Froggy Jumps Past Continuous ChallengeOnline version Test your past continuous skills. by HARIYATI HARIYATI 1 Which sentence is in the past continuous? a I was walking to the store. b I am walking to the store. c I walked to the store. 2 What is the structure of the past continuous? a have + past participle b was/were + verb-ing c will + verb 3 Which sentence shows an action in progress at a past time? a She is reading at 8 PM. b She read at 8 PM. c At 8 PM, she was reading. 4 We ... when the phone rang. a were talking b are talking c talked 5 Two actions in progress at the same time in the past a They were studying while it was raining. b They studied while it was raining. c They will be studying while it is raining. 6 The past continuous is used for a background action plus a(n) ... action. a simple past b present perfect c future simple 7 Negate the past continuous: He ... in the yard. a wasn't standing b isn't standing c weren't standing 8 Form a past continuous question: ... you working at 10 PM? a Were b Are c Was 9 Choose the correct option: I ... dinner when the lights went out. a was cooking b cooked c am cooking 10 Which phrase best signals past continuous usage? a while b after c soon
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