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PAST CONTINUOUS   A. Choose the correct option. Affirmative sentences.   1. Yesterday while Mary was goingwas gowere going to the cinema I was gowas goingwere going to the theatre.   2. Sue and Paul were playingwas playingwere play cards.   3. Helen was doare doingwas doing her homework.   4. The children was climbingwere climbingare climbing a tree.   5. They was listeningare listeningwere listening to music.   6. The cat was drinkingare drinkingis drinking milk.   7. The dog was eatwas eatingis eating meat.   8. My students was learningwere learningare learning English.   9. My neighbours were watchingare watchingwas watching TV.   10. My mother was bakingwere bakingwas bake a cake.   B. Choose the correct option. Negative sentences.   1. She isn't lookingwasn't lookingweren't looking at the dog.   2. He wasn't readweren't readingwasn't reading a book.   3. They weren't dancingwasn't dancingweren't dance at the disco.   4. The babies wasn't cryingweren't cryingweren't cry a lot.   5. The leaves wasn't fallingweren't fallingweren't fall from the trees.     C. Choose the correct option. Interrogative sentences.   1. iswaswere the teacher callcallingcalled you?   Yes, he waswereis.   2. werewasare you sleepsleepingslept all morning?   No, I weren'twasn'tisn't.   3. wasarewere John and Paul swimswimmingswam in the pool?   No, they wasn'tweren'taren't.   4. wereiswas she practisingpractisepractised a sport?   Yes, she iswaswere   5. werewasare we wakingwakewoke them?   No, we aren'twe weren'twe wasn't   SIMPLE PAST / PAST CONTINUOUS   A. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.   1. She  (have) a shower when the phone  (ring).   2. They  (walk) down the street when they  (hear) a noise.   3. She  (look) at the man when he  (have) an accident.   4. John  (play) the piano when the woman  (faint).   5. Sue  (watch) TV when her father  (arrive).   6. Students  (make) a lot of noise, when the teacher  (come) in the room.   7. The birds  (sing) when it  (start) raining.   8. He  (play) football when he  (fall) down.   9. My parents  (listen) to the radio, when the electricity  (go) off.   10. We  (sleep) when a burglar  (enter) in the house.