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

1. He (have) dinner when he got the news.

2. What (be) you (wear) at the party?

3. The guards (chase) the thief.

4. I (try) to fix my computer.

5. My friend and I (play) basketball.

6. She (sleep) when the thieves entered the house.

7. I (listen) to some music.

8. He (snore) through the night.

9. (be) the prime minister (wave) to the crowd?

B. Use the words to write questions in the past continuous. Then, try to answer

the questions.

1. what/you/do/at/lunch time/yesterday?

What were you doing at lunch time yesterday?

I was

2. your family/have/dinner/at/eight o’clock/last night?

3. you/do/your homework/at/half past six/on Sunday?

4. what/you/watch/on/TV/last/night?

5. it/rain/at/nine o’ clock/this/morning?

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