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Test Yourself

II. Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. I _______________ the wound when the doctor walked in. (clean)
2. He _______________ home when we needed the medicine. (drive)

3. Where _______________ you _______________ for the lost jewellery? (look)

4. Julie _______________ to the market when it started raining. (go)
5. The manager _______________ when an idea struck him. (dream)

III. Rewrite the given sentences in their negative form.
1. I was feeling well yet I went.

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2. The hikers were walking for long, but they lost their way.

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3. He was just finishing the work when the lights went off.

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4. We were talking about going for a film when you joined us.

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5. She was looking for a new job when they promoted her.

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Future Continuous Tense

We use the future continuous tense of a verb when we know that an action will be in progress at
some time in the future or to describe something that has been prearranged.

Future continuous is formed by using will/shall + be + present participle form of the main verb.
l They will be hiring more people for the next project.

l He will be waiting all day for you to arrive.

Formation of Sentences in the Future Continuous Tense

The negative in future continuous is formed by using shall/will not be + present participle form of
main verb.

l I shall not be cooking today. l She will not be coming to meet me.

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