Past Continuous - Find and Fix

One word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction.

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Question 1

At 8:15 last night, Nora was loads boxes into a van.

Question 2

At midnight, the streetlights wasn't working, so the road was completely dark.

Question 3

Was the actors rehearsing at six yesterday? Yes, they were.

Question 4

While I was writing, Leo was lying on the sofa, and the dog was runing around the room.

Question 5

At that moment yesterday, I know the answer, but I stayed quiet.

Question 6

A camera flashed once in the gallery while the guide was explained the painting.

Question 7

The lights were flickering when the technician restarts the generator, and the power returned immediately.

Question 8

For the month when the library manager travelled abroad, Mara was worked at the front desk.

Question 9

Yesterday afternoon, I was drafted a proposal but never finished it; I completed two short reports instead.

Question 10

Every night, just as we were trying to sleep, the tenant upstairs were always playing loud music, which annoyed everyone.

Question 11

At dawn, buses were moving slowly through the city because snow was fell heavily; then the first crash happened.

Question 12

At reception, I asked the clerk about my application: “I was wonder if you could check this form, please.”

Practise Past Continuous - Find and Fix with this interactive error-correction exercise of 12 questions. Tap the word that is wrong in each sentence and choose its correction, 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 Past Continuous - Find and Fix in everyday English.

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