Unit 1.7. Past Simple or Past Continuous (I did, I was doing) 1.7.1. Insert was or were, 1) Jane was 2) What tidying her room when her mother came. the children doing when their mother called the finishing his homework when the phone swimming in the river after lunch. not watching TV when his friend came to see playing the piano at 7 p.m. yesterday, 3) Pete 4) The children 5) Jack 6) Ann it raining yesterday? 7) leaving home when it started to rain. answering the question when you came int 8) We 9) Who id.

Unit 1.7. Past Simple or Past Continuous (I did, I was doing)

1.7.1. Part of the exercise is missing, but based on the given sentences, we can assume that the task is to insert "was" or "were" in the appropriate places. Let's go through each sentence step by step.

1) Jane ________ tidying her room when her mother came.

To determine whether to use "was" or "were," we need to identify the subject of the sentence. In this case, the subject is "Jane" (singular). Since "Jane" is singular, we use "was." Therefore, the correct answer is:

1) Jane was tidying her room when her mother came.

2) What ________ the children doing when their mother called?

Again, we need to identify the subject of the sentence, which is "the children" (plural). Since "the children" is plural, we use "were." Therefore, the correct answer is:

2) What were the children doing when their mother called?

3) Pete ________ finishing his homework when the phone ________.

Here, we have two blanks to fill. Let's tackle the first one:

3) Pete ________ finishing his homework when the phone ________.

The subject in the first part of the sentence is "Pete" (singular), so we use "was." Now let's move to the second part:

3) Pete was ________ finishing his homework when the phone ________.

The subject in the second part is not explicitly stated, but it is implied that "the phone" is the subject. Since "the phone" is singular, we use "was." Therefore, the correct answer is:

3) Pete was finishing his homework when the phone ________.

4) The children ________ swimming in the river after lunch.

The subject of the sentence is "The children" (plural). Therefore, the correct answer is:

4) The children were swimming in the river after lunch.

5) Jack ________ not watching TV when his friend came to see him.

The subject of the sentence is "Jack" (singular). Therefore, the correct answer is:

5) Jack was not watching TV when his friend came to see him.

6) Ann ________ playing the piano at 7 p.m. yesterday.

The subject of the sentence is "Ann" (singular). Therefore, the correct answer is:

6) Ann was playing the piano at 7 p.m. yesterday.

7) ________ it raining yesterday?

Since there is no specified subject in this sentence, the correct answer is:

7) Was it raining yesterday?

8) We ________ leaving home when it started to rain.

The subject of the sentence is "We" (plural). Therefore, the correct answer is:

8) We were leaving home when it started to rain.

9) Who ________ the question when you came in?

Since there is no specified subject in this sentence, the correct answer is:

9) Who was ________ the question when you came in?

I hope this detailed explanation helps you understand the correct answers to the exercise. Don't hesitate to ask any further questions!