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Past Continuous

The document provides examples of using the past continuous tense in English. It includes fill-in-the-blank exercises with verbs in the past continuous form, as well as questions in the interrogative form of the past continuous tense. It also gives examples of changing sentences into their negative and interrogative forms of the past continuous tense. The answers to the exercises are then provided.

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Past Continuous

The document provides examples of using the past continuous tense in English. It includes fill-in-the-blank exercises with verbs in the past continuous form, as well as questions in the interrogative form of the past continuous tense. It also gives examples of changing sentences into their negative and interrogative forms of the past continuous tense. The answers to the exercises are then provided.

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PAST CONTINUOUS

Fill in the blanks with Past Continuous Tense.

1. He _______________ an orange. (eat)

2. They ______________ hard. (work)

3. Susan _______________ the traffic lights. (cross)

4. My grandmother ______________ us stories. (tell)

5. We __________________ the examinations. (take)

6. The girls _______________ the picture. (paint)

7. She ________________ her hair. (wash)

8. The children ______________ all night. (dance)

9. Peter _______________ a letter. (write)

10. He ________________ his homework. (do)

Fill in the blanks with interrogative forms of Past Continuous Tense.

1. ___________ he __________? (jump)

2. ___________ they _________ in the same bus? (travel)

3. __________ she _________ an umbrella? (carry)

4. _________ the man ________ with a fishing rod? (fish)

5. _________ he __________ a pizza? (eat)

6. ________ the patient __________with pain? (cry)

7. ________ they _________ English last days? (learn)

8. ________ the teacher _________ anew lesson? (teach)

9. ________ you ____________ hard for your test? (work)

10. ________ she __________ over Tom house? (come)

11. ________ everyone __________ me? (miss)

12. ________ Rita ____________ in class? (speak)


Change the given sentences into their negative and interrogative forms of Past Continuous
Tense.

1. He was realizing his mistake.

(-) _______________________

(?) _______________________

2. She was listening to me.

(-) _______________________

(?) _______________________

3. They were playing well.

(-) _______________________

(?) _______________________

4. The dog was barking at the beggar.

(-) _______________________

(?) _______________________

5. Our team was winning the match.

(-) _______________________

(?) _______________________

6. The news was spreading like a jungle fire.

(-) _______________________

(?) _______________________

7. We were trying to catch a bus.

(-) _______________________

(?) _______________________

8. They were hurting themselves.

(-) _______________________

(?) _______________________
PAST CONTINUOUS

ANSWERS

Fill in the blanks with Past Continuous Tense.

1. He was eating an orange. (eat)

2. They were working hard. (work)

3. Susan was crossing the traffic lights. (cross)

4. My grandmother was telling us stories. (tell)

5. We were taking the examinations. (take)

6. The girls were painting the picture. (paint)

7. She was washing her hair. (wash)

8. The children were dancing all night. (dance)

9. Peter was writing a letter. (write)

10. He was doing his homework. (do)

Fill in the blanks with interrogative forms of Past Continuous Tense.

1. Was he jumping? (jump)

2. Were they travelling in the same bus? (travel)

3. Was she carrying an umbrella? (carry)

4. Was the man fishing with a fishing rod? (fish)

5. Was he eating a pizza? (eat)

6. Was the patient crying with pain? (cry)

7. Were they learning English last days? (learn)

8. Was the teacher teaching a new lesson? (teach)

9. Were you working hard for your test? (work)

10. Was she coming over Tom house? (come)

11. Was everyone missing me? (miss)

12. Was Rita speaking in class? (speak)


Change the given sentences into their negative and interrogative forms of Past Continuous
Tense.

1. He was realizing his mistake.

(-) He wasn´t realizing his mistake.

(?) Was he realizing his mistake?

2. She was listening to me.

(-) She wasn´t listening to me.

(?) Was she listening to me?

3. They were playing well.

(-) They weren´t playing well.

(?) Were they playing well?

4. The dog was barking at the beggar.

(-) The dog wasn´t barking at the beggar.

(?) Was the dog barking at the beggar?

5. Our team was winning the match.

(-) Our team wasn´t winning the match.

(?) Was our team winning the match?

6. The news was spreading like a jungle fire.

(-) The news wasn´t spreading like a jungle fire.

(?) Was the news spreading like a jungle fire?

7. We were trying to catch a bus.

(-) We weren´t trying to catch a bus.

(?) Were we trying to catch a bus?

8. They were hurting themselves.

(-) They weren´t hurting themselves.

(?) Were they hurting themselves?

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