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The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 02 - Language focus 1 for the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Underline eight Past simple verbs in the sentences in exercise 3a. Which verbs are regular and which are irregular?
  2. Circle seven examples of the Past continuous in exercise 3a. How do we form the Past continuous?

Answer

a)

  1. -
  2. was (irregular, be), appeared (regular), walked (regular)
  3. -
  4. had (irregular, have), wore (irregular, wear)
  5. saw (irregular, see), went (irregular, go), asked (regular)

b)

  1. was wearing
  2. was walking; were holding
  3. was watching
  4. -
  5. was shopping; was happening; was talking

Form of Past continuous: was / were + -ing