Exercise 23.1: Past continuous

Change the order of the words or groups of words to make a correct sentence.
Example:

  1. Why was
  2. to the bank
  3. ?
  4. he going

Answer: 1423

Question 1

  1. was hoping
  2. Columbus
  3. India
  4. to find

Correct order:

Question 2

  1. feeling
  2. the sailors
  3. were
  4. sick

Correct order:

Question 3

  1. going
  2. ?
  3. were you
  4. where

Correct order:

Question 4

  1. what
  2. doing
  3. ?
  4. were they

Correct order:

Question 5

  1. for me
  2. waiting
  3. my friends
  4. were

Correct order:

Unit 23