Unit 14.

Past Continuous

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Unit 14. Past Continuous

The past progressive puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past.

Form

Positive

I / he / she / it

I was speaking.

Negative

Question

I was not speaking.

Was I speaking?

you / we / they You were speaking. You were not speaking. Were you speaking?

Exceptions in Spelling

Exceptions in spelling when adding ing

Example

final e is dropped (but: ee is not changed)

come coming
(but: agree agreeing)

after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled

sit sitting

l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English) travel travelling

lie lying

final ie becomes y

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Use of Past Progressive

puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past

Example: He was playing football.

two actions happening at the same time (in the past)

Example: While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.

action going on at a certain time in the past

Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

Signal Words of Past Progressive

when, while, as long as

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Exercise
1. Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ing
Write down the ing form of the following words. Mind the exceptions in spelling.

1.

live ______________

2. run ______________
3. give ______________
4. swim ______________
5. lie ______________
6. sit ______________
7. travel ______________

2. Was or Were
Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.

1.

Boris ______________learning English.

2. They ______________swimming in the lake.

3. Your father ______________repairing the car.
4. I ______________reading a magazine.
5. You ______________packing your bag.
6. My friends ______________watching the match on TV.
7. It ______________raining.
8. The dog ______________barking.
9. The children ______________brushing their teeth.
10. Anne and Maureen ______________singing a song.

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3. Positive Sentences
Yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an action.
Write positive sentences in past progressive.

1.

you / play / cards

______________________________________________________________________

2. Alice / walk / around the lake

______________________________________________________________________
3. Caron / listen / to the radio
______________________________________________________________________
4. we / read / a book about Australia
______________________________________________________________________
5. Linda / look for / her ring
______________________________________________________________________
6. Fiona and Sam / visit / the castle
______________________________________________________________________
7. Ben / wash / the car
______________________________________________________________________
8. Kim and I / wait / in the park
______________________________________________________________________
9. My sister / feed / the birds
______________________________________________________________________
10. Greg and Phil / count / their money
______________________________________________________________________

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4. Negative Sentences
Somebody believes that yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an action. That
cannot be, however, as yesterday at 3 pm these people were not doing those things.
Write negative sentences in past progressive.

1.

Sarah and Luke / not / work

______________________________________________________________________

2. Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry

______________________________________________________________________
3. Barry / not / drive / a lorry
______________________________________________________________________
4. Mandy / not / have / lunch
______________________________________________________________________
5. Albert / not / play / tennis
______________________________________________________________________
6. Taylor and Bob / not / cycle / home
______________________________________________________________________
7. Annie / not / clean / the table
______________________________________________________________________
8. Benjamin / not / write / an e-mail
______________________________________________________________________
9. Jane / not / exercise / in the gym
______________________________________________________________________
10. Robert / not / buy / flowers
______________________________________________________________________

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5. Questions
You want to know whether the following people were in the middle of an action at a certain time in the past.
Write questions in past progressive.

1.

Rachel / feed / the cat

______________________________________________________________________

2. the children / paint / a picture

______________________________________________________________________
3. Clark / repair / his computer
______________________________________________________________________
4. Hazel / swim / in the pool
______________________________________________________________________
5. Lucas / have / a shower
______________________________________________________________________
6. Jason and Aron / run / down the street
______________________________________________________________________
7. Betty / do / her homework
______________________________________________________________________
8. Cindy and James / make / dinner
______________________________________________________________________
9. Rebecca / watch / Star Trek
______________________________________________________________________
10. Anita and Linda / sit / in the kitchen
______________________________________________________________________

6. Questions with Interrogatives

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1.

Henry was living in London last year.

______________________________________________________________________

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2. Anita was working at a restaurant last week.

______________________________________________________________________
3. Ricky was waiting for Holly.
______________________________________________________________________
4. Sarah was singing a song.
______________________________________________________________________
5. Joe was reading a book.
______________________________________________________________________
6. At six o'clock, Myriam and her family were having dinner.
______________________________________________________________________
7. Bob was walking home because his car had a flat tire.
______________________________________________________________________
8. At half past seven, Mister Logan was driving home.
______________________________________________________________________
9. The children were playing in the sandbox.
______________________________________________________________________
10. Claire was visiting her best friend.
______________________________________________________________________

7. Exercise on Past Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

1.

