past continuous tense

s v
I was
You
We
were
They
many (The children) walking
He
She
It was
one (The boy)
A
1. raining 10. reached
2. walking 11. happy
3. crying 12. thanked
4. saw 13. continued
5. bus stop 14. home
6. asked
7. not bring
8. umbrella
9. shared
 - raining - walking - saw - crying -
bus stop

s v o
It was raining.
Ali was walking.
Ali saw a boy.
The boy was crying.
He was at the bus stop.
 It was raining. Ali was walking. Ali saw

a boy. The boy was crying. He was at the

bus stop.
 - asked - crying - bring - umbrella -
shared

s v o
Ali asked the boy why
he was crying.
The boy did not bring an umbrella.
Ali shared the umbrella
with the boy.
 Ali asked the boy why he was crying.

The boy did not bring an umbrella. Ali shared

the umbrella with the boy.

 - reached - happy - thanked -
continued - home

s v o / adj
The boy reached home.
He was happy.
The boy’s mother thanked Ali.
Ali continued his way home.

The boy reached home. He was happy. The

boy’s mother thanked Ali. Ali continued his
way home.
 It was raining. Ali was walking. Ali saw a
boy. The boy was crying. He was at the bus
stop.
Ali asked the boy why he was crying. The
boy did not bring an umbrella. Ali shared the
umbrella with the boy.
The boy reached home. He was happy.
The boy’s mother thanked Ali. Ali continued his
way home.
1. - raining

2. - walking

3. - crying
1. - raining
It was raining.

2. - walking
Ali was walking.

3. - crying

The boy was crying.

1. - saw - boy

2. - happy

3. - reached
1. - saw - boy
Ali saw a boy.

2. - happy
He was happy.

3. - reached

The boy reached home.

1. - crying

2. - bus stop

3. - happy
1. - crying
The boy was crying.

2. - bus stop

3. - happy
1. - crying
The boy was crying.

2. - bus stop
He was at the bus stop.

3. - happy
1. - crying
The boy was crying.

2. - bus stop
He was at the bus stop.

3. - happy

He was happy.
B
1. cycling 1. riverbank
2. saw 2. thanked
3. drowning 3. happy
4. river 4. continued
5. jumped 5. home
6. river
7. swam
8. towards
9. pulled
 - cycling - saw -
drowning - river

s v o
John was cycling .
He saw a boy .
The boy was drowning .
He was in the river .
 John was cycling. He saw a boy.

The boy was drowning. He was in

the river.
 - jumped - river - swam -
towards

s v o
John jumped into the river .
He swam towards the boy .
John jumped into the river. He swam
towards the boy.
 - pulled - riverbank -
thanked - happy -
continued - home

s v o / adj
John pulled the boy to the riverbank .
The boy thanked John .
John was happy .
He continued his way home .
John pulled the boy to the riverbank.

The boy thanked John. John was

happy. He continued his way home.

 John was cycling. He saw a boy. The boy
was drowning. He was in the river.

John jumped into the river. He swam

towards the boy.
John pulled the boy to the riverbank. The
boy thanked John. John was happy. He
continued his way home.
C
1. bus stop
2. waiting
3. saw
4. pregnant lady
5. came
6. gave way
7. seat
8. offered
9. happy
10.thanked
11.gave
12.apple
 - bus stop - waiting - saw -
pregnant lady - came - gave
way

s v o / adj
Sheila was at the bus stop .
She was waiting for a bus .
She saw a pregnant lady .
The bus came .

Sheila gave way to the pregnant lady .

 Sheila was at the bus stop. She

was waiting for a bus. She saw a

pregnant lady. The bus came. She gave

way to the pregnant lady.

 - saw - seat - offered - pregnant
lady

s v o / adj
Sheila saw a seat .
She offered the seat to the pregnant lady .

Sheila saw a seat. She offered the

seat to the pregnant lady.

 - happy - thanked - gave -
apple

s v o / adj
The lady was happy .
She thanked Sheila .
She gave Sheila an apple .
 The lady was happy. She thanked

Sheila. She gave Sheila an apple.

 Sheila was at the bus stop. She was waiting
for a bus. She saw a pregnant lady. The bus came.
She gave way to the pregnant lady.
Sheila saw a seat. She offered the seat to the
pregnant lady.
The lady was happy. She thanked Sheila. She
gave Sheila an apple.
D
1. walking 1. helped
2. home 2. put out
3. school 3. called
4. saw 4. fire station
5. smoke 5. fire engine
6. house 6. firefighters
7. fire 7. fire victim
8. shouted 8. came
9. help 9. thanked
10.villagers
 - walking - home - school -
saw - smoke - house - fire

s v o / adj
Peter was walking home from school .
He saw black smoke .
A house was on fire .

Peter was walking home from school. He

saw black smoke. A house was on fire.
 - shouted - help - villagers -
helped - put out - fire - called
- fire station

s v o / adj
Peter shouted for help .
The villagers helped to put out the fire .
A man called the fire station .
 Peter shouted for help. The villagers
helped to put out the fire. A man called
the fire station.
 - fire engine - came -
firefighters - put - fire - fire
victim - thanked

s v o / adj
The fire engine came .
The firefighters put out the fire .
The fire victim thanked Peter .
 The fire engine came. The firefighters
put out the fire. The fire victim thanked
Peter.
 Peter was walking home from school. He
saw black smoke. A house was on fire.
Peter shouted for help. The villagers
helped to put out the fire. A man called the fire
station.
The fire engine came. The firefighters put
out the fire. The fire victim thanked Peter.