... 14 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
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
No, they They
(to prepare) for the Maths test. 4) ... Alison and Rita
(to sit) in a café at three o'clock? — Yes, they ..
Yes, they They .. (to
eat) ice cream. 5) ... Steve (to play) computer games all the
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To answer this question, we need to use the past simple tense. The verb "to wash" should be changed to "washed" to match the past tense. The verb "to tidy" should also be changed to "tidied" because it happened in the past.
2) Was Lucy doing the shopping when you met her? — Yes, she was.
In this question, we are asking about an ongoing action that was happening at a specific time in the past. We use the past continuous tense to describe the action. The verb "to do" should be changed to "doing" to match the past continuous tense.
3) Were they translating the text in the afternoon? — No, they were preparing for the Maths test.
Here, we are asking about an ongoing action that was happening at a specific time in the past. Again, we use the past continuous tense to describe the action. The verb "to translate" should be changed to "translating" to match the past continuous tense. The verb "to prepare" should also be changed to "preparing" because it happened in the past.
4) Were Alison and Rita sitting in a café at three o'clock? — Yes, they were. They were eating ice cream.
In this question, we are asking about an ongoing action that was happening at a specific time in the past. We use the past continuous tense to describe the action. The verb "to sit" should be changed to "sitting" to match the past continuous tense. The verb "to eat" should also be changed to "eating" because it happened in the past.
5) Was Steve playing computer games all the...
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