When I phoned my friends, they (play) ______________________ monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) ______________________ dinner.

3. The kids (play) ______________________ in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practise) ______________________ the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle) ______________________ all day.
6. While Aaron (work) ______________________ in his room, his friends (swim)
______________________ in the pool.
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7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) ______________________ .
8. What (you / do) ______________________ yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit) ______________________ in the park.

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Answer Key
1. Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ing
Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ing
Write down the ing form of the following words. Mind the exceptions in spelling.

live living
run running
give giving
swim swimming
lie lying
sit sitting
travel travelling

2. Was or Were
Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.

1.

Boris was learning English.

2. They were swimming in the lake.

3. Your father was repairing the car.
4. I was reading a magazine.
5. You were packing your bag.
6. My friends were watching the match on TV.
7. It was raining.
8. The dog was barking.
9. The children were brushing their teeth.
10. Anne and Maureen were singing a song.

3. Positive Sentences
Yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an action.
Write positive sentences in past progressive.

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1.

you / play / cards You were playing cards.

2. Alice / walk / around the lake Alice was walking around the lake.
3. Caron / listen / to the radio Caron was listening to the radio.
4. we / read / a book about Australia We were reading a book about Australia.
5. Linda / look for / her ring Linda was looking for her ring.
6. Fiona and Sam / visit / the castle Fiona and Sam were visiting the castle.
7. Ben / wash / the car Ben was washing the car.
8. Kim and I / wait / in the park Kim and I were waiting in the park.
9. My sister / feed / the birds My sister was feeding the birds.
10. Greg and Phil / count / their money Greg and Phil were counting their money.

4. Negative Sentences
Somebody believes that yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an action. That
cannot be, however, as yesterday at 3 pm these people were not doing those things.
Write negative sentences in past progressive.

1.

Sarah and Luke / not / work Sarah and Luke were not working.

2. Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry Mister Miller was not teaching chemistry.
3. Barry / not / drive / a lorry Barry was not driving a lorry.
4. Mandy / not / have / lunch Mandy was not having lunch.
5. Albert / not / play / tennis Albert was not playing tennis.
6. Taylor and Bob / not / cycle / home Taylor and Bob were not cycling home.
7. Annie / not / clean / the table Annie was not cleaning the table.
8. Benjamin / not / write / an e-mail Benjamin was not writing an e-mail.
9. Jane / not / exercise / in the gym Jane was not exercising in the gym.
10. Robert / not / buy / flowers Robert was not buying flowers.

5. Questions
You want to know whether the following people were in the middle of an action at a certain time in the past.
Write questions in past progressive.

1.

Rachel / feed / the cat Was Rachel feeding the cat?

2. the children / paint / a picture Were the children painting a picture?

3. Clark / repair / his computer Was Clark repairing his computer?
4. Hazel / swim / in the pool Was Hazel swimming in the pool?
5. Lucas / have / a shower Was Lucas having a shower?
6. Jason and Aron / run / down the street Were Jason and Aron running down the street?
7. Betty / do / her homework Was Betty doing her homework?
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8. Cindy and James / make / dinner Were Cindy and James making dinner?
9. Rebecca / watch / Star Trek Was Rebecca watching Star Trek?
10. Anita and Linda / sit / in the kitchen Were Anita and Linda sitting in the kitchen?

6. Questions with Interrogatives

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1.

Henry was living in London last year. Where was Henry living last year?

2. Anita was working at a restaurant last week. When was Anita working at a restaurant?
3. Ricky was waiting for Holly. Who was Ricky waiting for?
4. Sarah was singing a song. Who was singing a song?
5. Joe was reading a book. What was Joe reading?
6. At six o'clock, Myriam and her family were having dinner. When were Myriam and her family
having dinner?
7. Bob was walking home because his car had a flat tire. Why was Bob walking home?
8. At half past seven, Mister Logan was driving home. Who was driving home at half past seven?
9. The children were playing in the sandbox. Where were the children playing?
10. Claire was visiting her best friend. What was Claire doing?

7. Exercise on Past Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

1.

When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I was preparing dinner.

3. The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I was practising the guitar when he came home.
5. We were not cycling all day.
6. While Aaron was working in his room, his friends were swimming in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they were not listening .
8. What were you doing yesterday?
9. Most of the time we were sitting in the park.

