1. When you passed the town hall clock, did you notice/were you noticing what time it was?
2. Everyone was having a good time, although not many people danced/were dancing.
3. It took a while for me to notice, but then I did. Everyone stared/was staring at me .
4. I was trying/tried to get in touch with you all day yesterday. Where were you?
5. Pay no attention to David’s remarks. He didn’t mean it/wasn’t meaning it.