Past Continuous Tense Negative Form Exercises - Test 1

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1. 1 These fish weren't leaping with joy. (leap)
2. 2 He saw she wasn't listening to him. (listen)
3. 3 He wasn't searching for any way of escape. (search)
4. 4 And I wasn'twasn't lieingwasn't lying either. (lie)
5. 5 She was seekingwasn't seeking her own way. (seek)

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6. 6 They were venturingweren't venturing into the open. (venture)
7. 7 He was laughingwasn't laughingweren't laughing any more. (laugh)
8. 8 I was playingwasn't playing for my own hand. (play)
9. 9 Still they were not againgweren't gaining upon me. (gain)
10. 10 I was thinkingwasn't thinking of that. (think)
11. 11 The girl wasn't lookingweren't looking him in the face. (look)
12. 12 I wasn't takeingwasn't taking any chances. (take)
13. 13 But he wasn't takingwasn't waiting for trouble. (wait)
14. 14 Other effects wasn't wantingwere wantingweren't wanting to complete the picture. (want)
15. 15 We wasn't walkingweren't walking now, we were running. (walk)

16. 16 Things wasn't goingweren't going well for them. (go)
17. 17 But I was not referingwasn't referingwasn't referring to you. (refer)
18. 18 The latter was lackwasn't lacking in a certain dignity. (lack)
19. 19 But he wasn't flingwasn't flying with her. (fly)
20. 20 I wasn't payingwasn't playing any attention to her. (pay)