Past continuous handout
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The document is an English exercise about using the past continuous tense. It provides examples of sentences in the past continuous and asks students to complete sentences, write sentences using "while" to connect two simultaneous actions, write sentences in the past continuous, and answer questions in the past continuous. The document tests a student's understanding and use of the past continuous tense to discuss simultaneous or ongoing actions that were happening at specific times in the past.
Past continuous handout
- 1. Past continuous name: _____________________________________ ____________date: _____________ 1. Look at Ann’s diary. What was she doing on Friday afternoon and evening? Pay attention to the example and change the possessive adjectives when necessary. 4:00 p.m. – wash my hair 5:30 p.m. – drink a cup of tea 6:15 p.m. – speak to manager on the phone 6:55 p.m. – put on my green coat 7:20 p.m. – take a taxi 7:45 p.m. – meet Joe at the restaurant e.g. At four o’clock she was washing her hair. a. (5:30 p.m.) _______________________________________________________________________________________ b. (6:15 p.m.) _______________________________________________________________________________________ c. (6:55 p.m.) _______________________________________________________________________________________ d. (7:20 p.m.) _______________________________________________________________________________________ e. (7:45 p.m.) _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Write sentences with while to link two simultaneous actions. e.g. Julie / smile / Tommy and Sally / talk to her Julie was smiling while Tommy and Sally were talking to her. a. She / get out of the cab / the taxi driver / hold door __________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. A man / clean windows / Julie speak to her husband __________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. The sun / shine / photographers / take photos __________________________________________________________________________________________________ d. Andy / talk about horses / his parents / watch TV __________________________________________________________________________________________________ e. My friends / sleep / I / do an exam __________________________________________________________________________________________________
- 2. 3. Write sentences using the past continuous. e.g. Joe / not play / computer games / at nine o’clock last night Joe wasn’t playing computer games at nine o’clock last night. a. Mike and Mandy / listen / to music at the party __________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. My parents / not have / supper / with me / at a quarter past seven yesterday __________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. you / watch / TV / at Nick’s house / on Saturday night? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ d. Yesterday morning / it / not rain / but / it / snow __________________________________________________________________________________________________ e. Sam / do / his homework / at five o’clock last Monday? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Answer the following questions. More than one answer may be correct. e.g. What were you doing at seven o’clock yesterday evening? I was doing my homework. OR I was watching TV. a. What were you doing at half past seven this morning? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. Was it raining yesterday afternoon? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. What were you and your classmates studying in class at 9 a.m. yesterday? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ d. Were your friends watching a film at 10 p.m. last Saturday night? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ e. Where were you going after school last Wednesday? __________________________________________________________________________________________________