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Past Continuous Tense

Name: Alexander Montalvo Code: 202196
Fill in the blank space with the missing words to make a past continuous sentence.

Example: He was reading a book.

1. I was listening (listen) to music.

2. She was watching (watch) a movie.

3. I was speaking (speak) English now.

4. He is jumping (jump) on the bed.

5. They were running (run) really fast.

6. I was studying (study) English at school.

7. He was singing (sing) a song.

8. We were playing (play) computer games.

9. I was drink (drink) juice.

10. The students were sleeping (sleep) in class.

11. She was eating (eat) a sandwich.

12. I was walking (walk) to school.

13. He was talking (talk) on the phone.

14. They were dancing (dance) to music.

15. I was kicking (kick) the ball.

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Past Continuous Positive and Negative

Make the positive past continuous:

1. (Julie / sleep at three o’clock)

Julie was sleeping at three o’clock

2. (you / study at three o’clock)

You were studying at three o’clock

3. (Luke / read at three o’clock)

Luke was reading at three o’clock

4. (I / work at three o’clock)

I was working at three o’clock

5. (they / eat chocolate at three o’clock)

They were eating chocolate at three o’clock

6. (John / play tennis at three o’clock)

John was playing tennis at three o’clock

7. (we / watch TV at three o’clock)

We were watching TV at three o’clock

8. (he / use the Internet at three o’clock)

He was using the Internet at three o’clock

9. (you / cook lunch at three o’clock)

You were cooking lunch at three o’clock

10. (we / travel to London at three o’clock)

We were traveling to London at three o’clock

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11. (Mrs. Brown / not / walk in the garden when the murder happened)
Mrs. Brown were not walking in the garden when the murder happened

12. (Mr. Black / not / work in his study when the murder happened)
Mr. Black was not working in his study when the murder happened

13. (Miss Jones / not / talk to Mr. White when the murder happened)
Miss Jones was not talking to Mr. White when the murder happened

14. (you / not / play cards when the murder happened)

You were not playing cards when the murder happened

15. (Dr. Ford / not / read in his room when the murder happened)
Dr. Ford was not reading in his room when the murder happened

16. (Mr. and Mrs. Green / not / eat in the dining room when the murder happened)
Mr. and Mrs. Green were not eating in the dining room when the murder
happened

17. (Mr. Blue / not / drink coffee in the library when the murder happened)
Mr. Blue was not drinking coffee in the library when the murder happened

18. (The maid / not / clean the bedrooms when the murder happened)
The maid was not cleaning the bedrooms when the murder happened

19. (I / not / listen to music when the murder happened)

I was not listening to music when the murder happened

20. (The dogs / not / play outside when the murder happened)
The dogs were not playing outside when the murder happened