Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1. John __________ (take) a photograph of me while I wasn't looking (not/look).

2. We were in a very difficult position. We __________. (not/know) what to do.
3. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last __________ (see) him, he __________ (try) to find
a Job in London.
4. I was __________ (walk) along the street when suddenly I __________ (hear) footsteps
behind me. Somebody __________ (follow) me. I was frightened and I__________ (start) to
run.
5. When I was young, I __________ (want) to be a bus driver.
6. Mr Smith never __________ (wake) up in time in the mornings and always
__________ (get) into trouble for being late; so one day he __________ (go) to town and
__________ (buy) an alarm clock.
7. To get home he __________ (have to) go through a field where a bad tempered bull usually
__________ (graze).
8. This bull normally __________ (not chase) people unless something __________ (make)
him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr Smith __________ (cross) the field, his alarm clock
__________ (go) off.
9. This __________ (annoy) the bull, who immediately __________ (begin) to chase Mr Smith.

Write sentences in Past Simple:

1- Affirmative
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No)

A) My sister / tidy / her room / yesterday morning.

1.
2.
3.

B) We / live / in New York / in 1997.

2.
3.

C) Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night.

1.
2.
3.

C) I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday.

123E) John / stay / at Marys house / last summer.

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F) You / start / school / ten years ago.

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G) The film / end / very late / last weekend.

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H) Sue and Pat / talk / on the phone / yesterday.

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Write the verbs in brackets in Past Simple.

(tidy) her
bedroom yesterday morning.

(stay) at his
grannys house last summer.

- My sister ..............................

- John .................................

- We ................................ (phone) our

- The film ...........................

cousins last week.

- The girls ...............................

(end) very late

yesterday.
(play) on the

- My family ..........................

computer last night.

- I ....................................... (travel) to Paris

(live) in New York

in 1995.
- You .............................. (clean) your teeth

three months ago.

three times yesterday.

Complete in the present continuous

1. I ___________ (watch) a reality show on TV.
2. My favourite team ___________ (win)!
3. Someone ___________ (swim) in the sea.
4. Two people ___________ (cook) dinner on the beach.
5. We ___________ (not watch) a soap opera.
6. I ___________ (not do) my homework.
7. Mum ___________ (read) a magazine.
8. My brother ___________ (not listen) to the radio.
9. Dad ___________ (not cook) dinner.
10. Tara ___________ (talk) by phone.
11. Joe ___________ (play) on the computer.
12. Who ___________(watch) TV?
13. Tina ___________ (do) grammar exercises.
14. I ___________ (eat) a pizza.
15. We ___________ (sit) in the classroom.

1. Complete the sentences in present continuous with the verbs given.

1. The birds ............... (sing).
2. My sister ............... (watch) TV and I ............... (read) a great novel.
3. We ............... (have) a very good time on holidays.
4. She ............... (work) at the moment but she finishes at 6.
5. ...... it ...... (rain) now? Yes, it is.
6. James ............... (play) football in the park now.
7. Harry and Anne ............... (go) to the cinema.
8. They ............... (clean) the whole house.

2. Write these sentences in the negative (short form)

1. Mrs Thompson is watching her favourite series on TV.

...........................................................................................
2. That boy is eating an ice-cream.
...........................................................................................
3. Im going to the mountain.
...........................................................................................
4. They are making dinner.
...........................................................................................

3. Ask questions as in the example.

1. Man / run Is the man running?
2. Mum / eat / cake ............................................................................
3. That man / read / the paper ............................................................................
4. They / wear / T-shirts ............................................................................
5. The birds / fly ............................................................................
6. You / listen / to me ............................................................................

3) Exercise. Put the words in the correct order to make positives sentences in
the Present Continuous Tense.
Tip! Sentence order: Sujeito + am/is/are + v. principal com ing + complem.

1 very a We're in flat. nice living

2 its company The image. to is hard improve working

3 very China. I'm about interesting a reading book

4 are Saturday. on party The Barrons having a

5 badly are today. team Our playing

6 is My train set. his with playing new son

7 someone talking mobile. on Sheila's to her

8 tomorrow Bob I'm morning. meeting 12 at

9 Margot flying week. to next is Rome

10 hoping I am that me. will meet you

5) Exercise. Put the words in the correct order to make negative sentences in
the Present Continuous Tense.

1 doing Anita isn't English homework. her

2 We the aren't today! having Test Progress

3 the coming dinner. aren't for Unfortunately, Petersons

4 isn't working. The photocopier

5 and together. renting aren't her sister flat a Lisa

6 We working aren't Saturday. next7 and aren't Clive weekends. going a

Exercise. Put the words in the correct order to make positives sentences in the
Present Continuous
Tip! Interrogative Sentence order: Am/is/are + Sujeito + v. principal com ing +
complem.

1 Is playing you tennis Pamela tomorrow? with

2 doing tonight? anything Are you

3 moving Are London? a into in they bigger office

4 Sean his on Is presentations doing Wednesday?

5 after Is anyone else staying classes?

6 going Are already? they home

7 back? wife coming Isn't your

8 you joking? Are

9 taking in kids your play? Are part the

10 TV? anyone Is watching