Question

Choose the appropriate verb forms to complete the sentences. 1) Your brother (was/was being) very annoying at the party. He is usually quite different.
2) Mr Potter (sat/was sitting) on a bench for half an hour and then began reading a news- paper.
3) Mr Potter (sat/was sitting) on the bench. It was so quiet and peaceful around.
4) I (waited/was waiting) for Ann for an hour and a half and then left. It was useless to wait longer.
5) We (walked/were walking) all day. 6) We (walked/were walking) for ten minutes and then saw a palace.
7) Whenever I met Tom he (talked/was talking) constantly about his new BFF.
8) I couldn’t understand why George (was/was being) so rude to us then. He is generally so good-natured.
9) Nobody could recognize Polly. She (was/was being) so nice and polite trying to entertain the guests.
10) Jane (caught/was catching) a bad cold last weekend.

Answer 1

1) Your brother was being very annoying at the party. He is usually quite different.2) Mr Potter sat on a bench for half an hour and then began reading a news-paper.
3) Mr Potter was sitting on the bench. It was so quiet and peaceful around.
4) I waited for Ann for an hour and a half and then left. It was useless to wait longer.
5) We walked all day.
6) We were walking for ten minutes and then saw a palace.
7) Whenever I met Tom he was talking constantly about his new BFF.
8) I couldn’t understand why George was being so rude to us then. He is generally so good-natured.
9) Nobody could recognize Polly. She was so nice and polite trying to entertain the guests.
10) Jane caught a bad cold last weekend.