Complete the text. Use the past continuous form of the verbs below.
do not rain stand take think wait
Everybody in the stadium... for the match to start.
The players
on the pitch. Some of them
exercises and others about the game. It was a
cold night. It but the ground was wet. A lot of
spectators photos with their mobile phones.
The players were standing/taking on the pitch. Some of them were doing exercises and others were thinking about the game. It was a cold night. It was not raining but the ground was wet. A lot of spectators were taking photos with their mobile phones."
Explanation:
- In the first sentence, we use the past continuous tense "was waiting" to indicate an ongoing action in the past.
- In the second sentence, we use the past continuous tense "were standing/taking" to describe the ongoing action of the players on the pitch at that time.
- In the third sentence, we use the past continuous tense "were doing/were thinking" to indicate the ongoing actions of the players - some were doing exercises and others were thinking about the game.
- In the fourth sentence, we used the past continuous tense "was" and "but" to indicate contrasting conditions on that cold night. The rain was not falling, but the ground was wet.
- In the fifth sentence, we use the past continuous tense "were taking" to describe the ongoing action of spectators taking photos with their mobile phones.
Step-by-step solution:
1. Read the question carefully to understand what is being asked.
2. Identify the verbs given in the question: do not rain, stand, take, think, wait.
3. Determine the tense required to complete the text: past continuous.
4. Use the past continuous form of the verbs to complete the sentences, following the subject-verb agreement rule.
5. Add any necessary adverbs or descriptive words to make the text more detailed and coherent.
6. Revise the completed text to ensure it makes sense and is grammatically correct.