The cat was slept on the couch when the phone rang.

Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense?

• I was reading a book when the phone rang.
• I read a book when the phone was ringing.
• I am reading a book when the phone rang.
• I reading a book when the phone was ringing.

I were cooking dinner when the doorbell rang

How do you form the past continuous tense?

• Subject + was/were + verb-ing
• Subject + has/have + verb-ed
• Subject + will + verb
• Subject + had + verb-ed

Which sentence is in the past continuous tense?

• She writes a letter.
• She was writing a letter.
• She will write a letter.
• She has written a letter.

Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense with a time expression?

• I was sleeping at midnight.
• I sleep at midnight.
• I will sleep at midnight.
• I slept at midnight.

The sentence 'He was study when I called him' is in the correct past continuous form.

How would you change 'He eats dinner.' to past continuous?

• He was eating dinner.
• He is eating dinner.
• He ate dinner.
• He will be eating dinner.

She was singing a song when I entered the room.

What is the past continuous form of 'They sing'?

• They were singing.
• They are singing.
• They sang.
• They have sung.

She is reading a book when her phone rang.

Which of the following sentences uses the past continuous tense?

• I was reading a book.
• I read a book.
• I will read a book.
• I have read a book.

What is the past continuous form of 'They play soccer'?

• They were playing soccer.
• They played soccer.
• They are playing soccer.
• They have played soccer.

She was reading a book when I called her.

Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense?

• They were eating dinner at 7 PM.
• They eat dinner at 7 PM.
• They have eaten dinner at 7 PM.
• They will eat dinner at 7 PM.

Fill in the blank: 'While I _____ (watch) TV, the doorbell rang.'

• was watching
• watch
• watched
• am watching

Choose the correct past continuous form: 'He _____ (work) when I called him.'

• was working
• worked
• will work
• is working

They are having dinner when the fire alarm went off.

The students were writing their exams when the bell rang.

We was eating breakfast when the power went out.