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(Did they dance/Were they dancing) all day long yesterday?
WERE THEY DANCING all day long yesterday?
(Did she play/Was she playing) hockey at 7 p.m. yesterday?
WAS SHE PLAYING hockey at 7 p.m. yesterday?
He (read/was reading) this book many years ago.
He READ this book many years ago.
Sally (sang/was singing) a song when Jack (came/was coming) in.
Sally WAS SINGING a song when Jack CAME IN.
They (did/were doing) morning exercises every day in summer.
They DID morning exercises every day in summer.
The mouse (stole/was stealing) the cheese while the cat (slept/was sleeping).
The mouse STOLE the cheese while the cat WAS SLEEPING.
It (rained/was raining) when he (came/was coming) home.
It WAS RAINING when he CAME home.
When he (left/was leaving) the house the sun (shone/was shining).
When he LEFT the house the sun WAS SHINING.
He (drove/was driving) home when the police (stopped/was stopping) him.
He WAS DRIVING home when the police STOPPED him.
When we (came/were coming) there they (painted/were painting) the house.
When we CAME there they WERE PAINTING the house.
What (did you do/were you doing) at 10 p.m yesterday? I called you! I (brushed/was brushing) my teeth.
What WERE YOU DOING at 10 p.m yesterday? I called you! I WAS BRUSHING my teeth.
I (forgot/was forgetting) to brush my teeth yesterday.
I FORGOT to brush my teeth yesterday.
How (did you break/were you breaking) your leg?
How DID YOU BREAK your leg?
I (didn't hear/wasn't hearing) you.
I DIDN'T HEAR you.
He (didn't hear/was not hearing) me, because he (listened/was listening) to the music.
He DIDN'T HEAR me, because he WAS LISTENING TO to the music.
I (saw/was seeing) him when he (ate/was eating) spaghetti.
I SAW him when he WAS EATING spaghetti.
The teacher (got/was getting) very angry, because we (talked/were talking).
The teacher GOT very angry, because we WERE TALKING.
The ants (noticed/were noticing) that I (watched/was watching) them.
The ants NOTICED that I WAS WATCHING them.
Yesterday she (woke up/was waking up) too late, as always.
Yesterday she WOKE UP too late, as always.
At seven o'clock yesterday we (waited/were waiting) for the bus.
At seven o'clock yesterday we WERE WAITING for the bus.
She (brushed/was brushing) her teeth when the postman (came/was coming).
She WAS BRUSHING her teeth when the postman CAME.
Kate (found/was finding) a coin when she (walked/was walking).
Kate FOUND a coin when she WAS WALKING.
She (read/was reading) a book, when the phone (rang/was ringing).
She WAS READING a book, when the phone RANG.
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