5 Read the theory. Cross out the unnecessary words.
1 He was running down the street and he was carrying a big box.
2 They were standing on the beach and they were admiring the view.
3 Olivia was sitting in front of the TV and she was eating her dinner.
4 Max was sitting in the garden and he was reading a book.
5 Jenny and Ann were drinking coffee and they were talking about their summer plans.
1 He was running down the street and he was carrying a big box.
2 They were standing on the beach and they were admiring the view.
3 Olivia was sitting in front of the TV and she was eating her dinner.
4 Max was sitting in the garden and he was reading a book.
5 Jenny and Ann were drinking coffee and they were talking about their summer plans.
Verified answer
Odpowiedź:
1. He was running down the street carrying a big box.
2. They were standing on the beach admiring the view.
3. Olivia was sitting in front of the TV eating her dinner.
4. Max was sitting in the garden reading a book.
5. Jenny and Ann were drinking coffee talking about their summer plans.
Wyjaśnienie:
When there are two past continuous forms in one sentence talking about the same person, you can omit the conjunction and, the subject pronoun and the auxiliary verb (to be), and use only the -ing participle. The child was looking around and he was crying for his mother. → The child was looking around crying for his mother.