Past Continuous 1 Affirmative

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    At 8 pm last night I ________ TV. (watch)

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This 'Past Continuous 1 Affirmative' quiz assesses understanding of the past continuous tense through practical sentences. Participants fill in blanks with correct verb forms, enhancing their grasp of English grammar and verb tenses.

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    At 9 pm last Saturday they ________ to the cinema. (go)

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "were going" because the sentence is in the past tense and "were going" is the correct past continuous form of the verb "go". It indicates that the action of going to the cinema was ongoing at a specific time in the past, which was 9 pm last Saturday.

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    Last summer I ________ for a small law firm. (work)

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "was working" because the sentence is referring to an action that happened in the past. The phrase "last summer" indicates a specific time in the past, and the verb tense "was working" is the past continuous tense, which is used to describe an ongoing action in the past. Therefore, "was working" is the appropriate verb form to complete the sentence.

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    At 1 pm yesterday she ________ lunch. (have)

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "was having" because the sentence is in the past tense and the action of having lunch was ongoing at a specific time in the past, which is 1 pm yesterday. "Was having" is the past continuous tense form of the verb "have" and accurately describes the action happening at that time.

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    At 7 in the morning yesterday you ________. (wake up)

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "were waking up" because the sentence is in the past tense and the action of waking up was ongoing at a specific time (7 in the morning yesterday). The past continuous tense is used to describe an action that was happening at a specific point in the past.

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