EXERCISE - PAST CONTINUOUS
Conjugate
the verbs in parentheses in either the past tense or the past
continuous.
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1. |
He was talking on his cellular phone when he had the car accident. |
(talk) |
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2. |
While
she was taking a shower, the murderer slowly
approached . |
(approach) |
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3. |
The
fire started when I . |
(cook) |
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4. |
When
I about the accident, I came to the hospital
immediately. |
(hear) |
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5. |
The
power went off while we the
hockey game. |
(watch) |
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6. |
We
were sailing in the South Pacific when a huge wave our yacht in half. |
(smash) |
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7. |
The
student fell asleep while the teacher the English
grammar lesson. |
(give) |
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8. |
I
opened the package as soon as it . |
(arrive) |
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9. |
It
started raining when I home. |
(walk) |
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10. |
I at UPS when they had the strike. |
(work) |
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11. |
Indians
in Montreal when Jacques Cartier first here. |
(live) (arrive) |
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12. |
The
guitarist a fantastic solo when his amplifier . |
(play) (explode) |
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13. |
We a flat tire while we to
Plattsburgh. |
(have) (drive) |
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14. |
After
the princess the frog, it a prince. |
(kiss) (become) |
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15. |
When
we in the garden, we a treasure map. |
(dig) (find) |
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