Complete the sentences, using the past continuous forms of the given verbs.
| live make preserve work build |
1. People _______ the monument for years because it had great value.
2. When I finished school, my family _______ in the countryside.
3. People _______ the Taj Mahal - a World Heritage Site while Shah Jahan was emperor
4. " _______ you still _______ on the coffee farm when the war broke out, Grandpa?"
5. I _______ a presentation when the microphone stopped working.
1. were preserving | 2. was living | 3. were building |
4. Were … working | 5. was making |
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1. People were preserving the monument for years because it had great value.
(Người ta đã bảo tồn di tích trong nhiều năm vì nó có giá trị rất lớn.)
Chủ ngữ “People” là danh từ số nhiều => were V-ing
2. When I finished school, my family was living in the countryside.
(Khi tôi học xong, gia đình tôi đang sống ở nông thôn.)
Chủ ngữ “my family” là danh từ số ít => was V-ing
3. People were building the Taj Mahal - a World Heritage Site while Shah Jahan was emperor.
(Người ta đang xây dựng Taj Mahal - Di sản Thế giới khi Shah Jahan còn là hoàng đế.)
Chủ ngữ “People” là danh từ số nhiều => were V-ing
4. "Were you still working on the coffee farm when the war broke out, Grandpa?"
(“Ông vẫn làm việc ở trang trại cà phê khi chiến tranh nổ ra phải không, ông nội?”)
Chủ ngữ “You” => were V-ing
5. I was making a presentation when the microphone stopped working.
(Tôi đang thuyết trình thì micrô ngừng hoạt động.)
Chủ ngữ “I” số ít => was V-ing