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.
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