Past Continuous Tense Question Form Exercises - Test 1

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• 1. Why was this numbness creeping over her again? (why/this numbness/creep)
• 2. Why were they wasting so much priceless time? (why/they/waste)
• 3. Was it reading those papers that set you to thinking? (it/read)
• 4. What was the strikers thinkingWhat were the strikers thinking now, and what would they be thinking soon? (what/the strikers/think)
• 5. Was a different kind ofWas a different kind of hell preparing to pop? (a different kind of hell/prepare)

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• 6. This father wasn't dischargeWas this father not discharging his duty by this boy much better than he would have been by sending him to a place called a school? (this father/not/discharge)
• 7. Well, what we were speakingwhat were we speaking of? (what/we/speak)
• 8. But to what destination was he goingwhat destination was he going? (to what destination/he/go)
• 9. They were actually goingWere they actually going away without her? (they/actually/go)
• 10. But why on earth the pani always talkingwhy on earth was the pani always talking about rats? (why on earth/the Pani/always/talk)
• 11. The king's was wonderful fallThe king's was wonderful place fallThe king's was wonderful place fallingWas the king's wonderful palace falling to pieces? (the King's wonderful palace/fall)
• 12. Was the whole neighborhood not swarmingWe're weren't the whole neighborhood not swarm with canine dependents? (the whole neighborhood/not/swarm)
• 13. Why were they come outWhy were they come outingWhy were they coming out at that hour of the day? (why/they/come out)
• 14. Why was she flyWhy was she flying from the two strangers? (why/she/fly)
• 15. Was he poseingWas he posing as Ruth Morton's brother, and if so, for what reason? (he/pose)

• 16. What they talkingWhat were they talking about so continually? (what/they/talk)
• 17. Where are we goingWhere were we going, and what were we to do? (where/we/go)
• 18. But why is boris walkingwhy was boris walking up and down alone in the avenue of maples? (why/Boris/walk)
• 19. What on earth were you thinkWhat on earth were you thinking about? (what on earth/you/think)
• 20. Life wasn't it becomeingWas life not becoming to him vainer and still vainer every day? (life/not/become)

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