Past Continuous I a friend while I the shopping

Past Continuous
1. I _____ a friend while I _____ the shopping
A) was meeting / did B) met / was doing
C) meet / do D) met / did
2. I _____ for my things when I ____ someone call my name.
A) paid / was hearing B) pay / heard
C) was paying / hear D) was paying / heard
3. I _____ round and _____ Paula.
A) turned / saw B) was turning/ was seeing
C) turn / was seeing D) was turning / saw
4. She _____ a bright red coat yesterday.
A) wore B) was wearing
C) wear D) was wear
5. We _____ to have a cup of coffee.
A) decided B) were deciding
C) decides D) will deciding
6. While we _____ a drink, a waiter _____ a pile of plates
A) had / was dropping B) have / dropped
C) have / drop D) were having / dropped

This morning I __(7)__ to work. I __(8)__ to go by bus because the sun __(9)__. While I __(10)__ past the supermarket, I __(11)__ something strange. A man __(12)__ near me and he __(13)__ a song very loudly on his own! He __(14)__ for a few minutes. Then he __(15)__ a friend and he __(16)__ singing.

7. A) was walking B) walked
C) walk D) walking
8. A) didn’t want B) wasn’t wanting
C) don’t want D) am not wanting
9. A) shone B) is shining
C) was shining D) shines
10. A) walked B) am walking
C) was walked D) was walking
11. A) was seeing B) saw
C) am seeing D) see
12. A) passed B) was passing
C) pass D) passes
13. A) sang B) sing
C) was singing D) song
14. A) was continuing B) continues
C) is continuing D) continued
15. A) will met B) met
C) was meeting D) meet
16. A) was stopping B) stop
C) stopped D) is stopping

The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of to be (i.e., was/were) with the verb's present participle (-ing word).
Past continuous tense can be formed in the following way: Subject + Be form (was/were) + 'ing' form of verb. For example, “My brother was cooking dinner yesterday.” Here, the subject is 'my brother', which is used with the 'be' form, i.e. 'was', and with the 'ing' form of the verb, i.e. cooking.
How do we use the Past Continuous tense?
The Past Continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the past. The action started before that moment but has not finished at that moment. For example, yesterday I watched a film on TV. The film started at 7pm and finished at 9pm.

At 8pm yesterday, I was watching TV.