Question

10. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in parentheses. 1) It was raining 2) She 3) My father and we 4) They heavily when I got up (get) ill when she (fly) to Australia. (come) home while my mother (watch) TV. (have) dinner when somebody (read) a newspaper (knock) on the door.​

Answer 1

It was raining heavily when I got up.

She got ill when she flew to Australia.

My father and we came home while my mother was watching TV.

They were having dinner when somebody knocked on the door.

Answer 2

1) It was raining heavily when I got up. 2) She was ill when she flew to Australia. 3) My father and we came home while my mother was watching TV. 4) They were having dinner when somebody knocked on the door.

In these sentences, we use the past continuous tense to describe ongoing actions or situations in the past. The past continuous tense is formed by using the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) followed by the present participle (-ing form) of the main verb.