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Past continuous: a free grammar game

23 questions, easiest first. For a class on the wall, or alone.

At this time yesterday, I ______ (lie) on a beach in Spain.
Alied
Bam lying
Cwere lying
Dwas lying
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On your own, on a phone or computer
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23 questionsA2 to B1easiest first
Three of the questions
Everyone ______ when the music suddenly stopped.was dancing
She ______ (chat with friends) when I arrived.was chatting with friends
My brother and I ______ talking in the garden when our aunt arrived.were
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Teaching a class?Open this page on the computer that shows the wall: four games for teams.

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Play it on your students’ phonesThey join with a class code, no sign-up for them. You see who answered.Free account
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Set it as homework, keep every scoreEach student’s answers over time, and what they keep getting wrong.
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