A: I saw you running. What happened? - B: I ____ (try) to catch my dog.
was trying
A: ____ (you / clean) the house yesterday? - B: Yes, I ____ (wash) the floors when my friend came over.
Were you cleaning, was washing
A: I saw Sam at the park. - B: He ____ (look) for his phone all day.
was looking
A: What ____ (you / do) yesterday afternoon? - B: I ____ (play) with my dog in the yard.
were you doing, was playing
A: When I saw you yesterday, you ____ (run) down the street. - B: Yes, I ____ (try) to catch my dog!
were running, was trying
A: ____ (you / work) on your project all night? - B: Yes, I was.
Were you working
A: What ____ (Lisa / do) when you saw her at the café? - B: She ____ (read) a book and enjoying her coffee.
was Lisa doing, was reading
A: ____ (they / play) football yesterday afternoon? - B: Yes, they ____ (play) until it started raining.
Were they playing, were playing
A: ____ (it / rain) when you left the house? - B: No, it ____ (not rain), but it looked cloudy.
Was it raining, it wasn't raining
A: What ____ (they / do) at the beach yesterday? - B: They ____ (build) sandcastles and playing in the water.
were they doing, were buiding
A: What ____ (you / do) in the kitchen earlier? - B: I ____ (make) a cake for my friend’s birthday.
were you doing, was making
A: ____ (they / play) music loudly again last night? - B: Yes, but we ____ (watch) a movie, so we didn’t mind.
Were they playing, were watching
Why ____ (he / wear) sunglasses inside the house yesterday?
was he wearing
A: ____ (you / paint) the kitchen all weekend?
Were you painting
