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  • What were you eating during lunch time?
    Lots of answers. I was....
  • __________ it __________ (rain) when you left the house?
    Was it raining when you left the house?
  • We __________ (sit) in the living room, but we __________ (not / eat) dinner.
    We were sitting in the living room, but we weren't eating dinner.
  • Rewrite the sentence in the positive: I wasn't dancing because she wasn't teaching me how to do the moves.
    I was dancing because she was teaching me how to do the moves.
  • We ______ (was / were) eating dinner and talking about the soccer game.
    were
  • Rewrite the sentence in the negative: We were studying English.
    We were not (weren't) studying English.
  • We ___________ (not listen) in the class so we got yelled at.
    were not listening or weren't listening
  • Rewrite the sentence in the positive: I wasn't happy because Real Madrid wasn't winning the game.
    I was happy because Real Madrid was winning the game.
  • What was your mom or dad doing yesterday?
    Lots of answers. He/she was...
  • _____ you eating dinner when I called?
    Were
  • ______ he walking to school this morning?
    Was
  • ______________________? (No, they weren't studying mandarin.)
    Were they studying mandarin?
  • What are two things you weren't doing yesterday?
    Lots of answers. I wasn't....
  • _____________________? (Yes, we were walking to the nail salon.)
    Were you walking to the nail salon?
  • She ______ (was / were) reading a book when the phone rang.
    was
  • ______________________? (Yes, she was playing soccer.)
    Was she playing soccer?
  • ______ the coach directing the players?
    Was
  • I ______ (was / were) playing soccer with my friends yesterday.
    was
  • ______ we talking during the movie?
    Were
  • You __________ (not do) your homework after dinner.
    were not doing or weren't doing
  • ______ the birds flying and chirping yesterday morning?
    Were
  • He ______ (was / were) drawing a picture in class this morning.
    was
  • What were you doing yesterday morning?
    Lots of answers. I was....
  • What were you doing this morning in class?
    Lots of answers. I was...
  • ______ the children doing their work in the class?
    Were
  • I __________ (not / write) a letter; I __________ (read) a book.
    I was not (wasn't) writing a letter; I was reading a book.
  • ______ they watching TV at 8 p.m.?
    Were
  • Susana and Chloe ______ ( was / were) waiting until the class was silent.
    were
  • They ______ (was / were) watching TV at 8 p.m. last night.
    were
  • __________ you __________ (watch) TV or __________ you __________ (play) outside?
    Were you watching TV or were you playing outside?
  • She __________ (not run) in the park yesterday.
    was not running or wasn't running
  • ______________________? (No, the dog wasn’t eating pizza.)
    Was the dog eating pizza?
  • The cat _______ (not sleep) on the sofa; it _______ (chase) a butterfly around the house!
    The cat was not (wasn't) sleeping on the sofa; it was chasing a butterfly around the house!
  • He __________ (not eat) pizza for lunch.
    was not eating or wasn't eating
  • Rewrite the sentence in the negative: My sister was running and sweating during training.
    My sister was not (wasn't) running and was not (wasn't) sweating during training.
  • What were you doing yesterday? 2 things
    Lots of answers. I was.....
  • ______ she playing the piano yesterday?
    Was
  • Write a question using the past continuous for each answer: ______________________? (Yes, I was doing my homework.)
    Were you doing your homework?
  • The kids __________ (not / sleep); they __________ (jump) on the bed!
    The kids were not (weren't) sleeping; they were jumping on the bed!
  • The cat ______ (was / were) eating a piece of ham.
    was
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