The past continuous tense is used to talk about a continuing action that was happening in the past. It can also be used to talk about a continuing past action that was
interrupted by a shorter past simple action, or for a repeated or annoying past action.
The past continuous structure: was/were + verb-ing
Example: At 4 o'clock, I was waiting for a taxi.
A. Fill in the gaps with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He W.92. coo. bing (cook) dinner when somebody knocked on the door.
2. She
(laugh) for a long time.
3. They
(travel) to the party when the storm hit.
4. She
(talk) on the phone when she tripped over.
5. It
(rain) all day.
6. They
(play) football for two hours.
7. He
(fall) asleep in class at least once a week.
8. The group of friends
(plan) a holiday together.

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

Which best expresses the irony present in this passage?

Read this passage from "the american dream." it does not say all white men, but it says all men. . how does the second part of the sentence relate to the first part?