1- Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous affirmative form of the verbs in

brackets. Type the answers.

1. It was 10 o'clock at night. Sherlock Holmes ________________________ (not talk) to his

friend Dr Watson.

2. It was night. The Seven Dwarfs ______________________________(not dance) with Snow

White.

3. Harry was frightened because Voldemort _____________________________(try) to kill him.

4. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza were on a journey. They ______________________________

(travel) through La Mancha.

5. At the beginning of the first Star Wars film, Princess Leia

______________________________(try) to escape Darth Vader.

2- Complete Jill's description of a TV programme she saw last night with the verbs in brackets.
Use the Past Continuous, affirmative or negative. Type the answers.

1. Police officers _______________________ (examine) the crime scene. They

____________________ (not talk).

2. A detective _____________________________ (speak) to the victim. They

_________________________(sit) on a sofa.

3. The victim ______________________________ (not smile). She

________________________ (cry). They _______________________ (try) to reach the airport.

4. The criminals ____________________________ (run) away with the victim's money. They
_______________________ (try) to reach the airport.

5. A reporter _________________________________ (not take) pictures. He

____________________________(write) in his notebook.

3- What was on TV at 7.00 yesterday evening? Look at the pictures. Then complete the
sentences with the TV channel numbers and the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous,
affirmative or negative.

1. There was a basketball game on Channel ____. The Brownville team __________________
(play) well. They ________________________ (lose).
 2. There was a crime film on Channel _____. In
the film, two police officers
_____________________(chase) a criminal.
They _______________________ (ride)
motorbikes. They
_____________________________ (ride)
horses.

3. There was a nature programme on Channel

____. Two wolves
____________________(run) after a deer. The
wolves __________________________(get)
close to the deer.

4. There was a cartoon on Channel ____. A superhero ________________________(carry) a

woman. He ____________________ (wear) special clothes. The woman
_________________________(smile).

4- Write questions with the words below. Use the Past Continuous. Then answer the questions

about the TV programmes in Exercise 3.

1. the wolves/run/ in the snow

_____________________________________________________________________________

2. the police officers / ride / black horses

____________________________________________________________________________

3. the superhero / protect / the woman

_____________________________________________________________________________

4. the Brownville players / wear / brown clothes

_____________________________________________________________________________

5. the Greenville team / win

_____________________________________________________________________________

5-Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of the Past
Continuous. (CUADERNO)

1. Peter (copy) sentences from the board at 10.00 this morning.

2. She (make) the beds at 9.00?

3. The dog (sit) on the sofa an hour ago.

4. Paul and I (swim) at 11.00 on Saturday morning.

5. The children (not play) football a minute ago.

6. Where Susan (go) at 9.00 yesterday evening?

7. You (chat) with your friends last night?