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Form

Simple Past

Past Progressive

irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs

past form of 'be' + ing form of verb

I spoke
I was speaking
regular verbs: verb + ed

you were speaking

he / she / it was speaking

I worked

we were speaking
they were speaking
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed' :

Exceptions when adding 'ing' :

when the final letter is e , only add d .

Example: love - loved

Example: come - coming

after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is

doubled

Example: admit - admitted

but: agree - agreeing

after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is
doubled
Example: sit - sitting

final l is always doubled in British English (not in

American English)

final l is always doubled in British English (not in

American English)

Example: travel - travelled

silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -ee )

Example: travel - travelling

after a consonant, final y becomes i . (but: not

after a vowel)
Example: worry - he worried

final ie becomes y .
Example: lie - lying

but: play - he played

Use
After another or at the same time?
Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the same time?

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Past Progressive
at the same time

after another
Simon was playing on the computer while his brother
She came home, switched on the computer and

was watching TV.

checked her e-mails.

New action or already in progress?

If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses:
Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already in progress.

Simple Past

Past Progressive
action already in progress

new action
While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile suddenly
My mobile rang (when I was sitting in a meeting.)

rang.)

Only mentioning or emphasising progress?

Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for short actions)? Or do you
want to put emphasis on the progress, e.g. that an action was taking place at a certain time?

Simple Past

Past Progressive

just mentioning

emphasising progress

Colin played football yesterday.

Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football.

Certain Verbs
The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Past (not in the progressive form).

state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit

Example: We were on holiday.

possession: belong, have

Example: Sam had a cat.

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senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch

Example: He felt the cold.

feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish

Example: Jane loved pizza.

brain work: believe, know, think, understand

Example: I did not understand him.

introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say

Example: I am watching TV, he said.

Signal words

Simple Past

Past Progressive

first

when

then

while

If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, )

as long as

Exercises on Simple Past and Past Progressive

one after another or at the same time:

Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.

While Tom (read)________________ , Amely (watch) ________________ a documentary on

TV.

2. Marvin (come) )________________ home, (switch) ________________ on the computer and

(check) ________________ his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) _______________ into the house, (steal) _______________ the jewels and
(leave) ________________ without a trace.

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4. Nobody (listen) _______________ while the teacher (explain) _______________ the tenses.
5. While we (do) ________________ a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ________________
on the beach.
6. He (wake) ________________ up and (look) ________________ at his watch.

Exercise 2
1. The receptionist (welcome) ____________ the guests and (ask) ____________them to fill in the
form.
2. The car (break) ____________ down and we (have) ____________ to walk home.
3. The boys (swim) ____________ while the girls (sunbathe) ____________ .
4. My father (come) ____________ in, (look) ____________ around and (tell) ____________me
to tidy up my room.
5. As long as one group (prepare) ____________ dinner, the others (collect) ____________ wood
for their campfire.
6. While the parents (have) ____________ breakfast, their children (run) ____________ about.
7. Martha (turn) ____________ off the lights and (go) ____________ to bed.

new or already in progress:

Exercise 3,

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. We (wait) ____________ for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come) ____________ around the
corner.
2. I (cycle) ____________ through the park, when I (hear) ____________

a strange noise.

3. He (pass) ____________ her a message when the teacher (look / not) ____________ .
4. I (fall) ____________ asleep while I (watch) ____________ TV last night.
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5. When Mike and Jane (paint) ____________ the walls, their dog (knock) ____________

over the

paint pot.
6. Tom (break) ____________ his leg when he (play) ____________ frisbee.
7. The phone (ring) ____________ when I (sit) ____________ on the toilet.

Exercise 4
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. I (jog) ________________ in the park, when two squirrels (cross) ________________ my way.
2. Robert (fall) ________________ off the ladder when he (pick) ________________ cherries.
3. Archimedes (discover) ________________ the theory of buoyancy while he (take) ________________
a bath.
4. When we (travel) ________________ around Ireland, we (meet) ________________ some very nice
people.
5. While she (speak) ________________ on the phone, the milk (boil) ________________ over.
6. When I (leave) the house this morning, the sun (shine) ________________ .
7. Caroline (burn) her hand when she (iron) ________________ her clothes.

just mentioning or emphasising progress:

Exercise 5,
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. Two days ago, a murder (happen) ________________

in Market Street at about seven pm.

2. Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) ________________

3. He (ask) ________________

at the crime scene to investigate.

one of the tenants in the house.

