Past Continuous Tense

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

ACTIVE VOICE	PASSIVE VOICE
1.    She was pressing my clothes	1.    My clothes was being pressed by her.
2.    They were not doing sums.	2.    Sums were not being done by them.
3.    Was he playing foot ball?	3.    Was football being played by him?
4.    Where were you playing cricket?	4.    Where was cricket being played by you?
5.    Who was ringing the bell?	5.    By whom was the bell being rung?

  

EXERCISE

1.               She was combing her hair.

2.              We were reciting the Holy Quran.

3.              They were selling sweets.

4.              The cow was not eating grass.

5.              Was he burning many letters?

6.              Who was flying a kite?

7.              I was buying a new book.

8.              He was learning a poem by heart.

9.              You were singing a song.

10.       I was not telling a lie.

11.       Was the fisherman catching a fish?

12.       Why were the policemen watching him?

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