Past Continuous

a) Which action was in progress around a particular time in the past?

b) Which action happened in the middle of an ongoing action in the past?

c) Which option correctly describes the verb structure used to indicate an action in progress in the past?

d) In the examples above, when is used to indicate that actions interact with each other in the past. Which sentence correctly states this use?

e) In relation to the use of while, it’s possible to state that

a) She was looking at herself in the mirror when he __________ (say): You look fabulous!

b) Robert was cutting my hair while Danielle ________ (give) me a manicure.

c) Jasmine ________ (lose) 10 kilos while she was working as a model.

d) When Mike and Peter ______ (be) in college, I think they _______ (take) something. They bulked up so fast.

e) While Amanda ________ (get) her nose pierced, her boyfriend was getting his ears gauged.

f) Ms. Anderson is so prissy! During our last class, while she _______ (write) on the board, she was wearing gloves not to touch the chalk.

a) He was being given a massage ________ he fell asleep.

b) He slept ________ he was being given a massage.

c) I didn't eat any apples ________ I was wearing braces.

d) Were you getting a facial ______ the power went out?

e) The girls were doing cardio ______ the boys were doing clean and jerk.

f) I was stretching ______ you arrived.