Past Continuous

A) Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.
Use the words in the above

boxes.
1. A: were they watching TV at midnight? B: No, they aren't.
2. We were eating lunch in the cafeteria at noon.
3. A: were you talking on the phone a few minutes ago? B: No, I wasn't.
4. I was walking home when I saw the car accident.
5. My classmate and I were studying together at the library.
6. While he was cleaning the house, we were cooking.
7. A: What were you doing at one o’clock? B: I was sleeping.
8. The car engine isn't working, so I had to fix it.
9. A: were you listening to the teacher? B: Yes, I was.
10. At seven o’clock, Mr. Smith was robbing the bank.
11. Steven wasn t doing his homework, he was playing with his friends.
12. It was raining last night, so I took my umbrella.
13. Anne was studying in London last year.
14. I was working as a teacher when I first met your mother.
15. We were swimming while you were playing volleyball.
B) Make the past continuous (choose positive, negative or question):

1. (they / take the exam?)
were he take the exam
2. (when / he / work there?)

when was he working there
3. (you / make dinner?)

were you making dinner when
4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)

wen they drinking coffe when arrived
5. (when / we / sleep?)
when were we sleeping
6. (they / study last night)

they were studying las night
7. (we / talk when the accident happened)

we were talking when the accident happened
8. (he / not / exercise enough)

he wasn't
9. (I / talk too much?)

was I walking to much
10. (it / not / snow)

it wasn't snowing
C) Write the correct form of the verb in the spaces below.
1) We were going (to go) to the mall last night.
2) She was talking (to talk) to the police officer last week.
3) I was buying (to buy) a new bicycle when you called me.
4) John was listening (to listen) to a CD an hour ago.
5) Margo, Juan, and Anika were not riding (to ride) on the bus to work.
6) We were trying (to try) to get five gold medals in the last Olympics.
7) My brother was being (to be) mean last night.
8) The four of us were swimming (to swim) in the lake yesterday.
9) My mom was rocking (to rock) the baby to sleep last night.
10) I was singing (to sing) in my car this morning.
D) Make questions in the past continuous to ask about them.

Where ?
At a table by the window.
were hey sitting
wat you drink
Coffee with milk and a glass of apple juice.
What was Simon in the kitchen ?
The apple juice.
.Were they eating anything?
No, nothing. They were not hungry.
What was Sharon wearing?
A white pullover and black jeans.
How was she looking in her outfit?
She was really pretty.
Were they doing anything special?
Not really. They were just talking.
What were they talking about?
About their friends from school.
How was Simon feeling at the restaurant?
He was quite happy and relaxed.
E) Make comparatives and superlatives.
Adjective Comparativ Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative

e
Tall taller tallest far farther farhtes
Cheap cheaper cheapest Bad worse worst
Expensive more most fat fatter
expensive expensive
Good beter best interesting
Lazy lazyer lazyest narrow narrower narrowest
Pretty prettyer prettiest safe safer saferst
beautiful more most dangerous
beautiful beautiful
difficult more dificult most messy mesier messiest
boring more boring most handsome more most
shy shyer shiest attractive more most
happy appyer happiest delicious more most
short shorter sorties easy easier easiest
famous more most lucky luckyer luckiest
comfortable more most quiet quieter quiterst
comfortable
ugly uglyer ugliest noisy noisier noisiest
warm warmer marmest modern more most
long longer longest patient more most
intelligent more most convenient more most
wide wider widest accurate more most
thick thicker thickest Useful more most
smart smarter smartest
F) Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the
words listed below.
bad important crowded good high heavy convenient difficult cheap expensive quiet
easy thin healthy dangerous cold
1. In Canada, January is colder than March.

2. I think that good health is more important than money.
3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much more expensive than yours.
4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is more expensive than a
bike.
5. You look thiner than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?
6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was more crowded than usual.
7. Mountains are higher than hills.
8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was easier than he had
expected.
9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is worse than it was a few days ago.
10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are more dangerous than the small
town where I live.
11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is more dificult than the last one we did.
12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a quiter place.
13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a more convenient
location.
14. Orange juice is healthier than Coke.
15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% cheaper than
they were yesterday.
16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel better tomorrow.

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A) Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.

Use the words in the above

B) Make the past continuous (choose positive, negative or question):

2. (when / he / work there?)

3. (you / make dinner?)

4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)

6. (they / study last night)

7. (we / talk when the accident happened)

8. (he / not / exercise enough)

9. (I / talk too much?)

10. (it / not / snow)

D) Make questions in the past continuous to ask about them.

E) Make comparatives and superlatives.

Adjective Comparativ Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative

1. In Canada, January is colder than March.

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