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Question :- The police asked residents of a building what they were doing when the burglary occurred . Make a report using past continuous tense.

1. Mr Madhukar - mow the lawn
2. Mr Kumar - prepare the breakfast
3. The Mehtas - get ready for work.
4. Ms Suzie - do yoga
5. Mr Khan - write letter

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Answer 1

αnswers :-

1. Mr Madhukar - mow the lawn.

• Mr Madhukar was mowing the lawn.

2. Mr Kumar - prepare the breakfast.

• Mr Kumar was preparing the breakfast.

3. The Mehtas - get ready for work.

• The Mehtas were getting ready for work.

4. Ms Suzie - do yoga

• Ms Suzie was doing yoga.

5. Mr Khan - write letter

• Mr Khan was writing letter.

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Explαnαtion :-

~Here, in this question we're given the different works that were being done by residents of a building when the burglary occurred. We need to write the given sentences by changing them into past continuous tense.

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Rule :-

$\sf \bigstar \;\; Subject + was/were + Verb(first\;form) + ing + Object$

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Uses of past continuous tense are as follows ::

→  To show that something happened wile another action was still going on.  

Example :-

• My mother was cooking when I reached home.

→ To refer to an action that was going on for a certain period of time in the past.  

Example :-

• She was reading a book.

→ To show that an action happened repeatedly in past.  

Example :-

• Rohit was taking lessons last month

→ To show change or growth  

Example :-

• The leaves were changing colour.  

Answer 2

Answer:

${ \tt1){ \red{Mr \: Madhukar \:was \: mowing \:the \: lawn.}}}$

${ \tt12){ \pink{Mr \: Kumar \: was \: preparing \: the \: breakfast .}}}$

${ \tt3){ \purple{The \: Mehtas \: was \: getting \: ready \: for \: work. }}}$

${ \tt4){ \color{green}{Ms \: Suzie \: was \: doing \: yoga . }}}$

${ \tt5){ \color{blue}{Mr \: Khan \: was \: writing \: letter .}}}$

Question :- The police asked residents of a building what they were doing when the burglary occurred . Make a report using past continuous tense.

1. Mr Madhukar - mow the lawn

Mr Madhukar was mowing the lawn.

2. Mr Kumar - prepare the breakfast

Mr Kumar was preparing the breakfast .

3. The Mehtas - get ready for work.

The Mehtas was getting ready for work.

4. Ms Suzie - do yoga

Ms Suzie was doing yoga .

5. Mr Khan - write letter

Mr Khan was writing letter.

Explanation:

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