Question

Simple Past Past Progressive
use with the action that interrupts use with the ongoing action
My husband called while I was making dinner.


Fill in the blanks with the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1. While the forest ranger
was walking
in the woods, a fire
started
. (walk/start)

2. A murder of crows
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by while the farmer
was building
a scarecrow. (fly/build)

3. While I
was unpacking
my clothes, I
realized
my favourite shirt was gone. (unpack/realize)

4. While I
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down the stairs, I
heard
the phone ring. (run/hear)

5. When her husband
arrived
Sally
was cooking
dinner. (arrive/cook)

6. There
was
an earthquake while Jeff
was driving
to work. (be/drive)

7. Just as Frank
was finishing
his homework, he
remembered
another assignment he had to do. (finish/remember)

8. My husband
was washing
the dishes when I finally
came
back home. (wash/come)

9. Someone
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Simon's picture while he
was sitting
on a bench. (take/sit)

10. Ted
was thinking
about the previous day when I
came
into the room. (think/come)

Answer 1

1. was walking./ a fire started

2. was building/ flew

3. was unpack/ I realized.

4. was running/ I heard.

5. arrived/ was cooking.

6. there was/ was driving

7. was finishing/ remembered

8. was washing/ came

9. took/ was sitting

10. was thinking/ came