Your taskChoose the correct answer for each question.0 / 15 selectedYour score0 / 150%Keep practising! Review the explanations below and try again.1I ___ dinner when the phone suddenly rang.I ___ dinner when the phone suddenly rang.cookwas cookingam cookingcookedCorrect answer: was cooking2While we ___ for the bus, it started to rain heavily.While we ___ for the bus, it started to rain heavily.were waitingwaitedare waitingwas waitingCorrect answer: were waiting3What ___ you doing when the fire alarm went off?What ___ you doing when the fire alarm went off?didwaswereareCorrect answer: were4My brother ___ his homework while I was playing video games.My brother ___ his homework while I was playing video games.doesdidhas donewas doingCorrect answer: was doing5We ___ through the park when we saw a rare bird.We ___ through the park when we saw a rare bird.walkedwas walkingwere walkingare walkingCorrect answer: were walking6I ___ a beautiful dream when the alarm clock woke me up.I ___ a beautiful dream when the alarm clock woke me up.hadwas havingam havinghaveCorrect answer: was having7They ___ to music, so they didn't hear the doorbell.They ___ to music, so they didn't hear the doorbell.were listeninglistenedare listeningwas listeningCorrect answer: were listening8When the teacher walked into the room, the students ___.When the teacher walked into the room, the students ___.shoutwas shoutingwere shoutingshoutedCorrect answer: were shouting9I ___ about you when you sent me that message!I ___ about you when you sent me that message!thoughtthinkam thinkingwas thinkingCorrect answer: was thinking10While the chef ___ the soup, he dropped his glasses into the pot.While the chef ___ the soup, he dropped his glasses into the pot.was tastingtastedtastesis tastingCorrect answer: was tasting11I ___ my keys while I was running to catch the train.I ___ my keys while I was running to catch the train.was losinglostloseam losingCorrect answer: lost12It ___ when I left the house this morning.It ___ when I left the house this morning.didn't rainisn't rainingdoesn't rainwasn't rainingCorrect answer: wasn't raining13She ___ a book in the garden when she heard a strange noise.She ___ a book in the garden when she heard a strange noise.readwas readingreadsis readingCorrect answer: was reading14While they ___ the road, a car suddenly turned the corner.While they ___ the road, a car suddenly turned the corner.were crossingcrossedare crossingwas crossingCorrect answer: were crossing15Everyone ___ at the party when suddenly the power went out.Everyone ___ at the party when suddenly the power went out.dancedwere dancingam dancingwas dancingCorrect answer: was dancingCheck AnswersPlease select an answer for at least one question first.Found an error in this exercise? Let us know.