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Printable grammar worksheet for Grades 9 and 10 on past continuous and past simple tenses with fill-in-the-blank sentences.
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Past Continuous Tense for Interrupted Action

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This printable grammar worksheet teaches students in Grades 9–10 to use past continuous and past simple tenses to describe interrupted actions. Eight fill-in-the-blank sentences use examples like "She was sleeping when the dog barked" and "We were eating dinner when the phone rang." Useful for grammar practice, homework, or review of how the two past tenses work together.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Grammar
Grade Level:
9th – 10th Grades
Updated April 2026

Word Bank

  • [Sleep]
  • [Bark]
  • [Eat]
  • [Ring]
  • [Skate]
  • [Start]
  • [speak]
  • [fall]
  • [eat]
  • [bite]
  • [dance]
  • [Kick]
  • [drive]
  • [jump]

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