What were you doing yesterday? This is Ellen.... Yesterday at 4:00pm. Yesterday at 4:15pm. Past continuous tense for interrupted action Form: Ellen was listening to music when someone called her Past Present Future Change the sentences to
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What were you doing yesterday?<br>
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This is Ellen.... Yesterday at 4:00pm. Yesterday at 4:15pm.<br>
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Past continuous tense for interrupted action Form: Ellen was listening to music when someone called her Past Present Future<br>
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Change the sentences to the past continuous tense for interrupted actions. E.g. Lee was using (use) his phone when his cousins came (come).
I __________________ (walk) my dog when the police ___________ (stop) me.
Jonathan ______________ (prepare) dinner when his best friend ____________ (call).
Ammar _________________ (check) his social media accounts when his boss ___________ (enter) his office.
We ______________ (fight) when our children ___________ (come) back from school.
She ______________ (shop) when an old friend of hers ___________ (call).
Jessica and Simon ____________________ (discuss) about their vacation when their neighbor’s _____________ (knock)<br>
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Underline the correct answer Tomas (sleeping, was sleeping) when I came home.
Jessica and I were having dinner last night when my phone (rang, ringing).
I (wasn’t studying, didn’t study) when you called; but Jenny was cleaning when you (called, was calling).
Mother (wasn’t sleep, wasn’t sleeping) when Jenny (was call, called).
(Was you traveling, Were you traveling) to Japan when Tomas (went, was went) back to London?
Jim (fixing, was fixing) the car when Sandra (was yelling, yelled ) at him.
(were you , was you) at the supermarket when I (call, called)?<br>
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Let’s play the accusation game! You were going through my phone when I came in. Why were you doing that?
You were gossiping about Jessica. Why were you doing that?
You were acting sad when Tom got a good grade. Why?
you were putting salt into your teacher’s coffee. Why were you doing that?
You were upsetting a hospital patient. Why were you doing that?<br>
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Homework : create past continuous sentences for interrupted actions using the words below. eat
drink
sleep
drive
jump<br>
