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Try Were trying The marine biologists
were trying to raise

the sunken ship
before the hurricane
hit the site.

Note; the ‘be’ verb was is used with singular subjects and the

subject I, while Were is used with plural subjects and the

subject You. Refer to the note on the present continuous tense
for spelling rules for the Verb + -ing form and the list of verbs

not commonly used in the continuous form.

Exercise 4.

Complete the sentences below with the past continuous tense

of the verbs given in brackets.

Example;

A lot of activities were taking (take) place in the Jack household
at eight o’clock last night.

1) The hamsters ___________________ (chase) each other

around their cage.

2) Grandfather ___________________ (smoke) his pipe.

3) The kitten ____________________ (play) with a long

piece of wood.

4) Grandmother ____________________ (listen) to classical

music.

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