Grammar: Past Continuous Ex. 1 Read the text and say whether the

sentences below true or false

One hot, sunny day in July a tramp was walking along a country road. He was chewing a piece of grass because he felt hungry. Suddenly, he saw a pond with a large white duck and got an idea. He jumped over the hedge and ran towards the duck . He was sitting by the pond with a large pile of white feathers beside him. Just then he heard a shout. The farmer was coming across the field, waving his arms. Hurriedly the tramp put the duck back into the water . Soon the farmer approached him. He was very angry. He pointed to the pond and shouted: “What‘s the matter with my duck?

Ah! said the tramp quietly , it wanted to go for a swim, and I’m looking for its clothes.

a) A tramp was hungry.

b) He was swimming in the pond.

c) The farmer was very hungry.

d) The tramp and the farmer were cooking a duck.

e) The duck was swimming in the pond.

f) He was chewing a gum.

g) It was cold.

Ex.2 Put the verbs in brackets into

the Past Continuous.

1. I … ………. along the street. (walk)

2. A man ……….a shop. (rob)

3. We……………home from school. (come)

4. Terry…………football. (play)

5. She …………..her hair.(not wash)

6. We……………lunch. (not have)

7. I………………to the radio. (listen)

8. They………….the street. (not cross)

Ex.3 Make the sentences complete.

1. When I arrived home it …

2. George fell off the ladder while he …

3. Last night I … a newspaper when suddenly I heard a crash.

4. I saw Carol at the party. She …

5. … you … when I phoned you?

6. I saw Jim in the park. He …

7. When Tom arrived we…

8. Mary burnt her hand when she…

9. When the phone rang yesterday she…

10. While I … in the kitchen I cut my finger.

Ex.4 Agree or disagree with these statements.

1. You had a party last night.

2. You were watching TV from 7 to 11 yesterday.

3. You went for a meal to a restaurant 3 days ago.

4. You was playing computer games at 3 yesterday.

5. Your friend knows French well.

6. You were having a shower at 4 pm yesterday.

7. Your parents are going on holiday.

8. You had an argument with the parents.

Ex.5 Make questions in the Past Continuous.

1. What/you/do? 2. you/carry/anything? 3. What/they/look at? 4. she/stand at the door? 5. The man/eat/ a hamburger? 6. The girl/clean/the windows? 7. Where/he/go? 8. Anyone/ wait for/the man? 9. What/she/talk about? 10. They/wear/jeans?

Ex.6 Work in pairs. Ask your partner about

what he/she was doing at a certain time yesterday.

What were you doing at this time yesterday?

at 8 a.m. have breakfast

have a shower

at 12:00 p.m. read a book

study at school

at 3:00 p.m. paint

ride a bicycle

eat

at 4:00 p.m. cook

wash dishes

look through newspapers

chat with the friend

at 9:00 p.m. walk

watch TV

listen to music

sleep