BBC Compacta Class 6 Solutions - Classroom Assignment- 57

(A) Rewrite the following sentences in the negative form.

1. Avani was not packing her school bag when I saw her. 
2. You were not listening to me carefully. 
3. They were not fighting for the corner seat. 

(B) Rewrite the following sentences in the interrogative (question) form.

1. Was someone knocking at the door? 
2. Were a lot of people queuing outside the stadium for the match? 
3. Was the servant washing the dishes? 

(C) Rewrite the following sentences in the affirmative form.

1. The bucket was leaking. 
2. They were talking about us.
3.  He was wearing a black coat. 
   

(D) Rewrite the following sentences in past continuous.

1. The driver was driving the car rashly. 
2. You were not paying attention to me. 
3. She was sweeping the floor. 
   

(E) Fill in the blanks with Past Continuous or Past Simple forms of the verbs in brackets.

Ans:

1. My brother and I were watching television when we heard a loud crash. 
2. Mother was cooking food when the doorbell rang. 
3. Sabah was standing in the window when she saw a U.F.O. flying in the sky. 
4. They were waiting for the bus when I met them. 
5. I was doing maths when my friend Manish visited me. Suman and Aarti were washing clothes when their mother came home. 
6. We were coming out of the restaurant when he entered. 
7. What were you doing when the bell rang? 
8. We were attending a seminar when we received your message. 
   

(F) Fill in the blanks using Simple Past Tense or Past Continuous Tense of verb given in brackets.