Question

Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tense of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. It
(rain) heavily and Manan
(sneeze) continuously. Mother
(make) herbal tea for
him. I
(try) to concentrate on my work but Manan's
loud sneezing
(disturb) me.
2. As a child, Smriti
always
(complain) about one thing or the other.
3. The day
(get) brighter and Shruti
still
(sleep) in her bed. She
in fact
(snore).
4.
The minister
(deliver) his speech, but people
hardly
(listen). Some of them
(talk) to one another while others
(enjoy) a quick nap. Clearly, the speech was not
simply
interesting at all.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. It was raining heavily and Manan was sneezing continuously. Mother was making herbal tea for him. I was trying to concentrate on my work but Manan's loud sneezing was disturbing me.
2. As a child, Smriti always was complaining about one thing or the other.
3. The day was getting brighter and Shruti still was sleeping in her bed. She in fact was snoring.
4. The minister was delivering his speech, but people hardly was listening. Some of them were talking to one another while others were enjoying a quick nap. Clearly, the speech was not interesting at all.

Explanation:

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