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PAST CONTINUOUS

you, we, they I, he, she, it


+ You were working I was working
? Were you working? Was I working?
- You werent working I wasnt working
Language reference:

We use the past continuous to say what was ( not ) happening around a past time.

I. What were the people doing yesterday evening? Look at the pictures and complete the sentences
with words from the box.

Cook supper
dance
drive home 1 2. 3. 4 5,
not watch
1. TV
Play cards 1. At 9:15 Fredy was playing cards.

2. At 10: 30 Fred and Alice Were dance


3. At 8:20 Tom was drive home
4. At 7: 20 Mary wasnt watch tv
5. At 11: 00 Oliver was cook supper__
II. Make sentences in Past continuous:
1. ( +) She / eat / at the restaurant. She was eating at the restaurant.
2. (+) They / drink /wine at the party. They were drinking wine at the party
3. (- ) The children / play/ at the park. The children werent playing at the park
4. (-) My husband / work / in his ofice. My husband wasnt working in his office
5. (?) My dog / sleep / on the sofa. Was my dog sleeping on the sofa?
6. (?) Rita / bake /a chocolate cake. Was Rita baking a chocolate cake?
7. (+) Manuel / reapair / his car in the garden. He was reapairing his car in the garden
8. (+) My mother / water / the plants one hour ago. My mother was watering the plants one hour
ago

III. Read and answer:

Yesterday, it was raining all day. Ann was playing inside the house. She wanted to
be outside. She wasn't playing outside because it was raining.
She was feeling tired of being trapped inside the house.
Ann was trying to keep busy inside the house. She was reading her book until the
electricity went out. Then, she decided to clean her bedroom. She was cleaning until
lunchtime. she sat by the window and watched the rain. While Ann was watching
the rain, the phone rang . Her mother was calling to say she was coming home. She
was bringing a new game. Ann and her mother ate ice cream and played the game.
While they were playing, the rain stopped! But Ann didn't notice. She was having
such a good time with her mom!

Ingls II Mg. Nancy Len P. / Mr. Bautista


1. Where was Ann playing yesterday? Why wasn't she playing outside?
She was playing ann the house / Because it was ranning

2. What was Ann doing before the electricity went out? What was she doing until lunchtime?
She was reading her book / she was cleaning

3. At the end of the story, the rain stopped. What was Ann doing?
She was playing

What was he doing? What was happening?

Last night at 7 o'clock, Jimy was taking pictures of birds. He was walking through
the city park when he saw a fire. An old, empty building near the park was on fire.
Jimy pulled out his camera.

He was taking pictures of the fire when the fire trucks pulled up. The firefighters
jumped out. They hooked up their hoses. While they were fighting the fire, Jimy
was taking more pictures.

The firefighters were fighting the fire and Jimy was taking pictures when the rain
started. The rain helped put the fire out. The firefighters were clapping and Jimy
was cheering. The fire was finally out.

IV. Answer the following questions.

1.What was Jimy doing last night at 7 o'clock? Where was he walking when he saw the fire?
Jimy was taking picture of birds / He was walking through the city

2. What was Jimy doing when the fire trucks pulled up?
He was taking picture of the fire

3. What were the firefighters doing when the rain started? What were they doing when the fire went
out?
The firefighters were fighting the fire / The firefighters were clapping and Jimy was cheering

V. Answer about you:


1. What were you doing yesterday morning? I was working yesterday morning
2. Were you traveling on vacation? I do not travel anywhere
3. What was your best friend doing last weekend? My best friend watched movies on the
weekend

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