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Past Progressive

The document contains 20 sentences testing the use of various tenses in English grammar including past progressive, past simple, present progressive and others. The sentences provide examples of situations involving common daily activities to demonstrate correct tense usage.

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Past Progressive

The document contains 20 sentences testing the use of various tenses in English grammar including past progressive, past simple, present progressive and others. The sentences provide examples of situations involving common daily activities to demonstrate correct tense usage.

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1. My mother ____________ the dished at six o'clock yesterday.

were washing
was washed
was washing
washes
2. Katie and Emma ____________ a picture when I entered the class.
was drawing
were drawing
drew
were drew
3. I broke a glass while I __________ tea.
drank
was drink
has drunk
was drinking
4. My sister burnt her finger while she _______.
cooked
was cooking
cooks
was cook
5. My father _____________ the newspaper while my mother ____________ the floor.
was reading / was vacuuming
read / vacuumed
was read / was vacuuming
has read / has vacuumed
6. The students ______________ when the teacher entered the class.
were talk
talked
were talking
were talked
7. I couldn't watch the match because I __________ my homework at that time.
was do
was did
did
was doing
8. Emma _____________ to work I saw her.
walked
was walked
was walking
walks
9. I broke that window while I ___________ the room.
was painting
was paint
painted
has painted
10. I burnt my shirt while I ___________ it.
am ironing
was ironing
ironed
irons
11 Yesterday, at six I ___________ dinner.
was preparing
was prepare
was prepared
did prepare

12. My father __________ a novel while I _______ TV.


was read / was watching
were reading / was watching
read / watched
was reading / was watching

13. We ___________ our school when he came in.


talked
were talking
were talked
talking

14. The kids _____________ in the garden when it suddenly started to rain.
played
playing
were playing
was playing
15. Most of the time we __________ in the park.
were sat
sitting
was sitting
were sitting

16. While I ____________ in my room, my sister left home.


was studying
studied
study
have studied

17. My baby brother ______________ loudly so I couldn't do my homework.


was cried
cried
was crying
has cried

18. The teacher tried to explain but they they __________.


were listening
weren't listening
listened
have listened

19. _______ you doing your homework at six o'clock last night?
Are
Did
Have
Were

20. The teacher was angry because some students ___________ football in the class
when he came in.
are playing
played
have played
were playing

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