Complete with the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets. 1. A: I couldn't sleep because the baby (cry) all night. B: He (not cry), he (scream)! A: Yeah, I know! 2. While my mum (cook), I (study) for my Maths test. 3. A: What you (do) at ten o'clock last night? B: Well, I (watch) the news on TV with my husband. 4. Pam (wash) the car while Sam (clean) the windows. 5. Kate (not study) yesterday afternoon. She (sit) in the kitchen and she (talk) with her mother all afternoon.
Explanation:
In this sentence, we use the Past Progressive tense to talk about an action that was happening in the past. The first sentence is in the affirmative form, and we use the Past Progressive of the verb "cry" (cry → was crying) to indicate that the baby was continuously crying throughout the night. In the second sentence, we use the negative form and the Past Progressive of the verb "cry" (cry → wasn't crying) to indicate that the baby was not crying, but instead, he was screaming.
2. While my mum was cooking, I was studying for my Maths test.
Explanation:
In this sentence, we use the Past Progressive tense to talk about two simultaneous actions that were happening in the past. The first action (my mum cooking) is indicated by the Past Progressive of the verb "cook" (cook → was cooking). The second action (me studying) is indicated by the Past Progressive of the verb "study" (study → was studying).
3. A: What were you doing at ten o'clock last night? B: Well, I was watching the news on TV with my husband.
Explanation:
In this conversation, we use the Past Progressive tense to talk about actions that were happening at a specific time in the past. The first person asks what the second person was doing at ten o'clock last night, and the second person responds by using the Past Progressive of the verb "watch" (watch → was watching) to indicate that they were continuously watching the news on TV at that time.
4. Pam was washing the car while Sam was cleaning the windows.
Explanation:
In this sentence, we use the Past Progressive tense to talk about two simultaneous actions that were happening in the past. The first action (Pam washing the car) is indicated by the Past Progressive of the verb "wash" (wash → was washing). The second action (Sam cleaning the windows) is indicated by the Past Progressive of the verb "clean" (clean → was cleaning).
5. Kate wasn't studying yesterday afternoon. She was sitting in the kitchen and she was talking with her mother all afternoon.
Explanation:
In this sentence, we use the Past Progressive tense to talk about actions that were happening over a period of time in the past. The first part of the sentence is in the negative form, and we use the Past Progressive of the verb "study" (study → wasn't studying) to indicate that Kate was not studying yesterday afternoon. Instead, she was sitting in the kitchen, indicated by the Past Progressive of the verb "sit" (sit → was sitting), and she was talking with her mother, indicated by the Past Progressive of the verb "talk" (talk → was talking), throughout the entire afternoon.