4. What (do / you) ________________ yesterday at seven?

5. I (watch) ________________
6. (be) ________________

a football match on TV.

you alone?

7. Yes, I (be) ________________ .

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8. (hear / you) ________________

anything suspicious?

9. Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue) ________________

match (be) ________________

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in the hallway. But the football

so interesting. So I just (turn) ________________

then (hear / not) ________________

up the telly and

anything anymore.

Exercise 6

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. A: What (do / you) ___________________

yesterday at 8 pm?

2. B: I (sit) ________________ in the pub with Sam. Why?

3. A: I (drive) ________________

to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few friends. As

we (be) only three players, I (try) ________________

well. But I (reach / not) ________________

to ring you to ask if you would like to come as

you at home.

4. B: Why (ring / not / you) ________________ my mobile?

5. A: I actually (want) ________________
________________

to ring your mobile, but by accident I (dial)

William's number. He (do / not) ________________

moment and really (like) ________________

anything special at that

the idea of playing squash with us.

mixed exercises:
Exercise 7,
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1. When I (do) ________________ the washing-up, I (break) ________________ a plate.
2. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) ________________

the washing-up.

3. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) ________________ a few chips.

4. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) ________________ a loud bang.
5. When my father (work) ________________

in the garden, an old friend (pass) ________________

by to see him.
6. She (go) ________________

to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) ________________

to learn.
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7. When it (start) ________________ to rain, our dog (want) ________________

to come inside.

8. When Jane (do) ________________ a language course in Ireland, she (visit) ________________
Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) ________________ on my way home, I (see) ________________

an accident.

10. I (not / understand) ________________ what they (talk) ________________ about.

Exercise 8
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.

When I (get) ________________ up yesterday, the sun (shine) .

2. It (is) ________________

a beautiful morning.

3. So I (decide) ________________ to cycle around a little.

4. I (go) ________________

to the shed and (take) ________________

5. While I (cycle) ________________

out my bike.

past some villages, I (see) ________________ some people

in their gardens.
6. One man (mow) ________________ the grass while his wife (pick) ________________
strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear) ________________
and it (start) ________________

to rain.

8. Luckily, a farmer (notice) ________________ me and (tell) ________________ me to come in.

9. While it (rain) ________________ outside, I (sit) ________________
10. After a while, the sun (come) ________________
11. I (thank) ________________

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Answer Key on Simple Past and Past Progressive

one after another or at the same time:

Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.

While Tom was reading, Amely was watching a documentary on TV.

2. Marvin came home, switched on the computer and checked his emails.
3. The thief sneaked into the house, stole the jewels and left without a trace.
4. Nobody was listening while the teacher was explaining the tenses.
5. While we were doing a sight-seeing tour, our friends were lying on the beach.
6. He woke up and looked at his watch.

Exercise 2

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

The receptionist welcomed the guests and asked them to fill in the form.
The car broke down and we had to walk home.
The boys were swimming while the girls were sunbathing .
My father came in, looked around and told me to tidy up my room.
As long as one group was preparing dinner, the others were collecting wood for their campfire.
While the parents were having breakfast, their children were running about.
Martha turned off the lights and went to bed.

new or already in progress:

Exercise 3,

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

We were waiting for Jane, when suddenly Louis came around the corner.
I was cycling through the park, when I heard a strange noise.
He passed her a message when the teacher was not looking .
I fell asleep while I was watching TV last night.
When Mike and Jane were painting the walls, their dog knocked over the paint pot.
Tom broke his leg when he was playing frisbee.
The phone rang when I was sitting on the toilet.

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Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

I was jogging in the park, when two squirrels crossed my way.

Robert fell off the ladder when he was picking cherries.
Archimedes discovered the theory of buoyancy while he was taking a bath.
When we were travelling around Ireland, we met some very nice people.
While she was speaking on the phone, the milk boiled over.
When I left the house this morning, the sun was shining .
Caroline burnt her hand when she was ironing her clothes.

just mentioning or emphasising progress:

Exercise 5,
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Two days ago, a murder happened in Market Street at about seven pm.
Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes arrived at the crime scene to investigate.
He asked one of the tenants in the house.
What were you doing yesterday at seven?
I was watching a football match on TV.
Were you alone?
Yes, I was .
Did you hear anything suspicious?
Yes, about seven o'clock, two people were arguing in the hallway. But the football match was so
interesting. So I just turned up the telly and then did not hear anything anymore.

