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Grammar
• Past continuous
Look at Paul's schedule and write what he
was doing at: ⭑
• 7:15 - 8:15 • 9.25 - 12:10
• 14:20 - 16:45
.
7:00-8:00
have breakfast
8:00-8:20
go to school
9:20-11:00
have a maths lesson
12:00-13:10
eat lunch with friends
14:00-15:30
study for history test
16:00-17:00
play tennis
1
At 7 15, Paul was having breakfast
3 Write sentences about yourself. Use the p
continuous. What were you doing ... ✶✶
1
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon?
2 at 10 o'clock this morning?
3 three hours ago?
4 last Saturday?
5 at 8 o'clock last night?
6 last summer?
7 at half past seven yesterday morning?
8 this time last week?
5
6
What were the people doing yesterday
afternoon at 6 o'clock? Write questions.
Then answer them, as in the example. *
1 Greg/read comics? (surf the Internet)
Was Greg reading comics?
No, he wasn't. He was surfing the Internet
2 Alan and Mark/play football? (do their
homework)
3 Rita/tidy her room? (walk her dog)
4 Jack/play in the park? Ido the shopping)
5 Tammy and Frank/cook dinner? (sleep)
Past simple vs Past continuous
Circle the correct tense. *
1 They watched / were watching TV when the
earthquake happened / was happening
2 The tsunami hit/ was hitting the coast yeste
morning.
3 Mary was using / used a bandage becaus
cut/ was cutting her leg.
4 The children screamed / were screaming
the lightning bolt struck / was striking a
their garden.
5 George was burning / burnt his hand w
was cooking/cooked lunch.
6 The group was skiing / skied down th
when an avalanche was occurring/c
7 Jenny was frying / fried fish when sh
burning/burnt her hand.
