Past Continuous - Development (B1)

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1. Choose the correct form: "While I _ (prepare) the presentation, my colleague _ (answer) emails."

a) was preparing / was answering

b) prepared / answered

c) was preparing / answered

d) prepared / was answering

2. Which sentence shows annoyance about a past habit?

a) My old boss always arrived late.

b) My old boss usually arrived late.

c) My old boss was always arriving late.

d) My old boss arrived late.

3. Complete: "Just as I _ (leave) the office, it _ (start) to rain heavily."

a) left / started

b) was leaving / started

c) was leaving / was starting

d) left / was starting

4. Which is the MOST polite way to make a request?

a) I want to ask you something.

b) I wonder if I can ask you something.

c) I hope I can ask you something.

d) I was wondering if I could ask you something.

5. "When I arrived, she _______." Which suggests she LEFT because I arrived?

a) left

b) was leaving

c) had left

d) has left

6. Which sentence is INCORRECT?

a) I was having dinner when you called.

b) We were having a great time at the party.

c) I was having a car at that time.

d) She was having trouble with her computer.

7. Choose the sentence that creates atmosphere with simultaneous actions:

a) The music played and people danced.

b) Music was playing loudly and people were dancing everywhere.

c) The music played when people danced.

d) Music played because people were dancing.

8. "I _______ with my parents for 20 years." (completed period, not temporary)

a) lived

b) was living

c) have lived

d) am living

9. Direct speech: "I am working on the report." Reported speech: She said she _______.

a) is working on the report

b) works on the report

c) was working on the report

d) worked on the report

10. Which emphasizes that the email was NOT finished?

a) I wrote an email when the computer crashed.

b) I was writing an email when the computer crashed.

c) I had written an email when the computer crashed.

d) I have written an email when the computer crashed.

11. "What _______ about when I interrupted you?"

a) did you think

b) do you think

c) were you thinking

d) have you thought

12. Which is the best way to describe a past temporary job?

a) I worked at a café while I studied.

b) I was working at a café while I was studying.

c) I have worked at a café while I studied.

d) I work at a café while I study.

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