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We use the past continuous to describe past scenes or activities. We form it
using the past tense of the verb to be+ the main verb + -ing. To ask questions
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we invert the subject and the verb to be.

lt was raining in the morning. Peop/e were carrying umbrellas.
Were many people wearing raincoats? No, they weren't.
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1. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in

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INTERVIEWER: So , tell us what happened.
WoMAN: Well, it 1) _ _ _ _ (be) about ten o'clock
on Saturday morning, and I was in the park with
my two children.
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INTERVIEWER: What were you doing?
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my kids 3) _ _ _ _ (play) on the swings. " l•
INTERVIEWER: Were you the only people in the park?
WoMAN: No, we weren 't. Two boys 4) _ _ _ _ (play) "'
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tennis, anda man 5) _ _ _ _ (sit) on a bench C ,

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INTERVIEWER: Was he alone?
WoMAN: Yes , he was. Oh , and there was a woman .
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INTERVIEWER: So, what happened next?
WoMAN: Well , suddenly, a tiger jumped over the fence and into the park!
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b. Were ller children playing on the swings? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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walking to my office when I saw Bob
the zookeeper. He was playing with the
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work. 1went to check the tiger cage, but
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a. What was Bob doing when Ron arrived at work?
b. Was the door of the tiger cage open when Ron arrived?
c. Was the tiger in its cage when Ron arrived?
d. Who do you think let the tiger escape?
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a. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?
He was feeding the tiger.
b. Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?
Bob was feeding the crocodile.
c. Was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?
Yes, the tiger was sleeping in its cage.