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FORM: We form the Past Continuous from the past tense of be (was/were) + -ing
.form

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

.Mary Was studying .Mary wasn´t studying ?Was she studying
Mary and Sue were Mary and Sue weren´t ?Were they studying
.studying .studying
USE: We use the Past Continuous to say that something was in progress at a
.certain time in the past
.Example: At 5 o´clock Mark was playing football with his friends
NOTE: Verbs of thinking and feeling usually do not use the Past Continuous but
.the Past Simple
.E.g.: think, know, see, hear, like

A) Fill in the gaps with the Past Continuous of the verbs in

brackets.

• The teacher __________ (not talk) when Mary arrived.

• The pupils __________(play) when the bell rang.

• Lucy __________ (do) her homework when someone

knocked the door.

• Mark´s parents __________(write) him a letter when

the heard a crash.

• Ann __________ (not sleep) when the alarm clock rang.

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.A) Look at the picture and write sentences. Use The Past Continuous
.Example: Cesar and hector were playing football

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Choose the correct form of the PAST CONTINUOUS tense:

1. The children ________ outside when it ran.
a) were playing b) was playing

2. The dog ________ at us when we entered the garden.

a) were barking b) was barking

3. My teacher ________ the exercise to me when the bell rang.

a) were explaining b) was explaining

4. I ________ to my mp3 player when he arrived.

a) were listening b) was listening

5. Those people ________ towards the library when the car crashed.
a) were walking b) was walking

6. The cook ________ a tasty meal when the gas was off.
a) were preparing b) was preparing
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Nex
First Then After that Finally
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2 3 4 5
1

Fill
in
the

blanks with the words in the box.

First, I get up early at 6 o'clock in the _________ . Next, I

_________ my teeth and wash my _________ . Then, I put on
my
_________ and comb my
_________ . After that, I eat _________ . Next I go to
_________
. At school we
_________ different subjects. I also _________ with my
friends
 at school. After school, I go _________ . At home, I
_________
the room and do my _________
. Later, I _________ dinner with my family. After dinner, I
_________ TV. Finally, I go to_________ .

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Put each group of sentences in order and de use the expressions (first,
then and finally), one for each sentence.