Complete the conversation, using the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Practise the conversation with your partner.
Nick: Hi, Hoa. What _____ (1. you/do) yesterday afternoon? I tried to chat, but you didn't reply. _____ (2. you/play) badminton?
Hoa: Hello, Nick. No, I (3. not play) _____ badminton. It (4. rain) _____ all afternoon.
Nick: Really? The sun (5. shine) _____ here.
Hoa: Well, it (6. not shine) _____ here. I didn't turn on my computer because I (7. watch) _____ TV. There was a great film on. Did you see it?
Nick: No. I (8. help) _____ my parents. They (9. clean) _____ the house for a party.
Hoa: My dad (10. clean) _____ the house, too.
Nick: _____ (11. he/get) really for a party?
Hoa: No, we're going to sell the house. We're going to the countryside.
Nick: What! When? You can't...
Hoa: Nick ...
Nick: Yes?
Hoa: I (12. wind) _____ you up!
Note: to wind someone up = to annoy or upset someone (trêu chọc ai)
Complete the conversation, using the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Practise the conversation with your partner.
Nick: Hi, Hoa. What ___were you doing__ (1. you/do) yesterday afternoon? I tried to chat, but you didn't reply. __were you playing___ (2. you/play) badminton?
Hoa: Hello, Nick. No, I (3. not play) __wasn't playing___ badminton. It (4. rain) __was raining___ all afternoon.
Nick: Really? The sun (5. shine) ___was shining__ here.
Hoa: Well, it (6. not shine) __wasn't shining___ here. I didn't turn on my computer because I (7. watch) __was watching___ TV. There was a great film on. Did you see it?
Nick: No. I (8. help) __was helping___ my parents. They (9. clean) __were cleaning___ the house for a party.
Hoa: My dad (10. clean) __was cleaning___ the house, too.
Nick: __was he getting___ (11. he/get) really for a party?
Hoa: No, we're going to sell the house. We're going to the countryside.
Nick: What! When? You can't...
Hoa: Nick ...
Nick: Yes?
Hoa: I (12. wind) ___was winding__ you up!
Note: to wind someone up = to annoy or upset someone (trêu chọc ai)
