Past Continuous 7 class

Affirmative I/He/She was listening.
We/ You/They were listening.
Negative I/He/She wasn’t listening.
We/ You/They weren’t listening.
Questions Was I/he/she listening?
Yes, I/he/she was. / No, I/he/she wasn’t.
Were you/we/they listening? Yes, you/we/they were. / No, you/we/they weren’t.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
The composer Rossini 1 ______ ( write) many operatic masterpieces like The Barber of Seville. He was famous for composing his music at the last minute. Sometimes, just an hour before a concert Rossini 2 _____ ( still write) the music of it! Rossini was also famous for composing in unusual situations – for example, he 3 ______ (get) the idea for the beginning of his opera Le Comte Ory while he 4 _____ ( fish) with a friend.