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Past Continuous Positive and Negative

Make the positive past continuous:

1. (Julie / sleep at three o’clock)

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2. (you / study at three o’clock)
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3. (Luke / read at three o’clock)
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4. (I / work at three o’clock)
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5. (they / eat chocolate at three o’clock)
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6. (John / play tennis at three o’clock)
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7. (we / watch TV at three o’clock)
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8. (he / use the Internet at three o’clock)
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9. (you / cook lunch at three o’clock)
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10. (we / travel to London at three o’clock)
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11. (Mrs. Brown / not / walk in the garden when the murder happened)
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12. (Mr. Black / not / work in his study when the murder happened)
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13. (Miss Jones / not / talk to Mr. White when the murder happened)
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14. (you / not / play cards when the murder happened)
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15. (Dr. Ford / not / read in his room when the murder happened)
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16. (Mr. and Mrs. Green / not / eat in the dining room when the murder happened)
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17. (Mr. Blue / not / drink coffee in the library when the murder happened)
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18. (the maid / not / clean the bedrooms when the murder happened)
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19. (I / not / listen to music when the murder happened)
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20. (the dogs / not / play outside when the murder happened)
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Past Continuous Mixed Exercise 1

Make the past continuous (you need to choose positive, negative or question):

1. (he / cook)
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2. (she / play cards?)
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3. (I / not / cry)
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4. (you / not / feel well)
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5. (where / I / go when I met you?)
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6. (she / not / sleeping at midnight)
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7. (I / work?)
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8. (you / sleep when I got home?)
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9. (it / rain at lunchtime)
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10. (what / you / do?)
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11. (why / she / run?)
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12. (you / not / read)
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13. (how / we / do at that time?)
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14. (he / not / watch a film at 3pm)
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15. (I / do my homework at eight o’clock)
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16. (where / it / rain?)
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17. (you / shop when I called you)
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18. (she / eat dinner when we arrived)
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19. (he / live in Tokyo at the time?)
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20. (it / rain?)
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Past Continuous Mixed Exercise 2

Make the past continuous (choose positive, negative or question):

1. (they / take the exam?)

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2. (when / he / work there?)
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3. (you / make dinner?)
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4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
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5. (when / we / sleep?)
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6. (they / study last night)
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7. (we / talk when the accident happened)
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8. (he / not / exercise enough)
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9. (I / talk too much?)
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10. (it / not / snow)
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11. (how / they / feel?)
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12. (they / not / talk)
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13. (where / I / stay?)
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14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?)
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15. (I / go to school when you saw me)
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16. (you / sleep at 6am)
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17. (she / work when I called)
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18. (we / not / leave when you called)
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19. (I / not / stay in a hotel)
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20. (we / make too much noise?)
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