Answer:
A). Mr. Duarte <u>was packing</u> some boxes.
B). Mrs. Duarte <u>was locking</u> the car door.
C). Jeff <u>was holding</u> the armchair.
D). Speedy <u>was pushing</u> a ball in his mouth.
E). A box <u>was falling</u> to the floor.
Explanation:
Past Continuous tense is primarily employed to denote an 'on-going action of the past' that started in a time before now and continued for a while(in the past). It is formed by using the auxiliary verb 'was/were'(to denote past) followed by the progressive form of the main verb('verb + ing' to reflect the continuity). The given sentences could be filled by using this rule to signal to the progression of the action in the past.
(D) it seems to know its way
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D attending and communicating
