Form questions using the past continuous. Then in pairs, ask and answer the questions.

Example:

you / play / football / 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon?

- Were you playing football at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon?

- Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. I was doing my homework.

1. you / have dinner / 7 o'clock yesterday evening?

2. you / do / homework / 8 o'clock yesterday evening?

3. you / watch / film / 9 o'clock yesterday evening?

Complete the questions using the past continuous form of the verbs in the box. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.

1. What …… your mother …...… at six o'clock yesterday evening?

2. Who…..you ........... to this time last week?

3. …..... the sun …..... last Sunday?

4. Where ........ you ......….. this time yesterday?

I.      The past continuous:

Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question:

Example:    At this time yesterday they (play) __were playing___ football.

                  At this time yesterday they were not playing football.

                  At this time yesterday were they playing football?         

1.      At this time yesterday we (play) __________________ tennis in the schoolyard.

2.      At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ________________________ TV.

3.      Yesterday while my father (watch) _____________________ TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) _______________________her homework and I (play) ____________ chess with my friend.

4.      What were you doing when I phoned you?  I (have) ____________________a bath.

5.      She (do) __________________________her homework at the time yesterday.

6.      Marry (water) ______________________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7.      They (visit) __________________________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.

8.      Peter and I (do) _____________________the exercise at this time last night.

9.      Last night my father (feed) ________________________the pigeons at 7:00.

10.   At this time last year we (learn) _______________________English in London.

Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous:

1.      When I (arrive) ____________ at this house, he still (sleep) ______________.

2.      The light (go) _________ out while we (have) _________________dinner.

3.      Bill (have) ________________ breakfast when I (stop) _____________ at this house this morning.

4.      When I (arrive) ___________________at this house, he still (sleep) ________________________.

5.      As we (cross) ______________________the Street, we (see) _____________________an accident.

6.      Tom (see) ______________a serious accident while he (stand) __________________at the bus stop.

7.      The children (play) _________________ football when their mother (come) ___________back home.

8.      The bell (ring) ______________________while Tom (take) ___________________ a bath.

9.      He (sit) ______________________in a car when I (see) ______________________him.

10.   We (clean) _____________________the house when she (come) _______________yesterday.

I.      The past continuous:

Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question:

Example:    At this time yesterday they (play) __were playing___ football.

                  At this time yesterday they were not playing football.

                  At this time yesterday were they playing football?         

1.      At this time yesterday we (play) __________________ tennis in the schoolyard.

2.      At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ________________________ TV.

3.      Yesterday while my father (watch) _____________________ TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) _______________________her homework and I (play) ____________ chess with my friend.

4.      What were you doing when I phoned you?  I (have) ____________________a bath.

5.      She (do) __________________________her homework at the time yesterday.

6.      Marry (water) ______________________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7.      They (visit) __________________________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.

8.      Peter and I (do) _____________________the exercise at this time last night.

9.      Last night my father (feed) ________________________the pigeons at 7:00.

10.   At this time last year we (learn) _______________________English in London.

Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous:

1.      When I (arrive) ____________ at this house, he still (sleep) ______________.

2.      The light (go) _________ out while we (have) _________________dinner.

3.      Bill (have) ________________ breakfast when I (stop) _____________ at this house this morning.

4.      When I (arrive) ___________________at this house, he still (sleep) ________________________.

5.      As we (cross) ______________________the Street, we (see) _____________________an accident.

6.      Tom (see) ______________a serious accident while he (stand) __________________at the bus stop.

7.      The children (play) _________________ football when their mother (come) ___________back home.

8.      The bell (ring) ______________________while Tom (take) ___________________ a bath.

9.      He (sit) ______________________in a car when I (see) ______________________him.

10.   We (clean) _____________________the house when she (come) _______________yesterday.

Read the letter from George. Choose the correct answer: A, B or C.

Dear Sergio,

How (1).......... you? (2).......... you want to know about a typical day at my school? I always (3).......... to school with my brother and my friend Steve. School starts at 7 o'clock. (4).......... the morning, we have five lessons, usually different subject. Then we have lunch. I (5).......... have lunch at school, often I go home. In the afternoon, there are two lessons. My favourite subject is Geography. After school, we often play football. What about you?

Bye for now,

George

Điền vào số 3

A. walk

B. walks

C. walking

Read the letter from George. Choose the correct answer: A, B or C.

Dear Sergio,

How (1).......... you? (2).......... you want to know about a typical day at my school? I always (3).......... to school with my brother and my friend Steve. School starts at 7 o'clock. (4).......... the morning, we have five lessons, usually different subject. Then we have lunch. I (5).......... have lunch at school, often I go home. In the afternoon, there are two lessons. My favourite subject is Geography. After school, we often play football. What about you?

Bye for now,

George

Điền vào số 1

A. do

B. go

C. are

Read the letter from George. Choose the correct answer: A, B or C.

Dear Sergio,

How (1).......... you? (2).......... you want to know about a typical day at my school? I always (3).......... to school with my brother and my friend Steve. School starts at 7 o'clock. (4).......... the morning, we have five lessons, usually different subject. Then we have lunch. I (5).......... have lunch at school, often I go home. In the afternoon, there are two lessons. My favourite subject is Geography. After school, we often play football. What about you?

Bye for now,

George

Điền vào số 2

A. Does

B. Do

C. Are

Read the letter from George. Choose the correct answer: A, B or C.

Dear Sergio,

How (1).......... you? (2).......... you want to know about a typical day at my school? I always (3).......... to school with my brother and my friend Steve. School starts at 7 o'clock. (4).......... the morning, we have five lessons, usually different subject. Then we have lunch. I (5).......... have lunch at school, often I go home. In the afternoon, there are two lessons. My favourite subject is Geography. After school, we often play football. What about you?

Bye for now,

George

Điền vào số 4

A. On

B. In

C. At

Read the letter from George. Choose the correct answer: A, B or C.

Dear Sergio,

How (1).......... you? (2).......... you want to know about a typical day at my school? I always (3).......... to school with my brother and my friend Steve. School starts at 7 o'clock. (4).......... the morning, we have five lessons, usually different subject. Then we have lunch. I (5).......... have lunch at school, often I go home. In the afternoon, there are two lessons. My favourite subject is Geography. After school, we often play football. What about you?

Bye for now,

George

Điền vào số 5

A. don’t

B. not

C. doesn’t