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Look at the following tables.


                            Singular


                            I was eating.              I was not eating.                 · wasn’t eating.


                            You were eating.           You were not eating.              · weren’t eating.

                            He was eating.             He was not eating.                · wasn’t eating.


                            She was eating.            She was not eating.               · wasn’t eating.

                            It was eating.             It was not eating.                · wasn’t eating.





                            Plural


                            We were eating.            We were not eating.               · weren’t eating.

                            You were eating.           You were not eating.              · weren’t eating.


                            They were eating.          They were not eating.             · weren’t eating.



                    C1.  Fill in the blanks with was or were and the verb given within brackets.

                           Add -ing to the verb.


                           1. The puppies were barking for food.   (bark)

                           2. The girl                           her hair.                                     (comb)

                           3. The monkey                               the tiger.                              (tease)


                           4.  The old people                             on benches in the park.                  (sit)

                           5. The dog                            the cat this morning.                         (chase)


                           6. Noor                           and Simran                            on the grass.
                                                                                                         (swim) (lie)


                    C2.  Change the following sentences as shown in sentence 1.


                           1.  The old woman was humming a song.


                               The old woman was not humming a song.

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