I was doing and I did

Units 13-14

(past continuous and past simple)

Look at the picture. This was Rosamund Street at 10.30 yesterday morning. W h a t was
happening? Where was it happening? Write sentences. Use the past continuous.

At 10.30 yesterday morning

1 Rosa
wa^... working, .w.hw.j.oow..
2 Sam
3 Sam's dogs
4 Lynn
5 Mrs Drake
6 Philip
7 Mike and Tim
8 Felix
9 Paul
W h a t about you? What were you doing yesterday at these times? Use the past continuous.
10 1 0 . 3 0 in the morning
11 1 2 . 3 0
12 6 . 1 5 in the evening
13 8 . 3 0 in the evening
14 midnight

At

Units 13-14

I was doing and I did

Complete the conversations. Use was/were, the past simple (did etc.) or the past continuous
(was doing etc.).
1 POLICE OFFICER:

What

HWZ.S9.U...4AWQ

(you / do) when the accident

hWmtA.

(happen)?
COLIN:

was

t the bus stop. I

POLICE OFFICER:
COLIN:

2 NICOLA:

was. wai^.g

(wait) for a bus.

( y o u / see) t h e a c c i d e n t ?
N o , because I

(read) the newspaper.

(telephone) you at 9 o'clock last night, but you

were not at home.

MARTIN:

9 o'clock? I

(sit) in a c a f e ,

(drink) hot chocolate.

NICOLA:

J a n e with you?

MARTIN:

N o , she

NICOLA:

Where

MARTIN:

3 MUM:
ANGIE:

(work) in the library.

(you / go) after the cafe?
(go) h o m e .

Oh no! M y beautiful cup! W h a t happened?

I ' m really sorry, M u m . I

( b r e a k ) it w h e n I
( w a s h ) it.

MUM:

How?

ANGIE:

M y hands

wet and I

(drop)

it on the floor.
4 SOPHIE:

(you / think) yesterday's e x a m

difficult?
EDDIE:

N o , not really, but I

SOPHIE:

W h y not?

EDDIE:

Because I

5 ANDREW:

(not / write) very much.

(dream) about my holidays.

There

a crash outside my house yesterday.

MAGGIE:

What

(happen)?

ANDREW:

I don't know. It

(rain), but the two drivers

(not / g o ) t o o fast.

MAGGIE:

ANDREW:

they hurt?

One man

(break) his arm and the other man

(cut) his hand.

6 TRACEY:

Pardon? I didn't hear you. Could you say that again, please?

DAVE:

TRACEY:

Who

DAVE:

Sarah.

TRACEY:

Oh, sorry.

(not / talk) to you.

(you / talk) to?

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