Santiago Suarez Mora

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PAST CONTINUOS AND PAST SIMPLE

Past continuous
1. - Complete the table. Use full form (not contracted)
POSITIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION
It was not raining Was it raining ?
They were playing Were they playing ?
I was listening I was not listening
Caron was eating Was Caron eating ?
You were not singing Were you singing ?

2.- Was or Were?

 Were
 Was
 Was
 Were
 Were

3. - Make sentences in past continuos. Then, turn

them into negative or affirmative sentences use
contracted forms wasn’t/weren’t
1. She was going home – She wasn’t going home
2. They weren’t watching the match – They were
watching the match
3. You were working in the shop – You weren’t
working in the shop 5. - Now, complete the sentences
4. I wasn’t reading a magazine – I was Reading a using past simple or past continuous
magazine
1. was playing – was doing
2. drank – ate
3. was having – Heard
4. - Make questions in past continuous 4. was working – passed
5. went – took – began
1. Were you packing your bag? 6. started – wanted
2. Was his head aching? 7. was doing – visited
3. Were we drinking tea? 8. was – saw
4. Were you repairing the bike? 9. didn’t understand – were talking
 Past simple or past continuous

1. - Complete the table. Use full form (not

contracted)
1. were playing – started
2. was cooking – was watching
3. was doing – entered
4. cut – was slicing
5. saw – was watering
6. was studying – dropped
7. were swimming – were jogging
8. arrived – was snowing
9. was reading – was listening
 Ed-ing adjectives

1.- Choose the correct

option
1. Depressing
2. Surprised
3. Tiring
4. Bored
5. Confused
6. Exciting
7. Bored
8. Disappointing
9. Excited
10. Relaxing