Exercises 3 Put the verbs in the past BE + V-ing. On the night of the murder, the victim Brian O'Neill ... (work) late as usual. His neighbour, Mrs Kat Perry, who ... (watch) TV, heard Mr and Mrs O'Neill who ... (fight). His other neighbour, Mr Bosling, ... (chat) on the phone with his friend Julia and they ... (text) when he heard a loud noise. Past BE + V-ing Establish the circumstances of a past event. Was/were + V-ing​