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5) The cats _____________________ (groom) themselves.
6) Father _________________ (read) the magazine.
7) Aurora ____________________ (do) her homework.
8) Sister _______________ (wash) dishes in the kitchen.
9) David __________________ (eat) his dinner.
10) Ricky __________________ (talk) on the phone.
Exercise 5.
Complete the paragraph below with the past continuous tense
of the verbs given in brackets.
Yesterday, I was at the dental clinic. I
_____________________ (wait) to have my yearly dental
check-up. I had nothing much to do, so I sat and observed the
people who were in the clinic. A man _________________
(talk) to the receptionist at the counter. He
______________________ (ask) if he could see the dentist
sooner than the appointed time. The receptionist
__________________ (explain) to him that he had to wait as
there were other patients before him. A little boy
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