Exercise 6

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. A: What were you doing yesterday at 8 pm?

2. B: I was sitting in the pub with Sam. Why?
3. A: I was driving to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few friends. As we were only
three players, I tried to ring you to ask if you would like to come as well. But I did not reach you at
home.
4. B: Why did you not ring my mobile?
5. A: I actually wanted to ring your mobile, but by accident I dialled William's number. He was not doing
anything special at that moment and really liked the idea of playing squash with us.

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mixed exercises:
Exercise 7,
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

When I was doing the washing-up, I broke a plate.

While Tom was playing the piano, his mother was doing the washing-up.
He drank some juice and then he ate a few chips.
I was having dinner when I suddenly heard a loud bang.
When my father was working in the garden, an old friend passed by to see him.
She went to school, took out her textbook and began to learn.
When it started to rain, our dog wanted to come inside.
When Jane was doing a language course in Ireland, she visited Blarney Castle.
When I was on my way home, I saw an accident.
I did not understand what they were talking about.

Exercise 8
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.

When I got up yesterday, the sun was shining .

2. It was a beautiful morning.

3. So I decided to cycle around a little.
4. I went to the shed and took out my bike.
5. While I was cycling past some villages, I saw some people in their gardens.
6. One man was mowing the grass while his wife was picking strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly appeared and it started to rain.
8. Luckily, a farmer noticed me and told me to come in.
9. While it was raining outside, I was sitting in the farmer's house.
10. After a while, the sun came out again.
11. I thanked the farmer for his hospitality and moved on.

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Homophones

Homophones
Exercise 1
1. I ______________the ball high in the air. (through ; threw)
2. I got all my exercises ______________ . (right ; write)
3. There are seven days in a ______________ .

(weak ; week)

4. There was a lot of traffic on the ______________ . (rode ; road)

5. The sky was a deep ______________ colour. (blew ; blue)
6. We will you in the basketball game. (beat ; beet)
7. Did you ______________ the book? (buy ; by)
8. Did you ______________ a noise? (hear ; here)
9. It took him a full ______________ to finish his homework. (our ; hour)
10. I did not ______________ Fair City on television. (see ; sea)

Exercise 2
Circle the correct word in each sentence. The answers at the end of the lesson include
definitions for both word choices.
1.

The students were convinced their teacher was ( persecuting/prosecuting) them with
way too much homework.

2.

One of the assignments was to create a ( bibliography/biography) of all the books the
students had read during the school year.

3.

The teacher's goal was to help the students (adopt/adapt) good study habits.

4.

The students, on the other hand, had a (duel/dual) objective: they wanted less
homework and longer summer vacations.

5.

The teacher promised that the in-class essay she assigned would have no
(affect/effect) on the students' final grades.

6.

In an attempt to convince the teacher to change the assignment, the students argued
that they had (all ready/already) done enough in-class writing for the week.

7.

The teacher smiled and told the students to take a deep ( breath/breathe) and begin
their writing assignment.

8.

The students decided to stop resisting the inevitable and start getting down to work on
their (personal/personnel) essays.

9.

(Whether/Weather) or not the students' essays were neatly written and legible, the
teacher planned to read them carefully and comment on them.

10. The (stationary/stationery) desks where the students sat suddenly fell silent when the
essay writing finally began.
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Answer
1. persecuting. To persecute is to punish unfairly; to prosecute is to take legal action against.
2. bibliography. A bibliography. A bibliography is a list of books; a biography is the story of is the story
ofone person's life.
3. adopt. To adopt is to take something or someone as one's own; to adapt is to adjust or modify
something.
4. dual. Dual means two; a duel is a formal competition between two opponents.
5. effect. Effect is a noun meaning result; affect is a verb meaning to have an effect on someone or
something.
6. already. Already describes a point in time; all ready means that everyone in a group is ready.
7. breath. Breath is a noun meaning the air inhaled or exhaled; breathe is a verb meaning the act of
inhaling and exhaling.
8. personal. Personal means belonging to an individual; personnel means all the employees in a
company.
9. Whether. Whether is a conjunction of uncertainty, if; weather is a noun meaning the conditions of the
atmosphere of a given place at a given time.
10. stationary. Stationary means unmoving; stationery means writing paper

Exercise 3
BOUGHT, BROUGHT
Remember bought and buy, - brought and bring
Which verb should be used in those sentences?
1

Have you ____________________ your new puppy with you?

