1. I *was reading* a book when you called me. (Uporabite pretekli progresiv za opis dogajanja v preteklosti)
2. They *were playing* football at 5 pm yesterday. (Poudarite, da je dejanje trajalo v določenem trenutku)
3. She *was cooking* dinner when the guests arrived. (Uporabite pretekli progresiv za istočasna dejanja)
4. We *were watching* TV while it was raining outside. (Opis hkratnih dejanj v preteklosti)
5. He *was studying* all night for the exam. (Poudarite trajanje dejanja v preteklosti)
6. The children *were sleeping* when the phone rang. (Uporabite pretekli progresiv za dogajanje v ozadju)
7. You *were working* hard yesterday afternoon. (Poudarite kontinuiteto dejanja)
8. It *was snowing* when I left the house. (Opis vremena v preteklosti s preteklim progresivom)
9. My parents *were talking* about the trip while I was cleaning. (Dve hkratni dejstvi v preteklosti)
10. The dog *was barking* loudly during the storm. (Opis dejanja, ki je trajalo v določenem trenutku)

1. I *was walking* home when I *saw* an accident. (Uporabite pretekli progresiv za trajajoče dejanje in preteklik za kratko dejanje)
2. She *was listening* to music while he *was cooking*. (Dve hkratni dejstvi v preteklosti)
3. We *were driving* to the station when the car *broke* down. (Kratko dejanje pretrga trajajoče)
4. They *were talking* when the teacher *entered* the room. (Uporabite pretekli progresiv in preteklik skupaj)
5. He *was reading* a newspaper while the kids *were playing* outside. (Dve hkratni trajajoči dejavnosti)
6. I *was doing* my homework when the lights *went* out. (Pretrganje trajajočega dejanja)
7. You *were sleeping* when the alarm *started* ringing. (Prekinitve v preteklosti)
8. The team *was practicing* when it suddenly *started* raining. (Opis spreminjajočih se okoliščin)
9. She *was waiting* for the bus when her phone *rang*. (Dogajanje, ki je trajalo in kratko dejanje)
10. We *were having* dinner when the guests *arrived*. (Pretrganje trajajočega dejanja s kratkim)