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I (have a bath) at 7 o'clock yesterday.
I was having a bath at 7 o'clock yesterday.
Tracy (not throw a ball) at 2 o'clock yesterday.
Tracey wasn't throwing a ball at 2 o'clock yesterday.
(brush their teeth) Rosie and Tom at 6 o'clock yesterday?
Were Rosie and Tom brushing their teeth at 6 o'clock yesterday?
Nick and Liz (study for an exam) at 8 o'clock yesterday.
Nick and Liz were studying for an exam at 8 o'clock yesterday.
Ben (not put on his pyjamas) at 10 o'clock yesterday.
Ben wasn't putting on his pyjamas at 10 o'clock yesterday.
(send an email) Liz at 12 am yesterday?
Was Liz sending an email at 12 am yesterday?
We (cross) a bridge when we (meet) an elephant.
We were crossing a bridge when we met an elephant.
We (have )a picnic when a horse (eat) our food.
We were having a picnic when a horse ate our food.
We (cycle) through the town when it (start) to rain.
We were cycling through the town when it started to rain.
Helen (send) a text message when she (drop) her phone in the river.
Helen was sending a text message when she dropped her phone in the river.
Jeremy (take) a photograph when a ball hit him.
Jeremy was taking a photograph when a ball hit him.
Dad (have) a shower when the water (stop).
Dad was having a shower when the water stopped.
What were you doing at 5 pm yesterday?
I was ... ing ....
What were your parents doing at 3 pm last Friday?
They were ... ing ....
you / sit / at a computer / at 2 pm yesterday?
Were you sitting at a computer at 2 pm yesterday?
what /do / Alice ? She was doing her homework.
What was Alice doing? She was doing her homework?
