Past Continuous Negative Exercise 2

The past continuous (or past progressive) is a tense in English that is used to talk about long actions in the past or when the focus is on the duration of a particular action.

This is an exercise about forming negative sentences in the past continuous.

You can find the exercise below:

Past Continuous Negative Exercise 2

Complete these sentences by filling in the negative form of the verb in the past continuous.
1.
He (not, to study) when I called him.
2.
It (not, to rain) all day.
3.
My phone (not, to charge) when it exploded.
4.
I (not, to take) a shower.
5.
They (not, to try) to get into the building.
6.
She (not, to help) an old lady. Instead of helping, she was robbing her!
7.
We (not, to play) because someone's life was on the line.
8.
The cleaning lady (not, to clean) my house when I got home.
9.
She (not, to do) her job.
10.
The chef (not, to cook) when he got a heart attack.

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