Question

Past Progressive/Continuous Tense:
Exercise
Complete the following sentences using Past Continuous or Past Simple:
1. I …………… (wash) my hands when the telephone …………… (ring).
2. They all ………….. (have) breakfast when I got up.
3. The door bell …………… (ring) while she was reading.
4. My aunt …………… (walk) in the park when I met her.
5. She …………… (talk) to her neighbors when the baby began to cry.
6. He suddenly ……….. (realize) that he ……………. (travel) in the wrong direction.
7. As I ………… (cross) the road I …. (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily.
8. He …………… (leave) the blind school and ……. (enroll) at another school.
9. The Hartman’s …………… (feel) that David …………… (head) for grief.
10. I was thinking about the problem at night, but I never …………… (find) the answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

1)was washing, rang 2) were having

3)rang 4)was walking 5)was talking

6)realized, was travelling

7)was crossing,stepped 8) left,enrolled

9)felt,was heading 10) found

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answers to these questions are given as under.

1. I was washing my hands when the telephone rang.

2. They all were having breakfast when I got up.

3. The door bell rang while she was reading.

4. My aunt was walking in the park when I met her.

5. She was talking to her neighbors when the baby began to cry.

6. He suddenly realized that he was traveling in the wrong direction.

7. As I was crossing the road I stepped on a banana skin and (fall) heavily.

8. He left the blind school and enrolled at another school.

9. The Hartman’s felt that David was heading for grief.

10. I was thinking about the problem at night, but I never found the answer.