Past Continuous and Adverbs of Manner

She / work

• She was working

• She worked

• She is working

• She works

Answer explanation

Format:

Subject + be (past) + verb + ing

She was working

Is this sentence correct?

"I worked when they interrupted me"

• Yes, it is correct

• No, it is incorrect

Answer explanation

This sentence is incorrect!

"I worked ..." is in the past simple, but

"...when they interrupted me", means past continuous!

They / study last night

• They studied last night

• They were studying last night

• They are studying last night

• They study last night

Answer explanation

Subject + be (past) + verb + ing

They were studying last night

I think Joe plays tennis _______ (good)

• Goodly

• Well

• Good

• Welly

Answer explanation

Good is irregular!

Good --> well

The children played _________ (happy)

• Well

• Happily

• Happy

• Good

Answer explanation

Happy -> Happily (y > i + ly)

They ran ________ (fast), but they didn't catch the criminal!

• fastily

• fast

• fastly

Answer explanation

Fast is irregular!

Fast --> Fast

She / talk

Answer explanation

Subject + be (past) + verb + ing

She was talking

She painted her room really _______ (good)

Answer explanation

Good is irregular!

Good --> Well

Why / they / run?

Answer explanation

"Wh" + be (past) + Subject + verb + ing

Why were they running?

Where / you / go?

• Where were you going?

• Where was you going?

• Where is you go?

• Where is you going?

Answer explanation

"Wh" + be (past) + Subject + verb + ing

Where were you going?