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fi
ing the Past Conti
Tense
To form the verb in the Post,
Continuous Tense you need
‘the correct form of ‘Yo bet
(was_or were) and the ina
‘(Gerund) form of the verb.
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We affirmative sentence We
Task 1 - Form the Gerund form of the following verbs.
1) get > 6)lie>
2) open > Teun
3) teke > 8) make >
A aranl=s eur >
5) do 10) eat +
We We He He He He ee He
Task 2 - Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
in the Past Continuous Tense.
1) They in the lake yesterday
afternoon. (swim)
2) He on the coach. (sleep)
31 a book. (read)
4) We breakfast at 7 am
yesterday. (have)
5) Sarah the fence. (paint)
6) The kids the picture. (colour)
7) You ___ about the accident. (talk)
8) The dog all last night. (bark)
9) We to the radio yesterday
morning, (listen)
10) Pete his car last weekend.
Se te te tek tk tte ted
Task 3 - Write the correct forms (Past Continuous) of the verbs
fon the lings from this list
+ tocook + tosing
* todrink + towash
* tohide + towatch
* toplant + towater
+ toplay + towrite
1) When T saw him he
‘some milk.
2) You football when you broke
your leg
3) Steve TV when the lights
went out.
4) We when the quests arrived
5) Mum up when someone
knocked at the door.
6) Nelly songs at the concert.
7) John and Jim
when they were playing hide-and-seek
behind a tree
I the flowers when you came
in
9) You ___.« test at 10 am yesterday.
10) They some seedlingsthe|
2" and use the given phrases.
gi: The boys re fighting in the schoolyard. (at 3
pm yesterday)
» The boys were fighting in the schoolyard at 3
pm yesterday.
1) They climbed the mountain. (when he fell off)
2) My dad's waiting for me. (at 4 pm yesterday)
)3) You have a shower every day. (when the
telephone rang)
Task 5 - Write sentences using the given words
and the verbs in Past Continuous.
eg.:I* write * aletter* while * you* read
» was writing a letter while you were reading,
1) Mum * vacuum-clean * while * dad * wash * the:
car,
2) The kids * draw * pictures* while * the parents *
do * the gardening.
3) Eve and Dora * skip * the rope * while * the
others * play * hide-and-seek
4) Marge * lie * in the sun* while * Dave * swim * in|
the sea.
4) Tl go home. (when T had a puncture)
5) The kids played in the sands. (yesterday)
6) You've put on some warm clothes. (when I came
in)
7) Tom rides a bike on Mondays. (when I saw him)
8) Theyre cleaning the windows now. (when it
started to rain)
5) John * build * a sandcastle * while * his mum *
solve * crossword puzzles.
6) Sally * colour * some pictures * while * her sister
+ paint * a tree.
7) 1 * eat * some biscuits * while * I * wait * for
you.
8) The dog * sleep * under the bed * whi
bake * a cake.
le * Sue*
'9) He will take notes. (from 2 to 4 yesterday)
10) Mum's
afternoon)
ironed the laundry. (yesterday)
9) It * get * dark * while * * talk* on the phone.
10) Tim * play * the piano * while * his parents *
listen * to it.
1) The students studied Maths two days ago.
(yesterday)
11) Mandy * tidy * the room * while * mum * wash *
the clothes.
12) I am staying with my friend this week. (last
week)
12) We * do * the homework * while * dad* watch *
a football match.