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9. I was doing a job. -./ .

10. I wasn't doing a job. -./# .

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9, 10 ?# I, He, She, It, "was" .You, We, They "were" . CD+ +.

Posit ive (Affirmative)Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb + ingI /He /She /It + was + doing a job.You / We /They + were + doing a job.# 'Subject' ) +.

Negat iveSubject + Auxiliary verb + not + Main verb + ingI /He /She /It + wasnt + doing a jobYou /We /They + werent + doing a job

Quest ion (Interrogative)Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb + ingWas + I /he /she /it + doing a job?Were + you /we /they + doing a job? =# Auxiliary verb " " )&>, Subject "" ) >.

6. I was wait ing in the bus stand. )./ I J))#.

7. I was wait ing for you. )./ .

8. I was talking with my fiance ./ ;/ JKH?.

9. I was snowboarding . LK H/./.

10. I was driving through the desert. () H/./ ) .

11. I was sit t ing at the class room. (./ 9 #.

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12. I was listening to the news. 6)./ -,.

13. I was discussing with my father. /./ $.

14. I was complaining to police &H6./ # .

15. I was listening to my iPod. 6)./ H/.

16. I was sleeping last night. J)./ >.

17. I was writ ing the email. D./ 0@#.

18. I was working at the factory. -./ 1#.

19. I was eat ing bread.

25. I was eat ing ice-cream. . F ) )D D + # #, ? ;$, =$ 0 ? ()+. D)$ .

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3. )($ always, constantly K )6)#. YH/./, KZH/ ./,WH/./, YH/./ . ?6) 6.

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She was always coming to class late.+ D ./+ 9 .

Karuna was always irrit at ing me. D KZH/./ .

I didnt like him because, He was constantly t alking . # L#, (//) ( ./.

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Malathi was writ ing a letter while Pandian was reading the News paper . / D./ ./ )./ -) +.

Sothiya was cooking dinner while her friend was sett ing the table. )./ , .( D6)./(.

The baby was crying while we were hav ing our dinner.

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D./ + ) 6.

People were sleeping while army was shell ing .+ J)./ O = [./.

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5. # # JS> ./ , # H \JS ?6)#. # ($ $ 6. (use the Past Continuous tense with the Past Simple tense)

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I was walking in the park (./ JS>) when it started to rain. (# HJS>)

I was walking in the park when it started to rain . Y# ./ -

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While, When 6+

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Malathi was writing a letter while Pandian was reading the News paper. / D./ ./ )./ -) +.

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