2.

On the last day July_______________her brother to school.

3.

My father _______________me a car f or $300.

4.

The boy _______________all his books to school today.

5.

Tim _______________an ice-cream for his friend.

6.

At the school fete I _______________many comics and books.

7.

Tom _______________the presents with his own money.

8.

Have you _______________your friend home to play?

9.

Mother _______________us a bag of blue marbles to play with.

10.

He _______________his dog to school.

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Exercise 4
Choose the right word from those in brackets. Find the meaning of the other word. Learn to spell all the
bracketed words.
1. Our (new, knew) (colonel, kernel) won a (meddle, medal) for bravery.
2. Follow that (creek, creak) running rough the (waist, waste) land,
3. (Theyre, their, there) cat (caught, court) (its, its) (tail, tale) in the fence.
4. Missing the water with his (skull, scull) the stroke caught a crab, and the other rowers followed (suit,
suite).
5. Before sending a book (through, threw) the post, (wrap, rap) it securely.
6. (Piece, Peace) has marked the ( reign, rein) of this king.

Exercise 5
Complete these sentences by using the correct word in brackets:
1. (Their, There) are two trees in (their, there) yard.
2. (Whos, Whose) been eating my (serials, cereals)?
3.

(Have, Has) you been (learned, taught) how to rocknroll?

4. It is (quiet, quite) impossible to catch birds by putting salt on their tails.

5. Give me a (lend, loan) of your pencil, please.
6. The party will (stay, stop) at the motel for a day.
7. My friends and. I (am, are) going surfing at Coogee.
8. The (boarder, border) spoke to Tom and (I, me).
9. Each of the boys (have, has) (fewer, less) marbles than I.
10. (May, Can) I have these, please? asked Judy.
11. (Your, Youre) clothes are (ringing, wringing) wet.
12. I (will, shall) be twelve on Saturday.

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Exercise 6
THEY SOUND THE SAME (but mean different things)
Place the right word in the correct space.
1.

The bus is _______________tomorrow. (dew/due) _______________is on the grass.

2.

_______________loudly on the door.(wrap/rap) I will _______________the present.

3.

_______________the thunder. (Hear/here) The dog is over _______________

4.

Walk _______________the river. (buy/by) Will you _______________me that car?

5.

_______________up that hole in the sock, ( sew/sow) _______________the seeds in spring.

6.

You are _______________late now. (to/too) Walk slowly_______________the shop.

7.

I went _______________school with _______________many books.

Exercise 7
THERE, THElR, THEY RE,
There is an adverb designating a position.
Their is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership.
Theyre is a contraction for they are.
Place the word there their or theyre in the space provided.

1. I can see _______________parents standing over _______________by the pool.

2. I cant believe _______________leaving behind _______________little kitten.
3.

_______________packing _______________parcels for the men to deliver to

_______________new house.

4. _______________is that naughty boy over _______________

5. That little dog is _______________
6.

_______________quite upset by the decision but realise _______________is no

other way.
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7. It was _______________horse that won the race.

8.

_______________are six rabbits in the burrow _______________

9.

_______________changing the guard at Buckingham Palace.

10. _______________you are.

11. _______________was once a castle on this spot.
12. They lost

_______________way.

13. They were here yesterday, but today

_______________not.

14. _______________were three friends who built_______________homes over_______________

15. I suppose _______________getting _______________lunch ready.

Exercise 8
pray, prey, bridal, bridle, mare, mayor, sail, sale
1

The _______________wears a gold chain.

Boats _______________on the lake.

Tigers _______________on deer.

A horse is controlled with a _______________

Her _______________gown was white.

People _______________in church.

A_______________is a female horse.

There were bargain at the_______________.

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Exercise 9
hair, hare, flaw, floor, pore pour trust trussed
1

A _______________is an opening in the skin.

To be_______________is to be tied.

We walk on the _______________

A _______________is like a rabbit.

We _______________people who are honest.

A _______________is a fault or defect.

I comb my _______________each morning.

We _______________tea from the pot.

Exercise 10
peer, pier, him, hymn, fate, fete, braid, brayed
1

The donkey_______________

We raised money at the _______________

To _______________means to look.

