10. The children................ their homework when I got home. A. were

    The children..... their homework when I got home. A. were doing B. had been doing C. had done D. did - Past Tenses Quiz