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English 16 Public

Comparison of past tenses

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What was Mark doing in the morning?

He was using a computer

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What was Lulu doing yestersay evening?

She was flying a helicopter

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What were Julia and Marlon doing in the afternoon?

They were playing the guitars.

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What was Lulu doing in the morning?

She was climbing a mountain.

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What was Mark doing in the evening?

He was ice-skating

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My sister .............. (not smile) when Dad ........(take) the photo.

wasn't smiling/took

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When I ...........(arrive) at 9:00 , the DJ .............(play) fantastic musicand everyone .......(dance)

arrived/was playing/was dancing

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While you .......(have) fun , I ............(study)

were having/was studying

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I.....(go) to the cinema and I .....(watch) a goog film.

went/watched

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It.....(be) quite noisy because the audience ..............(laugh)

was laughing

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I........(write) an email when you .............(call)

was writing/called

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The birds .......(sing) and the flowers..............(bloom)

weae singing/were blooming

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The lightd ......(go)out while she .......(swim) in the indoor pool.

went/ was swimming

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Lisa.........(talk) , but sadly nobody...........(listen)

was talking/was listening

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Tom .......(run) to catch the bus when he .......(fall) over.

was running/fell

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The children .......(talk) a lot in class as the classroom equipment ......(work)

talked/wasn't working

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