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Individually, considering everyone else, complete the following sentences using the past progressive.a) My mom's dishwasher (make) strange noises, so I turned it off.

b) While my kids (wait) for their drinks from the coffee machine, it suddenly stopped working.

c)Harrison (get) upset at the ATm when it suddenly returned his card.

d)The department store's self-service kiosks (not function) welluntil yesterday.

e)My grandpa (speak) to his vintual assistant when it felloff the balcony.

f)The computer's virtual assistant (help) my liHle brother with his homework when my mom entered the room.

g)Sarah and Lila (read) their robot's instructions, but they couldn't understand them.

h)James and Billy (walk) to school when it started to rain?

i)He (not listen) when we told him to turn the lights on.

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Reading

In pairs, read the following stories of three teenagers talking about their newest technological devices:

Susan

Yestenday I celebrated my birthday. My parents bought me a tablet and I was so excited to use it. Late at night, we tried to turn it on, but it didn't work.We thought maybe the battery was low, so we waited until it was fully charged. We tried to turn it on again and again, but nothing changed. Later; we realized that the tablet was defective.

Roger

My best friend Harry and I are saving to buy a video game computen: They are currently selling them for 1,200. We are working extremely hard selling food outside our college to achieve our goal. Harry likes baking, so he is offering cupcakes for 2each, while I am offering lasagna for $25. We are so close, and we ane not planning to stop until we getit.

a) Answer the following questions and compare your answers with other pairs:

Which story is in past progressive?

Tina

My boyfriend and I spent a sunny afternoon in the pank. We were carrying a brand-new remotecontrolled drone that we bought the previous week. Excitement filled the air as we were preparing to fly it for the finst time. While I was reading the instruction manual, my boyfriend was assembling the drone canefully,making sure all the parts were in place. When we turned it on, the drone started to lift off the ground.We were both shouting with joy as it took flight. We explored many wondenful places nearby.

How many past progressive sentences are there in this story?


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