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Past Progressive

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    In this game you will get familiar with the uses and forms of the past progressive tense.
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  • PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates something that was happening at some point in the past. True or false?
    True
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  • Is the sentence grammatically correct? "While they were painting the door, I was painting the windows."
    Yes
  •  5
  • Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive). "When I phoned my friends, they (play) ___________ monopoly.
    were playing
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  • Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive). "I _______(practice) the guitar when he came home."
    was practicing
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  • Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).Most of the time we______(sit) in the park.
    were sitting
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  •  "I tried to tell them the truth but they _____(not listen).
    weren't listening
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  • The Past Progressive tense usually shows that an action in the past lasted a short period of time. True or false?
    False
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  • When two long past actions happened at the same time we use the past progressive for both actions. True or false?
    True
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  • The past progressive is also called past continuous. True or false?
    True
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  • "I was watching/ watched TV when she called."
    was watching
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  • What _____(do) when the program started? 
    were you doing
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  •  While I _____ (study), she ______ (call)                                          1. studied/was calling                     2. was studying / called
    2: was studying /called
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  • Complete the sentence: "I _______ while he ______ dinner." 
    1. was studying / was making
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  • Write a sentence in past progressive. "My little sister and I __________ (not watch) a movie."
    My little sister and I were not watching a movie.
  •  15
  • The kids (play) _____  in the garden when it suddenly (begin)______ to rain.
    were playing / began
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  • He (was writing /wrote) an e-mail when the phone rang.
    was writing
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