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Pedro Pablo Atusparia N 88227

C.A.I.S.P.P.CH

Students name: _____________________________________________________ Score: _______

Grade: 3rd ___

Date: ______________________________Teachers name: Sulin Cruz Nunja

verb -ing

I was sleeping.
You were watching TV.

It wasnt raining.
They werent dancing.

Affirmative
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Negative

was / were
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wasnt / werent

verb

-ing
Interrogative
Short answers
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We use the Past Continuous:

Was / Were
verb -ing

Yes,
was / were

for an action that was happening at a specific point of time in the past.
I was reading a newspaper at eightNo,
oclock yesterday morning.
+was happening
wasnt /inwerent
for an action that
the past when another one interrupted it.
I was cooking when the telephone rang.
for two actions that were happening at the same time in the past.
While I was listening to music, my sister was talking on the phone.

Write affirmative, negative and interrogative

sentences in the Past Continuous with the
following words.
1.

Mary / clean / the house / yesterday morning

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2.

We / have / dinner / at a restaurant / last Friday

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3.

Marcos / study / at 5:00 / on Monday

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4.

The sun / shine / all morning yesterday

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5.

Paul and Lisa / ski / on Sunday afternoon

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6.

Was Peter having a drink?

Yes, he was.
No, he wasnt.

You / sit / in the living room / last night

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Complete the sentences with the Past

Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. Tomas and Marta _______________ when I called
them. (shop)
2. What ________ Jane ________ at the party last
night? (wear)
3. Jim _______________ his homework yesterday
evening, he _______________ the computer.
(not do use)
4. The kids _______________ in the river when it
started raining. (swim)
5. I saw Karen this morning. She _______________
to the hairdresser. (go)
6. ________ you ________ the football match at 9
oclock yesterday? (watch)
7. The children _______________ while the teacher
_______________ the lesson. (not listen
explain)
8. It _______________ when I got up this morning,
but it was very cloudy. (not rain)
9. We _______________ in Paris when we met our
friend Pierre. (live)
10. Why ________ the baby ________ this afternoon?
(cry)
11. My parents _______________ when I got home
last night. They _______________ for me. (sleep
wait)

Write the words in the correct order to

make sentences.

1.

the film / enjoying / David and Alison / werent / on

Friday evening

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2.
3.

4.

living / where / last year / was / Catherine / ?

Was Lisa having a bath?

No, she wasnt. She was talking on the phone.

all day yesterday / working / my neighbours / in the

Joan / buy / some clothes?

garden / were

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you / were / at nine oclock / doing / yesterday / what

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6.

Lisa / have / a bath?

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5.

What were they doing yesterday afternoon?

Look at the pictures and write questions and
answers using the Past Continuous, as in
the example.

the cat / chase / a mouse?

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at the gym / exercising / my brother / was / at half

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past three

the children / play / in the playground?

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carefully / Michael / wasnt / yesterday night / driving

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Arnold / repair / his bicycle?
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Elisabeth / lie / on the sofa?
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your neighbours / watch / a film?
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Alex and Caroline / swim / in the sea?

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Linda / visit / a friend?

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5

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the dogs / sleep?
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Tim / read / a book?
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Max and his son / run / a marathon?

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9

12

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10

Louise / make / a cake?

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ANSWER KEY
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1.

Mary was cleaning the house yesterday morning

Mary wasnt cleaning the house yesterday morning
Was Mary cleaning the house yesterday morning?

2.

We were having dinner at a restaurant last Friday

We werent having dinner at a restaurant last Friday
Were we having dinner at a restaurant last Friday?

3.

Marcos was studying at 5:00 on Monday

Marcos wasnt studying at 5:00 on Monday
Was Marcos studying at 5:00 on Monday?

4.

The sun was shining all morning yesterday

The sun wasnt shining all morning yesterday
Was the sun shining all morning yesterday?

5.

Paul and Lisa were skiing on Sunday afternoon

Paul and Lisa werent skiing on Sunday afternoon
Were Paul and Lisa skiing on Sunday afternoon?

6.

You were sitting in the living room last night

You werent sitting in the living room last night
Were you sitting in the living room last night?

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6.

1.

David and Alison werent enjoying the film on

Friday evening.
Where was Catherine living last year?
My neighbours were working in the garden all day
yesterday.
What were you doing at nine oclock yesterday?
My brother was exercising at the gym at half past
three.
Michael wasnt driving carefully yesterday night.

Was Joan buying some clothes?

No, she wasnt. She was feeding the cat.
2. Was the cat chasing a mouse?
No, it wasnt. It was hunting a bird.
3. Were the children playing in the playground?
No, they werent. They were singing in the church choir.
4. Was Arnold repairing his bicycle?
No, he wasnt. He was painting the fence.
5. Was Elisabeth lying on the sofa?
No, she wasnt. She was ironing the clothes.
6. Were your neighbours watching a film?
No, they werent. They were jogging in the park.
7. Were Alex and Caroline swimming in the sea?
No, they werent. They were building a sandcastle.
8. Was Linda visiting a friend?
No, she wasnt. She was washing the car.
9. Were the dogs sleeping?
No, they werent. They were barking at a stranger.
10. Was Tim reading a book?
No, he wasnt. He was writing e-mails to his friends.
11. Were Max and his son running a marathon?
No, they werent. They were fishing in the river.
12. Was Louise making a cake?
No, she wasnt. She was doing the housework.

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were shopping
was...wearing
wasnt doing was using
were swimming
was going
Were... watching
werent listening was explaining
wasnt raining
were living
was...crying
werent sleeping were waiting