We sang a _______________in church.

We do not know our_______________

A boat is tied to the _______________

I gave _______________my book.

She sewed some _______________on her dress.

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Exercise 11
flour

flower

die

dye

medal

To _______________is to cry.

The brave man received a _______________

We make cakes with _______________

To _______________is to interfere.

We must all _______________some day.

Material is coloured with _______________

Tennis is a game played with a _______________

A rose is a _______________

meddle

ball

bawl

fined

hale

hail

Exercise 12
soul

sole

creak

creek

Find

Every shoe has a _______________

Dad was for _______________speeding.

Frozen rain is _______________

To be _______________is to be well.

A rusty gate will _______________

Your spirit is your _______________

The diggers hoped to _______________gold.

A _______________is a stream.

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Exercise 13
vain

vein

taught

taut

guessed guest

Her _______________is very slender.

I _______________who was coming.

Blood in a _______________looks blue.

We must not _______________water.

I _______________was to read at school.

The rope was _______________

A _______________person has too much pride.

A _______________is a visitor.

waist

waste

Exercise 14
here; hear
_______________we go.
Stay _______________

Exercise 15
whose; whos
1.

_______________afraid of the big, bad wolf?

2.

_______________book is this?

3.

I know a man_______________hair is grey.

4.

_______________your lady friend?

I dont know _______________car that is.

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Exercise 16
its (contraction of it is)

its (possessive pronoun);

1.

_______________a lovely day.

2.

The dog chased_______________tail.

3.

_______________speed is the lions great advantage.

4.

I wonder why _______________so cold.

5.

I wonder why _______________young ones follow the mother duck.

6.

_______________lost.

7.

Where is _______________home?

Exercise 17
youre (contraction of you are)

your; (possessive pronoun)

1.

_______________late.

2.

Bring _______________work out to me.

3.

I see _______________busy.

4.

When _______________ready, well go.

5.

I wonder why _______________waiting.

6.

Where are _______________friends?

Exercise 18
were; where; were.
1.

_______________shall we go? .

2.

You _______________working late.

3.

_______________going now.

4.

_______________they home?

5.

I dont know _______________my pen is.

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Exercise 19
of;

off.

1.

A slice _______________bread.

2.

They ran _______________

3.

I cut _______________a branch.

4.

The best game have heard _______________

Exercise 20
Write the correct word on the line.-

cent-scent hair-hare weak-week mail-male meat-meet

1.- I love your perfume's ______________

2.- I don't have a ______________ to spend.
3.- She has beatiful and curly ______________
4.- The ______________ is a very fast animal.
5.- He is a very ______________ boy.
6.- I had an awful______________ at my work.
7.- You have to be a ______________ for that job.
8.- I haven't received my ______________ yet.
9.- ______________ me at the shopping mall.
10.- Mexican people eat a lot of ______________

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Exercise 21
Circle the correct one!
1.- There is a (hole whole) in my shoe.
2.- My (feat feet) hurt!
3.- She left her (cell sell) over their there.
4.- The baby is taking a (knap nap).
5.- (Raze Raise) your hand, if you want to participate!
6.- Can you (great grate) the cheese, please?
7.- Fruit is a very nutritious (desert dessert).
8.- The car's (cereal serial) number is correct.
9.- I would love to have a (peace piece) of cheese cake right now.

Exercise 21

Tick the one, that does not have the same sound.

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brake

break

brick

die

dear

deer

hear

here

hire

hall

hole

whole

no

now

know

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met

meat

meet

read

red

ride

son

soon

sun

sole

soil

soul

suit

sweet

suite

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Exercise 22
Write the correct word.1.- I got all my exercises ______________
2.- The sky was a deep ______________
3.- Did you ______________

colour. (blew-blue).

the dress. (buy-by-bye).

4.- I have to buy a ______________

5.- My bike's ______________

(write-right).

of sneakers. (pare-pair-pear).

is broken. (peddle-petal-pedal).

6.- I love to wear trendy ______________

on summer time (cloze-close-clothes).

7.- I would like my ______________

well-done, please. (meat-mete-meet).

8.- I have an awful ______________

throat. (sore-soar)

9.- I hope they don't ______________

10.- Diet pills are a ______________

Unit

14-15

Simple

Past

my car. (steal-steel).
of time and money. (waist-waste).

dan

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Progressive

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