Compléter Fill in the Blanks: Past Continuous Tense for Interrupted ActionsVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of the past continuous tense by filling in the blanks to complete sentences about interrupted actions in the past. par Beth Robinson 1 rang or past were tense when past tense specific point interrupted studying 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 was were had has They eating together then she to go home . 3 doing eating done when went He was his homework the phone rang . 4 when was He doing his homework the phone rang . 5 called swimming eating started swam She was in the sea then it to rain . 6 the could were was when She sleeping someone knocked on door . 7 his her watching watch watched She was TV when father called . 8 sleeping were night was slept morning While Amy last , someone stole her car . 9 watched called ringing rang when were watch The Johnson's a horror film the doorbell . 10 was told played playing when play telling Sarah was in the garden her mum her to come inside .
