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Past Continuous – Exercises 3

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Using Past Continuous, read the questions below and select the correct answer:

1. She _________ (talk) to her friend when I saw her. was talking were talking talked talking

2. They _________ (run) in the park when it started to snow. was running were running ran running

3. He _________ (work) on his project all night. working were working worked was working

4. We _________ (listen) to music when the doorbell rang. was listening were listening listened listening

5. The dog _________ (bark) when the mailman came. barked barking was barking were barking

6. She _________ (clean) the house when her friends arrived. were cleaning cleaning cleaned was cleaning

7. The children _________ (play) games when it got dark. was playing were playing played playing

8. They _________ (wait) for the bus when it started to rain. waiting waited were waiting was waiting

9. He _________ (fix) the car when I called him. was fixing were fixing fixed fixing

10. We _________ (swim) in the pool when it started to thunder. was swimming were swimming swam swimming

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