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1do / was / were / doing
1Was doing?
2you / basketball / were / playing
2Were you playing basketball?
3He ___ the guitar. (wasn't play / wasn't playing / weren't playing)
3wasn't playing“He wasn't playing the guitar.”
4cooking / was / were / cook
4Was cooking?
5were / watching / parents / your / TV
5Were your parents watching TV?
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6It ___. (wasn't rain / wasn't raining / weren't raining)
6wasn't raining“It wasn't raining.”
7rain / was / were / raining
7Was raining?
8they / eating / were / dinner
8Were they eating dinner?
9The birds ___. (wasn't sing / wasn't singing / weren't singing)
9weren't singing“The birds weren't singing.”
10take / were / taking / was
10Was taking?
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11were / TV / watching / we
11Were we watching TV?
12They ___ tennis. (wasn't playing / weren't play / weren't playing)
12weren't playing“They weren't playing tennis.”
13were / was / helping / help
13Were helping?
14dog / was / barking / the
14Was the dog barking?
15The dog ___. (wasn't bark / wasn't barking / weren't barking)
15wasn't barking“The dog wasn't barking.”
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16was / were / repair / repairing
16Was repairing?
17playing / was / soccer / he
17Was he playing soccer?
18They ___. (wasn't laughing / weren't laugh / weren't laughing)
18weren't laughing“They weren't laughing.”
19studying / was / study / were
19Were studying?
20laughing / they / were
20Were they laughing?
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21We ___ Easter eggs. (wasn't painting / weren't paint / weren't painting)
21weren't painting“We weren't painting Easter eggs.”
22watching / watch / were / was
22Were watching?
23John / dinner / eating / Kate / and / were
23Were Kate and John eating dinner?
24Kate and John ___ dinner. (wasn't eat / wasn't eating / weren't eating)
24weren't eating“Kate and John weren't eating dinner.”