1) I was _____________ when you called me. a) work b) worked c) working 2) She was listening to music while she was ____________ a) exercised b) exercising c) exercises 3) He was cooking dinner when his friend ____________ him. a) calling b) called c) calls 4) The children __________ playing tennis when their mother asked them to come home. a) are b) were c) do 5) I was using my computer _________________ I was watching tv. a) while b) do c) are d) what 6) What ____________ you doing yesterday at 10:00? a) are b) were c) do 7) My friend was eating dinner when I _____________ her to ask a question. a) called b) spoke c) speaks d) talked 8) _________________ you working last night at 8:00 PM? a) Do b) were c) Were d) Are 9) _____________ the teacher drinking coffee this morning at 7:45? a) Was b) Do c) Are d) Were e) was 10) _____________ were you ______________last night at ll:00? a) Where, do b) What, doing c) What, are d) What, do 11) What was Beth doing yesterday morning? a) She cleaned. b) She was cleaning her house. c) She cleaned her house. 12) Was Maria visiting a neighbor last night? a) Yes, she did. b) Yes, she is. c) Yes, she was. d) Yes, she does. 13) Were you eating dinner last night at 11:00? a) No, I won't. b) No, I wasn't. c) Yes, I did. d) Yes, I am. 14) What was Maggie doing last night at midnight? a) She watched TV. b) She sleeping. c) She watching TV. d) She was sleeping. 15) Were some children playing at home yesterday? a) Yes, they are. b) Yes, they do. c) Yes, they can. d) Yes, they were. 16) While I was checking my email, my husband ___________ breakfast. a) was cook b) was cooking c) cooked 17) When the students walked in the classroom, the teacher __________________. a) was using the computer. b) was use the computer. c) using the computer. 18) The students _________________ a break at 11:00 yesterday ________ the teacher ___________ in the office. a) were, while, are b) were taking, while, was c) was taking, while, was

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