Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

Was
he/she/it
growing fast or slow? — (Rather) fast.
Were we/you/they 
watching a thriller or an action film? — A thriller.
Exercise 37. Ask alternative questions about the underlined information 
and give short answers.
Example: He (play) the flute/the saxophone when you came in?
Was he playing the flute or the saxophone when you came in? — The 
saxophone.
1. She (stay) with the Browns/one of her old school friends when she was there?
2. Jack (work) at home/in his office last night?
3. The farmer’s wife (work) in the house/in the garden when she heard a scream?
4. You (talk) on the telephone/watch TV when the doorbell rang?
5. Carol (cross) the road/(wait) for the bus when she saw the accident?
6. Greg (wear) a tuxedo/casual clothes at the party?
7. Mike and his wife (buy) things/lооk at window displays when they 
were in the shop ping centre?
8. They (have) dinner at home/in a restaurant?
9. Her parents (live) in the centre of Moscow/on the outskirts when she was a 
child?
10. George and his girlfriend (walk) in the park/(have) a snack in a cafe when 
it started to rain?
SPECIAL QUESTIONS
What 
 were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday? — I was having dinner.
Where
 was she waiting for you at that time? — At the bus stop.
Where
 were you going when I met you?— To the theatre.
When
 were they living in Brazil? — A couple of years ago.
Why
 were you crying when I saw you? — My broken leg was
 

 
 hurting me