Name: __________________ Date: _____/ _____ / ______

Affirmative

I / he / she / it was singing you / we / they were singing Fill in the blanks with the right form of the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets. 1. A group of teenagers______________ at the hotel. ( to stay) 2. At 11 oclock Jane _____________ television. ( to watch) 3. Carol and Tim _____________ dinner. ( to have) 4. _____________ for the bus? ( George / to wait)
Negative

5. They _____________ very fast. ( not / to drive) 6. _____________ out together? ( they / not / to go)

I/he/she/it wasnt singing you / we / they werent singing

7. Carol _____________ a really beautiful dress. ( to wear) 8. _____________ at Dr. Morgan? ( Susan / to look) 9. _____________ about her? ( her parents / to talk) 10. ___________________? ( you / not / to run) 11. _____________ his report? ( the policeman / not / to write) 12. _____________ a good meal? ( They / to have) 13. Why _____________ there? ( he / to stand)

Interrogative

14. Why _____________ anything? ( they / not / to eat) 15. _____________ into the taxi? ( he / to get) 16. She _____________ a new hat. ( to try) 17. _____________ coffee? (they / to make) 18. They _____________ abroad. (not / to live) 19. The phone _____________. (to ring) 20. They _____________ me with the washing up. ( to help)

Was I / he / she / it singing? Were you / we / they singing?

We use the Past Continuous to express: a) Actions in progress at a moment in the past. E.g.: last night at 9 oclock I was reading a book. b) Describing a scene. E.g.: It was an awful morning. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing. c) Actions happening at the same time in the past. E.g.: My mother was cooking while I was reading a book.

Name: __________________ Mark: Date: _____/ _____ / ______ Teacher:

Affirmative

I / he / she / it was singing you / we / they were singing Fill in the blanks with the right form of the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets. 1. A group of teenagers ______________ at the hotel. ( to stay) 2. At 11 oclock Jane _____________ television. ( to watch) 3. Carol and Tim _____________ dinner. ( to have) 4. _____________ for the bus? ( George / to wait)
Negative

5. They _____________ very fast. ( not / to drive) 6. _____________ out together? ( they / not / to go)

I/he/she/it wasnt singing you / we / they werent singing

7. Carol _____________ a really beautiful dress. ( to wear) 8. _____________ at Dr. Morgan? ( Susan / to look) 9. _____________ about her? ( her parents / to talk) 10. ___________________? ( you / not / to run) 11. _____________ his report? ( the policeman / not / to write) 12. _____________ a good meal? ( They / to have) 13. Why _____________ there? ( he / to stand)

Interrogative

14. Why _____________ anything? ( they / not / to eat) 15. _____________ into the taxi? ( he / to get) 16. She _____________ a new hat. ( to try) 17. _____________ coffee? (they / to make) 18. They _____________ abroad. (not / to live) 19. The phone _____________. (to ring) 20. They _____________ me with the washing up. ( to help)

Was I / he / she / it singing? Were you / we / they singing?

We use the Past Continuous to express: c) Actions in progress at a moment in the past. E.g.: last night at 9 oclock I was reading a book. d) Describing a scene. E.g.: It was an awful morning. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing. c) Actions happening at the same time in the past. E.g.: My mother was cooking while I was reading a book.

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was staying Jane was watching Carol and Tim were having Was George waiting? They werent driving Werent they going out? Carol was wearing Was Susan looking? Were her parents talking..? Werent you running? Wasnt the policeman writing? Were they having? Why was she standing? Why werent they eating? Was he getting? She was trying Were they making coffee? They werent leaving The phone was ringing. They were helping me