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5 WRITE & SPEAK. Complete the sentences. Use the past progressive. Make two of your
sentences negative. Then share your sentences with a partner.

1. Last night at 9:00, I was having dinner with my friends .

2. At 5:00 this morning .

3. Last August .

4. On Sunday morning .

5. Two years ago .

2.4 Past Progressive: Questions and Answers

Yes/No Questions Short Answers
Was/
Were Subject Verb + -ing
Was I/he/she listening to music? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
Were you/we/they eating dinner? Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.

Wh- Questions Short Answers
Was/
Wh- Word Subject Verb + -ing
Were
What was he doing at 3:00? He was working.
Where were you studying last night? At the library.

Who or What as Subject Short Answers
Wh- Word Was Verb + -ing
Who was singing last night? Rita.
What was making that noise? My car.

Remember: Who or What can take the A: Who was playing that loud music last night?
place of the subject in a Wh- question. B: Alex and Rui.

6 Use the words in parentheses to complete the questions and answers. Use the past
progressive.

1. A: What was Berta doing (Berta / do) in the evenings?

B: She was teaching (she / teach).

2. A: (they / speak) Spanish?
B: No, .

3. A: (you / wait) for me?

B: Yes, .

4. A: Where (you / go) after class yesterday?
B: (I / go) home.

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