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Complete The Sentences

The document contains a grammar exercise using the past continuous tense. It includes filling in blanks with verbs in the past continuous, writing questions in the past continuous, choosing between the past simple and past continuous, and completing conversations and monologues using both tenses. The exercise provides examples of using the past continuous to describe actions that were ongoing or in progress at specific times in the past.

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Complete The Sentences

The document contains a grammar exercise using the past continuous tense. It includes filling in blanks with verbs in the past continuous, writing questions in the past continuous, choosing between the past simple and past continuous, and completing conversations and monologues using both tenses. The exercise provides examples of using the past continuous to describe actions that were ongoing or in progress at specific times in the past.

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A- Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

At half past five yesterday afternoon ...


o Sam and I _______________________(wait) at the bus stop.
1 It ___________________(rain).
2 We were cold and wet because we ___________________(not wear) coats or
jackets.
3 Some people behind us ______________________(talk)
4 Sam_____________________(not listen) to them.
5 He ___________________ (tell) me about his football match.
6 A young woman__________________ (stand) at the side of the road.
7 She _______________________ (carry) a big sports bag.
8 She ______________________ (not cry)but she looked very unhappy.

B- Write questions. Use the past continuous.


1 why / you / laugh? ____________________________________________
2 it I snow?_________________________________________
3 Sarah /show / you her photos?______________________________________
4 where / they /go?__________________________________________
5 Tom / have / lunch?_________________________________________
6 Amy / wear / her new shoes?_________________________________________

C- Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in
brackets.
o When I heard the news about Alex, I ___________________ TV. (watch)
1 We _____________________ to work when we saw the accident. (drive)
2 Jessica was doing her homework when the fire __________________ (start)
3 She was sleeping when somebody________________her computer. (steal)
4 When the lift stopped, we ______________________ up to the fourth floor. (go)
5 When we saw him, he_________________ by his car. (stand)
6 We were walking on the beach when we __________________ David. (see)

D- Circle the correct answer.


1 When I met /was meeting him, he studied /was studying Biology.
2 She worked / was working when I phoned /was phoning her.
3 Did you go /Were you going to college when I saw /was seeing you, or were
you on your way to the sports centre?
4 When I saw /was seeing Paul, he didn't watch /wasn't watching TV. He was
in the kitchen.
5 Did Lucy have /Was Lucy having breakfast when you left /were leaving the
house, or was she in bed?
6 We drove /were driving home when the police stopped /were stopping us.
E- Complete the conversation. Use the past simple or past continuous of the verbs
in brackets.
A: (1)_______________________ (you I be) by the river at four o'clock?
B: Yes. We (2) __________________ (sit) under some trees, near the bridge. A lot of
people (3)__________________ (swim) in the river.
A: (4) ___________________ (Adam I be) with you?
B: Adam? No, he was at home. He (5) ______________ (work) on his History project.
A: What about Tim and Sarah? (6)_________________ (they I be) at home, too?
B: Yes. They (7)___________________ (revise) for their exams.

F- Complete what Anna says about herself. Use the past simple or past continuous
of the verbs in brackets.
I (o) __________________ (go) to university when I left school. I (1)
_________________ (study) Geography there when I (2)___________________(hear)
about the Erasmus programme for European students. I decided to go to a university
in Germany as part of this programme. I learnt a lot at the university and I went on
some interesting student trips.
When the course finished, I (3)__________________ (not come) home immediately. I
travelled around the country for a month. I (4) __________________ (stay) in a hostel
in Heidelberg when I (5) _________________ (meet) some nice students. When I
left, I (6)_____________________ (give) them my address, and they're coming to visit
me next year, so I can practise my German again then!

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