Past Continuous 3 Questions

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Questions: 5 | Attempts: 57 | Updated: Mar 20, 2023

Questions and Answers

1.

________ when I got home yesterday? (read, you)

Explanation
The correct answer "were you reading" is in the past continuous tense. The question is asking about an action that was happening at a specific time in the past when the person arrived home. The use of "were" indicates the past tense, and "you reading" indicates the continuous action of reading.

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2.

When I was watching TV yesterday, what ________ ? (do, you)

Explanation
The correct answer "were you doing" is in the past continuous tense. It is used to describe an ongoing action that was happening at a specific point in the past. In this case, the question is asking about the activity the person was engaged in while watching TV. By using the past continuous tense, it implies that the person wants to know what activity the person was actively involved in during that time.

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3.

What band ________ to yesterday, when we were walking to school? (listen, you)

Explanation
The correct answer is "were you listening" because the question is asking about the action of listening in the past. The word "yesterday" indicates that the action happened in the past, and the subject "you" is referring to the person being asked. Therefore, the correct verb form to use is "were you listening."

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4.

What ________ to tell me yesterday, I forgot? (try, she)

Explanation
The correct answer is "was she trying". In this sentence, the word "trying" is used as a verb in the past continuous tense. It suggests that the person mentioned in the question was attempting or making an effort to tell something yesterday, but the speaker forgot what it was. The use of "was she" indicates that the subject of the sentence is a female.

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5.

Where ________ with Jack and Sally yesterday? (go, Mike)

Explanation
The correct answer is "was Mike going" because the question is asking about Mike's action in the past. In this case, we use the past continuous tense "was going" to indicate that Mike was in the process of going somewhere with Jack and Sally yesterday.

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Past Continuous 3 Questions

________ when I got home yesterday? (read, you)

When I was watching TV yesterday, what ________ ? (do, you)

What band ________ to yesterday, when we were walking to school? (listen, you)

What ________ to tell me yesterday, I forgot? (try, she)

Where ________ with Jack and Sally yesterday? (go, Mike)