Past continuous negative

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Name ______________________________

1 Look at the picture and complete

2 Write the negative form.

the sentences.
a) I was dreaming.

I wasn't dreaming.
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b) You were flying.

You weren't flying.

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c) He was playing.

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d) She was dancing. _____________________

e) It was snowing.

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f ) We were singing. _____________________

g) They were writing. _____________________

3 Unscramble the sentences.

a) wasn't / at / o'clock. / I / sleeping / eight
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I wasn't sleeping at eight o'clock.
wasn't raining weren't studying
weren't fighting wasn't shouting
weren't singing

b) volleyball. / playing / Paul / wasn't

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c) drinking / beer. / weren't / They

wasn't raining the sun was shining.

a) It ______________;

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b) The students _________________________

in class; they were having a picnic.

d) the / wasn't / Pam / in / kitchen. / cooking

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c) They ___________________________; they

were playing.

e) sun / The / shining. / was

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d) The teacher ________________________;

4 Write the negative form of the

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e) The birds __________________________;

they were flying in the sky.

I wasn't playing dominoes with my friends.

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NEGATIVE
I

was not (wasn't) studying.

You
He
She
It

were not (weren't) studying.

We
You
They

was not (wasn't) studying.

b) My friends were drinking orange juice.

Singular

STOP

sentences.
a) I was playing dominoes with my friends.

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My friends weren't drinking orange juice.
c) My sister was watching TV.
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were not (weren't) studying.

To make negative sentences in the past

continuous, use was / were + not +
the verb in the -ing form.

Plural

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she was relaxing. She was very happy!

d) I was cleaning my room.

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e) You were reading a book.
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