This verse abbreviated the ideas, vocabulary, and word forms of Luke 17:26 and Luke 17:27 and puts them into the context of the Biblical story of Lot.

The word translated as "likewise" is an adjective that means "like", "resembling," "the same," and "matching." 

"As" is an adverb that means "even as", "how", and, in relating to time, "as" and "when."

The word translated as "it was" means "to become," that is, to enter into a new state. In Greek, especially as used by Jesus, it is the opposite of "being," which is existence in the current state.

The word translated as "in" also means "within", "with," or "among."

The Greek word translated as "the days" also means "time," in general, and refers specifically to the "daytime."

"Of Lot" is the Hebrew names. 

The word translated as "they did eat, " is the common word for "eat" but it also means "fret," as we say "something is eating me up."  It is not the word used in Matthew, possibly because these people were not worrying. The form is the past where something continues and doesn't finish. Each of these initial verbs makes a complete sentence in English since they contain the subject.

The only Greek verb used to mean "they drank" is the only word used to refer to drinking. It also means "to celebrate", which could be the sense here. The form is the past where something continues and doesn't finish, "they were drinking". Each of these initial verbs makes a complete sentence in English since they contain the subject.

 "They bought" is an uncommon verb that means "to occupy a marketplace", "to buy in the market," and "to buy for oneself." The English word "shopping" comes close that to simply "buy".  The form is the past where something continues and doesn't finish, "they were shopping". Each of these ending verbs makes a complete sentence in English since they contain the subject.

"They sold" is a verb that means "to sell" and "to exchange." When this word is applied to people, it means "to betray" or "to give up." The form is the past where something continues and doesn't finish, "they were selling". Each of these ending verbs makes a complete sentence in English since they contain the subject.

The next two phrases appear in the following verse in Greek, but they are duplicated here for completeness. 

"They planted" is from a verb which means "beget", "engender," generally, "produce", "bring about", "cause (mostly of evils), "implant in, ""to plant {especially trees", "to set-up," and specifically, "to plant with trees." When used as a noun, means "father" or, in the plural, "parents." The form is the past where something continues and doesn't finish, "they were planting". Each of these verbs makes a complete sentence in English since they contain the subject.

"Ye build" is a verb that specifically means "build a house, "generally, "build", "fashion," "found upon," and, metaphorically, "build up," and "edify."   In English, we use the verb "construct" to specifically describe house building.  The form is the past where something continues and doesn't finish, "they were constructing". Each of these verbs makes a complete sentence in English since they contain the subject