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1A Lucy struggle to change her punctured car tyre for
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lB Lucywas struggling to change her punctured car tyre for more than an hour on the highwayyesterday.
2A VVtrile Gloria was doing her laps at the pool, her coach timed her.
28 \Mhile Gloria was doing her laps at the pool, her coach was timing her.
3A The elderly couple were crossing the road this morning
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3B The elderly couple were crossing the road this morning when a motorcvclist knocked them down.
Whenever we visited grandfather last year, he always reminding us to work hard.
V,/henever we visited grandfather last year, he was always reminding us to work hard.
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E We use the past continuous tense to show that an action was going on at a definite time in the - past, or that an action or situation continued for a period of time in the past.
EXAMpLES: At 4.30 yesterday afternoon, I was giving a solo recital at the music academy.
(definite time in the past)
Paul and his little son were painting with crayons and watercolours for hours before dinnertime. (continuous action in the past)
We use the past continuous tense or the simple past tense the same time in the past.
EXAMPLES: Alex was checking the accounts while Cynthia
Alex checked the accounts while Cynthia read her report.
for two actions that were going on at was reading her report.
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g To show that something happened while a longer action was going on in the past, we use the past continuous tense for the longer action and the simple past tense for the shorter action.
EXAMPLE:
Ted and I were trying to find our French dictionary when a friend came and lent us his.
past conunuous tense
We use the past continuous tense to refer to repeated actions in the past with adverbs of frequency such as always or forever, or for future action that was planned in the past but did not take place for some reason.
EXAMPLES: Aunt Flora was forever telling me to registering for driving lessons.
(repeated action)
Zack was going to accept the job offer in London but changed his mind later.
(future action planned in the past but which did not happen)
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I \Mhile I rearrange the bookshelves, I found some old photographs.
2 At this time yesterday, we going to visit our grandparents.
3 She was suffering from a toothache the whole afternoon.
4 \Alhile the president was speaking, his secretary lackie was making short notes for reference.
5 As the cars were speeding around the racing circuit, we hear a loud explosion.
6 Amy was keeping score as the teams battled for first place in the science quiz.
7 Cathywiping the tears from her eyes as Mr O'Neil was playing the beautiful music.
B The supervisors at the factory were always pressing for better working conditions.
9 We were so exhausted that we slept the whole morning.
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testify ] testified for more than 20 minutes this afternoon at the hearing in the High 2 \tVhile Bob p o l i s h e d I was polishing his car, his sons were cleaning the wheels.
c o m o l a i n I c o m n l a i n e d of eyestrain for some weeks before he changed his glasses.
w e r e g o i n g t o f a c e I are lacing a surging crowd of demonstrators in the square so we turned back.
5 Throughout the night, the rescue boats crash.
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survivors of the plane
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fought were fighti to save their homes as the fire spread quickly through the village.
\\ihile we sat chatting at the dining table, the waitress b r o u g h t j w e r e b r i n g i n g in bowls of steaming hot soup.
B Iohn navigated wasnavigating the speedboat when it crashed into the ramp.
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9 The aroma of freshly-baked bread l-fi]CT fitl"al the air when the baker opened the oven door.
l0 \\4rile we dig I were digging for artifacts at the site, DrWilliams suddenly gave an excited shout.
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\.VhileTom (1) was taking (take) a sharp bend in the road, I shouted out to him to reduce the speed. He (2) (ignore) me completely.
He (3) (enjoy) the music that (4) (blare) over the
speakers. Angrily I (5) (reach) for the knob and switched off the radio.
Tom glared at me and turned it on again. We (6) (quarrel) about his reckless behaviour when I (7) (see) a huge truck on the other side. It (B)
(puff) up the slope and occupied more than half the road. Tom (9) (cut) to the left to avoid the truck. The car (10)
r o a d a n d l a n d e d a g a i n s t a t r e e . A s w e ( 1 I )
window numb with shock, the music was still playing.
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We cleared the undergrowth in the garden when we heard a hissing sound and saw the snake.
Katy holding on tightly to the ladder while Timmy climbed up to the roof to get the tennis balls.
Terry coughing so badly last night that she couldn't sleep.
I was going to visit my aunt last Friday but I didn't have the time.
The movie this afternoon is very entertaining.
I didn't feel bored at all.
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At about I I last night, Tony was counting the money and putting it away in bags to be taken to the bank.
Sara was mentioning the times when we all slept in my tree house and we laughed at the memory.
At the showroom this afternoon, while the salesman was pointing out all the exciting features of a new car, we were admiring another model.
Joan was going to take up medicine but she decided to do pharmacy instead.
I was feeling ill so I excused myself from the meeting.
ff[!l[l| E I Rewrite the sentences and correct them.
I We were knowing that everlthing in the report was grossly exaggerated.
2 Alice is thinking of leaving the company when someone approached her with an attractive job offer.
3 Iames waiting for property prices to rise last month and he finally sold his house last week.
4 Peter and Lisa going to get married in Iune but the wedding has been postponed.
5 Yesterday, the developers trying to evict the squatters from the area but the people refused to move.