Question 1
Build the sentence: _____
Options: By dinner, Nina had been studying for three hours., was, is
Build Duration, Negatives, and Questions
Tap the words in the correct order to build each sentence. One word does not belong.
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Question 2
Build the sentence: _____
Options: was, They had been waiting since sunrise when the bus arrived.
Question 3
Build the sentence: _____
Options: The musicians had been rehearsing all afternoon before the concert began., rehearse, was
Question 4
Build the negative sentence: _____
Options: was, is, Leo had not been sleeping well before the exam.
Question 5
Build the negative sentence: _____
Options: Maya hadn't been paying attention during the briefing., was
Question 6
Build the question: _____
Options: has, was, Had you been working when the alarm sounded?
Question 7
Build the question: _____
Options: How long had they been living in Berlin before they moved?, has
Question 8
Build the explanation: _____
Options: is, was, Her hands were dirty because she had been planting flowers.
Question 9
Build the explanation: _____
Options: Omar was out of breath because he had been running., were
Question 10
Build the explanation: _____
Options: were, The kitchen smelled wonderful because Nina had been baking.
Practise Build Duration, Negatives, and Questions with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 10 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every sentence.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Build Duration, Negatives, and Questions in everyday English.
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