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Past Continuous - Negative Forms

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Choose the correct negative past continuous form

  1. He
    the guitar
    1. wasn't play
    2. weren't playing
    3. wasn't playing
  2. The babies
    1. weren't cry
    2. wasn't crying
    3. weren't crying
  3. It
    1. wasn't rain
    2. weren't raining
    3. wasn't raining
  4. She
    1. wasn't run
    2. weren't running
    3. wasn't running
  5. They
    1. weren't shouting
    2. wasn't shouting
    3. weren't shout
  6. The birds
    1. wasn't singing
    2. wasn't sing
    3. weren't singing
  7. He
    to music
    1. wasn't listening
    2. weren't listen
    3. weren't listening
  8. I
    a musical instrument
    1. wasn't playing
    2. weren't playing
    3. weren't play
  9. They
    tennis
    1. weren't playing
    2. wasn't playing
    3. weren't play
  10. She
    a bike
    1. wasn't riding
    2. weren't riding
    3. weren't ride
  11. He
    his teeth
    1. wasn't cleaning
    2. weren't clean
    3. weren't cleaning
  12. The dog
    1. wasn't bark
    2. weren't barking
    3. wasn't barking
  13. I
    candy
    1. wasn't eating
    2. wasn't eat
    3. weren't eating
  14. They
    1. weren't laugh
    2. wasn't laughing
    3. weren't laughing
  15. It
    1. weren't snowing
    2. wasn't snowing
    3. wasn't snow
  16. We
    TV
    1. weren't watch
    2. weren't watching
    3. wasn't watching
  17. We
    Easter eggs
    1. wasn't painting
    2. weren't painting
    3. weren't paint
  18. You
    1. wasn't listening
    2. weren't listen
    3. weren't listening
  19. She
    homework
    1. wasn't do
    2. wasn't doing
    3. weren't doing
  20. Kate and John
    dinner
    1. weren't eating
    2. wasn't eat
    3. wasn't eating
  21. The dog
    the cat
    1. wasn't chasing
    2. weren't chasing
    3. wasn't chase
  22. She
    an email
    1. weren't writing
    2. wasn't write
    3. wasn't writing
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