Question

VA ROG MULT DE TOT SA MA AJUTATI!!!!!
Past continuous

A.Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.
Boris …….learning English.They …………swimming in the lake.
Your father ………..repairing the car. I …………reading a magazine.
You ………….packing your bag.My friends ……………watching the match on TV.
It ………raining.The dog ………..barking.
The children ………….brushing their teeth.Anne and Maureen ………….singing a song.

B. 1.When I phoned my friends, they (play) ……monopoly. 2.Yesterday at six I (prepare) …… dinner. 3.The kids (play) ….. in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. 4.I (practise) …… the guitar when he came home. 5. We (not / cycle) ….. all day. 6. While Aaron (work) ……in his room, his friends (swim) ……in the pool. 7.I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) ……. 8. What (you / do) …..yesterday? 9. Most of the time we (sit) …… in the park.
C.
1. you / play / cards …………………
2. Alice / walk / around the lake …………….
3. Caron / listen / to the radio ……………….
4. we / read / a book about Australia ………………
5. Linda / look for / her ring …………….
6. Fiona and Sam / visit / the castle ……………….
7. Ben / wash / the car ……………..
8. Kim and I / wait / in the park ………………
9. My sister / feed / the birds ……………..
10. Greg and Phil / count / their money ………………..

D. 1 I ……letters all day yesterday. (write)
2 You ……very slow about it. (be)
3 You …… on the phone for hours and hours. (talk)
4 They ……much business before lunch. (do NEGATIVE)
5 She ……..to me all week. Silly cow. (speak NEGATIVE)
6 It …………..for long. (rain NEGATIVE)
7 What ……you …….when I phoned yesterday? (do)
8 …………… you ……………….TV when it happened? (watch)
9 What ………………you …………. at the party? (wear)
10 He ……………….horrible to everyone, the nasty pig! (be)

Answer 1

Boris_was_learning English.They _were_swimming in the lake.

Your father_was_repairing the car. I _was_reading a magazine.

You _were_packing your bag.My friends _were_watching the match on TV.

It _was_raining.The dog _was_barking.

The children _were_brushing their teeth.Anne and Maureen _were_singing a song.

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