We make the Past Continuous with was / were+ ing

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I / he / she / it was singing I/he/she/it wasnt Was I / he / she / it singing?

singing
you / we / they were Were you / we / they singing?
singing you / we / they werent
We use the Past Continuous to express:

a) Actions in progress at a moment in the past.

E.g.: last night at 9 oclock I was reading a book.
b) Describing a scene.
E.g: It was an awful morning. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing.

c) Actions happening at the same time in the past.

E.g.: My mother was cooking while I was reading a book.

CONNECTORS: as, because, when, while

A) What was Mark doing yesterday at . ? Look at the pictures and write

Example: At 4 oclock he was

drinking wine.

1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
6. ______________________________
7. ______________________________
8. ______________________________
9. ______________________________
10.______________________________

B) Complete with the Past

Continuous:
1. I _______(play) cards while Mark
_______(watch) TV.

Example : Mother / write / a letter father / shave 2. _______ (they listen)to music while
My mother was writing a letter while my father was shaving.
they _______(study)?

1. Mark / ride / a bike sister /play / piano 3. The bees _______(make) honey
__________________________________________
C) Write sentences as the example using while. while the Sun _______ (shine).
2. Susan / draw / pictures grandmother / tell / us / a story
__________________________________________ 4. She _______(not/ learn) French
while she _______(live) with us.
3. It / rain we / play / tennis
_________________________________________
E) Write questions:

1. ______________________________________________________________________?
At 8 oclock I was watching TV.

2. ______________________________________________________________________?
When I saw Mark he was playing football.

3. ______________________________________________________________________?
I was having a shower while my mother was cooking dinner.

4. ______________________________________________________________________?
When we arrived children were playing cards.

5. ______________________________________________________________________?
At midnight Mary and Sue were sleeping.

D) Build up sentences with the correct word order. The verb should go into the
Past Continuous.

1. loudly / talk / very / Susan . _________________________________________________________

2. and / lunch / Mary / have / John _____________________________________________________
3. accident / there to be/ an __________________________________________________________
4. write / she / not? ________________________________________________________________
5. with / she / go / who? ____________________________________________________________
6. the / stay / Linda / at / hotel? _______________________________________________________