Past Progressive Tense was / were + v-ing 1. The police officers rushed in because a man _________ (rob) the bank. 2. Sam __________ (read) the assignment when Jerry came by. 3. Lee and Lorena __________ (study) Japanese last semester. 4. While the girl __________ (eat) the hot dog, she started to choke. 5. Darla __________ (live) in Phoenix for several years while she went to school. 6. While Juan _________ (play) soccer, he hurt his knee. 7. When I _________ (stop) at the signal, I saw a bad accident right in front of me.