Grammar Builder 2
Exercise 1
1 was texting
2 were … laughing
3 weren’t paying, was speaking
4 was walking, eating
5 was watching, was reading
6 was … doing
Exercise 2
1 was shining
2 were singing
3 were getting
4 was putting
5 were making
6 was talking
Exercise 3
1 were you doing
2 was watching
3 were … watching
4 wasn’t paying
5 was your husband doing
6 was making
7 was going
Exercise 5
1 dropped, broke
2 got, found
3 didn’t hear, was having
4 was sitting, wasn’t working
5 saw, were sitting, laughing, chatting
6 wasn’t shining
7 were taking, broke down
8 lost, were playing
Exercise 6
1 We were having dinner when my dad arrived home.
2 The phone rang while I was trying to sleep.
3 As she was climbing up some rocks, she fell.
4 You were shopping when I tidied your room.
5 The boat was sailing towards the shore when it hit some rocks.
Exercise 7
1 arrived
2 closed
3 were sleeping
4 took off
5 saw
6 opened
7 read
8 put
9 picked up
10 went
11 was
12 wasn’t raining
13 were walking
14 crossed
15 followed
16 didn’t know
17 were going
18 didn’t want