Past Continuous Tense Exercises - Test 1

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• 1. But they weren't living any longer. (not/live)
• 2. I know she was looking at me. (look)
• 3. Was it owing to any wisdom of hers? (it/owe/?)
• 4. She stealingShe was stealingWas she singWas she stealWas she stealing away from fear of punishment? (she/steal/?)
• 5. Who are you speakingWho was speakingWho was you speakingWho were you speakingWho you speaking to, Daddy? (who/you/speak/?)

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• 6. You are talkingtalkedtalkingwas talkingwere talking to her at the moment. (talk)
• 7. The boat wasn't satyingwasn't staingwasn't stayingwere not stayingweren't staying in one position. (not/stay)
• 8. Then he tellingtoldwas tellingwasn't tellingwere telling the whole story. (tell)
• 9. The boat didn't gowasn't gowasn't goingwere not goingweren't going back to the wharf. (not/go)
• 10. She thought he staringwas stareingwas staringwas starringwas starting at her. (stare)
• 11. To what end men and women were sufferingTo what end were men and women sufferingWere to what end men and women sufferingWhat end were men and women sufferingWhat were ending to suffer? (to what end/men and women/suffer/?)
• 12. Only it goingwas gowas goingwasn't goingwere going the other way. (go)
• 13. But he didn't waitwas waitingwasn't waitingwasn't waittingweren't waityng for trouble. (not/wait)
• 14. And what was those grey forms trotingwhat was those grey forms trottingwhat were those grey forms trotwhat were those grey forms trotingwhat were those grey forms trotting away in the distance? (what/those grey forms/trot/?)
• 15. Why was you two skulkingWhy were you twoWhy were you two shulkingWhy were you two skulkingWhy you two were skulking in the bush? (why/you two/skulk/?)

• 16. He wasn't seachingwasn't searching for any way of escape. (not/search)
• 17. And I was not lieingwasn't lieingwasn't liingwasn't lingwasn't lying either. (not/lie)
• 18. It was a man he carringcarryingwas caringwas carringwas carrying. (carry)
• 19. But he thinkingthinks'was thinkingwasn't thinking of the boy. (think)
• 20. These men was not laughingwasn't laughingwasn't laugingweren't laughingweren't laughting at him. (not/laugh)

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