2. Was Paco spending too much money?
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Was Paco spending too much money? Yes, he was. He was buying some presents for his family and his close friends. Paco was considering the idea of going back home after visiting Liverpool and before traveling to Scotland, so that he could take all the presents with him.
Was Paco taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of going back to Spain and then taking a plane to Edinburgh? No, he wasn't.
After thinking about this for a long time, Paco finally decided to send the presents to Spain by mail, and to go to Scotland by train. In doing so, he could appreciate the English and Scottish landscape better.
Solved exercise 1. Past continuous in interrogative: yes / no questions
1) The children / play / basketball / in the garden
2) Paco / work / on his computer / all day
3) My cousins / swim / in the pool / with their parents
4) Antonio / make / dinner / for Isabel and Sonia
5) Alex / study / at university / last week
Pregunta de Elección MúltipleChoose the correct questions in Past Continuous to the following statements. Notice that the three questions can be answered with yes or no.
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a) Were Paco spending too much money in London?
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b) Was Paco spending too much money in London?
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a) Were Alex and Andrés playing tennis in the morning?
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b) Was Alex and Andrés playing tennis in the morning?
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a) Was Sonia helping her friend Ana with her English?
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b) Was Sonia help her friend Ana with her English?
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Solved exercise 2. Past Continuous in interrogative: Wh- questions.
1) Paco was living in Spain last month.
2) Isabel and her family were having lunch at two o'clock.
3) The doctor was driving home when I saw him.
4) The children were playing football in the park.
5) The teacher was explaining the lesson for one hour.
Actividad de Espacios en Blanco
1) The History teacher was correcting our exams. was correcting our exams?
2) The children were playing in the garden quietly. were the children playing in the garden?
3) Paco and Sonia were speaking on the phone an hour ago. were Paco and Sonia speaking?
4) Antonio was sitting in the living room reading a book. was Antonio sitting reading a book?
5) I was doing my final exams at university. were you doing at university?
Curiosity
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Liverpool is home to two Premier League football clubs–Liverpool F.C. and Everton. Liverpool is the only English city to have staged top division football every single season since the formation of the Football League in 1888, and both of the city's clubs play in high-capacity stadiums.
Liverpool F.C. are the most successful team in English football, having won 18 league titles, seven FA Cups, seven League Cups, five European Cups and three UEFA Cups. They formed in 1892 and have spent their entire history at the Anfield stadium which they occupied on their formation; it had previously been home to Everton.
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Everton are the older of Liverpool's two professional football clubs. They were founded in 1878 and have played at Goodison Park since 1892, when they relocated from the Anfield stadium that was taken over by the new Liverpool club. Everton have been league champions nine times, FA Cup winners five times and European Cup Winners' Cup winners once.
Liverpool have played at Anfield since 1892, when the club was formed to occupy the stadium following Everton's departure due to a dispute with their landlord. Liverpool are still playing there 116 years later, although the ground has been completely rebuilt since the 1970s and only the Main Stand survives from before 1992. The Spion Kop (rebuilt as an all-seater stand in 1994/1995) was the most famous part of the ground, gaining cult status across the world due to the songs and celebrations of the many fans who packed onto its terraces. Anfield is classified as a 4 Star UEFA Elite Stadium with capacity for 45,000 spectators in comfort, and is a distinctive landmark in an area filled with smaller and older buildings. Liverpool club also has a multi-million dollar youth training facility called The Academy.
Everton moved to Goodison Park after they were evicted from Anfield in 1892. The ground is situated at the far side of Stanley Park to Anfield. Goodison Park was the first major football stadium built in England.
From Wikipedia.
Further knowledge
About form and uses of the Past Progressive, including the interrogative form.
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