1)... you ... (to wash) the clothes at 4 o’clock yesterday? — No, I I ... (to tidy) my room at that time. 2) ... Lucy ... (to do)
the shopping when you met her? — Yes, she ... . 3) ... they ...
(to translate) the text in the afternoon? — No, they They
... (to prepare) for the Maths test. 4) ... Alison and Rita ...
(to sit) in a cafe at three o’clock? — Yes, they ... . They ... (to
eat) ice cream. 5) ... Steve ... (to play) computer games all the
evening? — No, he He ... (to do) his homework. 6)... Barbara
... (to sunbathe) in the morning yesterday? — Yes, she 7)...
the children ... (to help) their grandparents yesterday? — Yes,
they ... . They ... (to gather) fruit in the garden. 8) ... you ...
(to sleep) at four o’clock yesterday? — Yes, I ... . 9) ... Phil ...
(to speak) to the receptionist when you came into the hall of the
hotel? — No, he He ... (to have) breakfast in the cafe. 10)...
you (to pack) your luggage when the taxi arrived? — No, I ... .
To form the past simple tense, we use the base form of the verb with -ed ending for regular verbs. In this case, the verb "wash" becomes "washed." However, the verb "tidy" is an irregular verb, so its past simple form is "tidied."
2) Was Lucy doing the shopping when you met her? - Yes, she was.
The question is asking about an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. To form the past continuous tense, we use "was" or "were" + the verb + -ing ending. In this case, the verb "do" becomes "doing."
3) Were they translating the text in the afternoon? - No, they were preparing for the Maths test.
Similar to the previous question, the verb "translate" becomes "translating." The verb "prepare" is an irregular verb, so its past continuous form is "were preparing."
4) Were Alison and Rita sitting in a cafe at three o'clock? - Yes, they were. They were eating ice cream.
The verb "sit" becomes "sitting," and the verb "eat" becomes "eating." Both verbs use the past continuous tense because the action was ongoing at a specific time in the past.
5) Was Steve playing computer games all evening? - No, he wasn't. He was doing his homework.
The verb "play" becomes "playing," and the verb "do" becomes "doing." The negative form of the past continuous tense is created by adding "not" after "was" or "were."
6) Was Barbara sunbathing in the morning yesterday? - Yes, she was.
The verb "sunbathe" becomes "sunbathing." This sentence is in the past continuous tense to describe an ongoing action in the past.
7) Were the children helping their grandparents yesterday? - Yes, they were. They were gathering fruit in the garden.
The verb "help" becomes "helping," and the verb "gather" becomes "gathering." Both verbs use the past continuous tense to describe ongoing actions in the past.
8) Were you sleeping at four o'clock yesterday? - Yes, I was.
The verb "sleep" becomes "sleeping." This sentence is in the past continuous tense to describe a continuous action at a specific time in the past.
9) Was Phil speaking to the receptionist when you came into the hall of the hotel? - No, he wasn't. He was having breakfast in the cafe.
The verb "speak" becomes "speaking," and the verb "have" becomes "having." The negative form is created by adding "not" after "was" or "were."
10) Were you packing your luggage when the taxi arrived? - No, I wasn't.
The verb "pack" becomes "packing." This sentence is in the past continuous tense to describe a continuous action that was happening before another action in the past, which is the arrival of the taxi.