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The time marker 'when I arrived' shows the action was ongoing at that point.","The accountant was checking the figures when the phone rang.",[17],{"id":18,"blankNumber":9,"options":19},"019d360f-4540-7459-8816-e28978d997db",[20,25,29],{"id":21,"optionText":22,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d360f-4540-7435-8816-e2897826326e","is talking",false,0,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d360f-4540-73c9-8816-e289778fefb0","was talking",true,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":32},"019d360f-4540-7409-8816-e289779a4c80","talked",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019d360f-4540-7699-8816-e2897e994ee6","__1__ on the report at 3 o'clock yesterday?","Use the past continuous question form to ask about an action in progress at a specific time in the past. With 'you', use 'were', and follow it with the -ing form of the main verb.","Were you attending the meeting at 10 o'clock this morning?",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":9,"options":41},"019d360f-4540-75bd-8816-e2897c0af4dc",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d360f-4540-7579-8816-e2897ad9f97e","Was you working",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":9},"019d360f-4540-759d-8816-e2897b7afdf1","Did you work",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d360f-4540-754d-8816-e2897a08f472","Were you working",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":54,"explanation":55,"exampleSentence":56,"blanks":57},"019d360f-4540-7795-8816-e28980455d93","My colleagues __1__ the new project while I was making coffee.",3,"Use the past continuous for an action in progress at the same time as another past action. The subject 'colleagues' is plural, so we use 'were'. The parallel action 'while I was making coffee' requires the continuous form.","The team were preparing the presentation while the manager was reviewing the budget.",[58],{"id":59,"blankNumber":9,"options":60},"019d360f-4540-775d-8816-e2897f601c01",[61,64,67],{"id":62,"optionText":63,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":24},"019d360f-4540-76f9-8816-e2897e99852b","were discussing",{"id":65,"optionText":66,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":9},"019d360f-4540-771d-8816-e2897f117579","was discussing",{"id":68,"optionText":69,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":32},"019d360f-4540-773d-8816-e2897f1c4d70","discussed",{"id":71,"sentenceTemplate":72,"displayOrder":73,"explanation":74,"exampleSentence":75,"blanks":76},"019d360f-4540-78a9-8816-e289831225f6","The printer __1__ strange noises all morning, so we called the technician.",4,"Use the past continuous to describe an action that continued over a period of time in the past. The time phrase 'all morning' emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action, requiring the continuous form.","The computer was running slowly all afternoon, so I restarted it.",[77],{"id":78,"blankNumber":9,"options":79},"019d360f-4540-786d-8816-e28982531a80",[80,83,86],{"id":81,"optionText":82,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d360f-4540-7811-8816-e289814b29c1","made",{"id":84,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d360f-4540-77d9-8816-e2898068f1fd","was making",{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":32},"019d360f-4540-784d-8816-e28982270fdc","were making",{"id":90,"sentenceTemplate":91,"displayOrder":92,"explanation":93,"exampleSentence":94,"blanks":95},"019d360f-4540-7989-8816-e28986d44c44","What __1__ when the client walked into the meeting room?",5,"Use the past continuous question form to ask about an action in progress when another event happened. The interrupting event 'when the client walked in' requires the continuous form to show what was happening at that moment.","What were you discussing when the director entered the office?",[96],{"id":97,"blankNumber":9,"options":98},"019d360f-4540-7951-8816-e28985f4d3c0",[99,102,105],{"id":100,"optionText":101,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d360f-4540-7935-8816-e289851d8940","you were doing",{"id":103,"optionText":104,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":9},"019d360f-4540-7915-8816-e289845a7fb0","did you do",{"id":106,"optionText":107,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d360f-4540-78f1-8816-e2898372c6b1","were you doing",{"id":109,"sentenceTemplate":110,"displayOrder":111,"explanation":112,"exampleSentence":113,"blanks":114},"019d360f-4540-7a65-8816-e28989aa460a","I __1__ for an important email while my boss was explaining the new policy.",6,"Use the past continuous to show two actions happening at the same time in the past. The parallel action 'while my boss was explaining' requires both verbs to be in the continuous form.","I was checking my schedule while the team was planning the event.",[115],{"id":116,"blankNumber":9,"options":117},"019d360f-4540-7a2d-8816-e289890d839a",[118,121,124],{"id":119,"optionText":120,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d360f-4540-7a11-8816-e289890ae4e3","were waiting",{"id":122,"optionText":123,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d360f-4540-79cd-8816-e28987807f8b","was waiting",{"id":125,"optionText":126,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":32},"019d360f-4540-79f1-8816-e289887b2bb1","waited",{"id":128,"sentenceTemplate":129,"displayOrder":130,"explanation":131,"exampleSentence":132,"blanks":133},"019d360f-4540-7b41-8816-e2898d4d9854","The manager __1__ the monthly results when the power suddenly went out.",7,"Use the past continuous to describe an action in progress when it was interrupted by another event. 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The reason clause 'because the cleaners were still working' shows both actions were ongoing simultaneously.","They were not answering calls at that time because they were in a training session.",[153],{"id":154,"blankNumber":9,"options":155},"019d360f-4540-7bed-8816-e2898ea13f68",[156,159,162],{"id":157,"optionText":158,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d360f-4540-7ba5-8816-e2898e0399af","did not use",{"id":160,"optionText":161,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":9},"019d360f-4540-7bd1-8816-e2898e6f5e53","was not using",{"id":163,"optionText":164,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d360f-4540-7b81-8816-e2898dce36ea","were not using",{"id":166,"sentenceTemplate":167,"displayOrder":168,"explanation":169,"exampleSentence":170,"blanks":171},"019d360f-4540-7de1-8816-e28991cb05bf","Why __1__ notes during the presentation? You usually do.",10,"Use the negative past continuous question form to ask why an expected action was not happening during a specific event. The phrase 'during the presentation' shows the action should have been ongoing at that time.","Why were you not participating in the discussion when everyone else was sharing ideas?",[172],{"id":173,"blankNumber":9,"options":174},"019d360f-4540-7da9-8816-e28991ca7be4",[175,178,181],{"id":176,"optionText":177,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":24},"019d360f-4540-7d49-8816-e289908c3874","were you not taking",{"id":179,"optionText":180,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":9},"019d360f-4540-7d6d-8816-e2899108d814","did you not take",{"id":182,"optionText":183,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":32},"019d360f-4540-7d8d-8816-e28991468631","was you not taking",{"id":185,"sentenceTemplate":186,"displayOrder":187,"explanation":188,"exampleSentence":189,"blanks":190},"019d360f-4540-7ebd-8816-e2899455532f","The office was very busy this morning because three departments __1__ for the same deadline.",11,"Use the past continuous to describe an ongoing action that was the cause of a situation in the past. The time phrase 'this morning' and the reason structure 'because' show the preparation was in progress during that busy period.","The meeting room was crowded because two teams were working on urgent proposals.",[191],{"id":192,"blankNumber":9,"options":193},"019d360f-4540-7e85-8816-e28994448d0a",[194,197,200],{"id":195,"optionText":196,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":24},"019d360f-4540-7e69-8816-e28993e81477","was preparing",{"id":198,"optionText":199,"isCorrect":23,"displayOrder":9},"019d360f-4540-7e45-8816-e2899318dc39","prepared",{"id":201,"optionText":202,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d360f-4540-7e25-8816-e289922279e8","were preparing",{"title":204,"slug":205,"language":206},"Past Continuous","past-continuous","en"]