37351 the past continuous

The Past Continuous1.. Circle the verbs in the past continuous At three o’clock I was sitting in a café near my house.. Two girls were eating ice-cream.. Two young men were talking to ea

The Past Continuous

1. Circle the verbs in the past continuous

At three o’clock I was sitting in a café near my house There were not

many people Two girls were eating ice-cream A woman was reading a

book Two young men were talking to each other…

2. Fill in the gaps Use the past continuous of the verbs in brackets

1. At 3.00 Ben _ (sleep)

2. At 5.00 Adam

(sing) a song

3. At 8.00 Helen _

(drink) tea

4. At 2.00 children _

(read) a book

5. At 7.00 in the evening we

_ (watch) TV

6. They (write) the test at this time yesterday

7. He _ (work) in the garden from 2 till 5

8. Students _ (speak) English the whole lesson

9. They _ (play) football at 6 o’clock

3. Write sentences in the past continuous.

1. (+) I /read /book/ at ten o’clock

2. (-) You/drink/tea/at seven o’clock

3. (?)Ben/listen/to the radio/at this time

4. (-) Children/play/the whole day yesterday

5. (?) He/write/a letter at 2:00

6. (+) They/play/chess at this time yesterday

7. (?) She/cook/dinner at 5 o’clock

8. (+) Children/do/their homework

9. (-) My parents/paint/a picture

4. Write questions in the past continuous

1. What/you/do/at 3 o’clock yesterday?

2. What/she/drink?

3. What time/they/read/a newspaper?

4. Where/he/do/his homework?

5. Where/Pete/work/the whole evening?

6. Why/you child/sleep/at ten o’clock?

7. Where/you/go/at 3 o’clock?

8. What/he/learn/from 5 till 7?

9. Why/children/make/dinner?