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Past Continuous Exercise 1
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Past Continuous - Positive and Negative
Make the positive or negative past continuous
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1) Julie was sleeping
(sleep) at three o'clock.
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2) You were studying
(study) at three o'clock.
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3) Luke was reading
(read) at three o'clock.
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4) I was working
(work) at three o'clock.
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5) They were eating
(eat) chocolate at three
o'clock.
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6) John was playing
(play) tennis at three o'clock.
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7) We were watching
(watch) TV at three o'clock.
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8) He was using
(use) the internet at three
o'clock.
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9) You were cooking
(cook) lunch at three o'clock.
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10) We were travelling
(travel) to London at three
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o'clock.
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11) Mrs Brown wasn't walking
(not/walk) in the
garden when the murder happened.
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12) Mr Black wasn't working
(not/work) in his study
when the murder happened.
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13) Miss Jones wasn't talking
(not/talk) to Mr. White
when the murder happened.
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14) You weren't playing
(not/play) cards when the
murder happened.
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15) Dr Ford wasn't reading
(not/read) in his room
when the murder happened.
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16) Mr. and Mrs. Green weren't eating
the dining room when the murder happened.
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17) Mr Blue wasn't drinking
(not/drink) coffee in the
library when the murder happened.
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18) The maid wasn't cleaning
(not/clean) the
bedrooms when the murder happened.
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19) I wasn't listening
(not/listen) to music when the
murder happened.
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20) The dogs weren't playing
(not/play) outside when
the murder happened.
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Try some more exercises about the past continuous here:
Past continuous questions
Mixed exercise 1
Mixed exercise 2
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