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“At 8 o’clock last night, I ____ TV.”

were watch

watched

was watching

did watching

Which sentence shows an interrupted action?

I was cooking dinner when the phone rang.

I was cooking dinner while he was looking at his phone.

I cooked dinner yesterday.

I am cooking dinner now.

“They ____ when it started to rain.”

walking

were walking

walked

was walking

Which time word is a signal word for the past progressive?

while

every day

yesterday

tomorrow

“At 9 p.m. yesterday, he ____ in bed.”

slept

is sleeping

was sleeping

sleeps

Which sentence is correct?

He were playing football.

He was playing football.

He was play football.

He did playing football.

“She ____ dinner all afternoon.”

was cooking

cooked

were cooking

cooking

Which sentence is NOT correct?

While we were studying, you called.

We were studying when you called.

We was studying English.

We were studying English.

What is the correct form of the past progressive?

was / were + verb-ing

verb + ed

was / were + verb

am / is / are + verb-ing

What is the short action in this sentence? “I was doing my homework when my mom came home.”

my mom

homework

was doing homework

came home

Which sentence has two actions happening at the same time?

I read books and my brother plays games.

I was reading while my brother was playing games.

I was reading a book about gaming.

I read a book yesterday, and played games.

Which sentence uses "while" correctly?

While he cooked, I watched TV.

While he was cook, I was watch TV.

He was cooking while the phone rang.

While he was cooking, I was watching TV.