Build the sentence

Finished and In-Progress Actions —
Build Sentences.

Tap the words in the correct order to build each past sentence. One word does not belong.

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Question 1

Build the sentence: _____

Options: visiting, We visited the museum last Saturday.

Question 2

Build the sentence: _____

Options: At eight o'clock, Maya was cooking dinner., cooked

Question 3

Build the sentence: _____

Options: finishes, Leo finished his homework and called his friend.

Question 4

Build the sentence: _____

Options: The children were playing in the garden at five o'clock., played

Question 5

Build the sentence: _____

Options: reading, I read the whole book last night.

Question 6

Build the sentence: _____

Options: This time yesterday, we were travelling by train., travelled

Question 7

Build the stative-verb sentence: _____

Options: wanting, Sara wanted a seat near the window during the journey.

Question 8

Build two simultaneous actions: _____

Options: The workers were repairing the road while traffic was moving slowly., repaired

Question 9

Build the sentence: _____

Options: watching, They watched a film and went home.

Question 10

Build the sentence: _____

Options: I was studying in the library at four o'clock., studied

Practice Finished and In-Progress Actions - Build Sentences 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 detailed feedback on every sentence.

Practicing 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 Finished and In-Progress Actions - Build Sentences in everyday English.

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