Question

b) Fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous tense.
1. It........... letters all evening yesterday. (write)
2. You ................ very fast about it. (be)
3. You ............. on the phone for hours. (talk)
4. They.......... much work before lunch. (do NEGATIVE)
5. Sheila ............ to me all week. (speak NEGATIVE)
6. It .............. for long time. (rain NEGATIVE)
7. What........... you ..............when I phoned yesterday? (do)
8. ............. you .............. TV last night? (watch)
9. What ............ you ............ at the conference? (wear)
10. He ............. horrible to everyone! (be)
11. I .............. computer games all morning. (play)
12. We .............. all evening in the library. (revise)
​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. was writing
2. are
3. will talk
4. do not do
5. does not speak
6. was not raining
7. were, doing
8. were ,watching
9. will , wear
10. was
11. play
12. were revising

Answer 2

Answer:

1. I was writing letters all evening yesterday. (write)

2. You were being very fast about it. (be)

3. You were talking on the phone for hours. (talk)

4. They were not doing much work before lunch. (do NEGATIVE)

5. Sheila was not talking to me all week. (speak NEGATIVE)

6. It was not raining for long time. (rain NEGATIVE)

7. What was you doing when I phoned yesterday? (do)

8. Were you watching TV last night? (watch)

9. What was you wearing at the conference? (wear)

10. He was being horrible to everyone! (be)

11. I was playing computer games all morning. (play)

12. We were revising all evening in the library. (revise)