The Past Continuous Tense

Complete the sentence with the past tense of the verb in brackets.

1. Wambuzi ________________________ the eggs in that tray in the morning. (put)
2. The birds __________________________ few eggs today. (lay)
3. Who ______________________________ her bed in the morning? (lies)
4. She _____________________________________ is yesterday. (swear)
5. That man ___________________________ under that tree for a long time. (lie)
6. You ______________________________________ to tell him. (hurry)
7. We ________________________________ papers from her book. (tear)
8. Silvia ___________________________________ a young man. (marry)
9. It ______________________________ him four thousand shillings. (cost)
10. He _______________________________________ better in the morning. (feel)
11. Mosquitoes always ______________________________ from there last year. (breed)
12. She _____________________________________ the tomatoes in time. (weed)