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Past Continuous Exercises

The document contains examples of exercises for students to practice forming sentences in the past continuous tense in English. There are multiple sections with prompts for students to complete sentences in either the positive or negative past continuous form, or as yes/no questions in the past continuous form. The exercises cover a variety of common verbs and scenarios to help students practice using the past continuous tense.

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Past Continuous Exercises

The document contains examples of exercises for students to practice forming sentences in the past continuous tense in English. There are multiple sections with prompts for students to complete sentences in either the positive or negative past continuous form, or as yes/no questions in the past continuous form. The exercises cover a variety of common verbs and scenarios to help students practice using the past continuous tense.

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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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Past Continuous Questions:


Make past continuous ‘yes / no’ questions:
When you arrived at the party...
1. (Alan / dance?)
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2. (Susie / drink gin?)
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3. (John and Ann / sing?)
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4. (Luke / talk to the girls?)
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5. (Jodie / put on make up?)
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6. (we / cook?)
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7. (Jane / play guitar?)
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8. (David / read a book?)
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9. (Francis / sit in the corner?)
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10. (everybody / have fun?)
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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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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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