The document provides examples of sentences using past tense verbs to indicate whether a subject was or were performing an action in the past. It gives both positive and negative examples using "dad watching a match" as well as examples using common subjects like "your sister", "the dogs", and "the children". It then provides more examples of sentences combining two past tense clauses using "when".
The document provides examples of sentences using past tense verbs to indicate whether a subject was or were performing an action in the past. It gives both positive and negative examples using "dad watching a match" as well as examples using common subjects like "your sister", "the dogs", and "the children". It then provides more examples of sentences combining two past tense clauses using "when".
The document provides examples of sentences using past tense verbs to indicate whether a subject was or were performing an action in the past. It gives both positive and negative examples using "dad watching a match" as well as examples using common subjects like "your sister", "the dogs", and "the children". It then provides more examples of sentences combining two past tense clauses using "when".
(-) Dad wasn’t watching a match. (?) Was dad watching a match.
I, He, She, It,
WAS Theo, Mother, The boy
You, We, They, The boys,
WERE Mom and dad,
1. Your sister (wash) my car.
Your sister was washing my car. 2. The dogs (sleep) there. The dogs were sleeping there 3. The children (play) ball. The children were playing ball. 4. Their son (drink) some milk. Their son was drinking some milk 5. His cats (run) in the yard. His cats were running in the yard.
Mom (cook) when you (fall). V2
Mom was cooking when you fell.
1. The people (gather) when a bus (crash).
The people were gathering when a bus crashed. 2. My fish (swim) when a cat (jump). My fish was swimming when a cat jumped. 3. They (learn) when the lamp (go) out. They were learning when the lamp went out. 4. When I (get) home, mom (go) out. When i got home, mom was going out. 5. we (take) a rest when a thief (come) in. We were taking a rest when a thief came in.