3. Were you listening to music yesterday?

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CONTRAST WITH PAST SIMPLE
Yes, I was listening to music yesterday. /
No, I wasn’t listening to music yesterday.
4. Was your teacher talking when the bell
rang?
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Yes, my teacher was talking when the bell
B rang. / No, my teacher wasn’t talking
AFFIRMATIVE when the bell rang.
you were eating 5. Were your parents watching TV when you
she was eating got home?
it was eating Yes, my parents were watching TV when I
you were eating got home. / No, my parents weren’t
watching TV when I got home.
they were eating
NEGATIVE D 2. while 6. while
she wasn’t eating 3. While 7. While
we weren’t eating 4. When 8. when
they weren’t eating 5. when
INTERROGATIVE
E 2. wasn’t raining; woke up
Were you eating?
3. was/were having; heard
Was he eating?
4. arrived; weren’t playing
Was it eating?
5. were working; rang
Were we eating?
6. was writing; phoned
Were you eating? 7. wasn’t doing; came
8. was preparing; entered
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YOUR TURN! F 3. were you crying?
4. did Bill go home?
A 2. were swimming 5. was playing the piano?
3. wasn’t reading; was washing 6. did Steve fly to Japan?
4. was listening 7. did you get to school?
5. were walking 8. were you watching when I called?
6. weren’t sitting
G 2. left 6. was eating
B 2. The baby wasn’t sleeping when you 3. weren’t sleeping 7. phoned
phoned. He/She was having a bath. 4. were running 8. came
3. The children weren’t skating on the lake at 5. was crying 9. were sleeping
4.00. They were swimming in the pool.
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him. He was having lunch.
5. My friends weren’t shopping at 2.00. They
CHECK YOURSELF!
were eating pizza.
A 1. Tom was sleeping when I called.
C 2. Was the wind blowing hard last night? 2. What were you doing when the film
started?
Yes, the wind was blowing hard last night. /
No, the wind wasn’t blowing hard last 3. Jodi was reading while Sue was talking to
night. her.

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