Fill in the Blanks Fill in the Blanks: Past Continuous Tense for Interrupted ActionsOnline version Test your knowledge of the past continuous tense by filling in the blanks to complete sentences about interrupted actions in the past. by Beth Robinson 1 were specific point studying rang tense past or past tense when interrupted The continuous is used to talk about actions that were happening at a in the past . It is formed by using the of the verb 'to be' ( was / ) and the present participle form of the main verb . For example , 'I was the phone . ' In this sentence , the action of studying was interrupted by the phone ringing . This tense is especially useful for describing actions events in the past . 2 has were had was They eating together then she to go home . 3 went eating done when doing He was his homework the phone rang . 4 was when He doing his homework the phone rang . 5 called eating started swimming swam She was in the sea then it to rain . 6 was when could were the She sleeping someone knocked on door . 7 his watching watched watch her She was TV when father called . 8 slept morning were sleeping night was While Amy last , someone stole her car . 9 ringing watch called when rang watched were The Johnson's a horror film the doorbell . 10 telling played playing play when told was Sarah was in the garden her mum her to come inside .
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