Past Continuous Exercises PDFSet 6: Interrupted Actions with "when"
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.I ___ (have) a shower when the doorbell rang.
a) was havingb) hadc) haved) were having
2.She was cooking dinner when the lights ___ (go) out.
a) wentb) was goingc) god) were going
3.They ___ (watch) TV when they heard a loud noise.
a) was watchingb) were watchingc) watchedd) watch
4.He was driving home when he ___ (see) the accident.
a) was seeingb) were seeingc) seed) saw
5.We ___ (walk) in the park when it started to rain.
a) walkedb) were walkingc) was walkingd) walk
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.was having
2.went
3.were watching
4.saw
5.were walking
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."was having"(a)
Use Past Continuous for the longer action that was interrupted. 'rang' (Past Simple) is the interruption.
2."went"(a)
Use Past Simple for the action that interrupted. 'was cooking' is the longer action.
3."were watching"(b)
Use Past Continuous for the background action. 'heard' (Past Simple) is the sudden interruption.
4."saw"(d)
Use Past Simple for the sudden action. 'was driving' is the ongoing action.
5."were walking"(b)
Use Past Continuous for the longer action. 'started' (Past Simple) is the interruption.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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