:Use the past continuous

:to talk about an action that was in progress at a particular time in the past ●
.E.g. I was driving home from work at eight o’clock yesterday evening
.to talk about two or more actions happening at the same time in the past ●
.E.g. My parents were watching TV while I was doing my homework
to talk about a past action that was interrupted. We use the past continuous for the longer action ●
.that was in progress. We use the past simple for the shorter action
.E.g. While I was studying for my test, the lights went out

Affirmative and negative Yes / No questions

you I
Were He was
they She wasn’t
?going to school .going to school
he You
Was We were
she They weren’t

Wh-questions Short answers

.I / he / she was were you/ we / they

Yes What doing?
.you/ we / they were was I / he / she

.I / he / she wasn’t
,No
.you/ we / they weren’t

.Exercise 1: Write affirmative and negative sentences. Use the past continuous
the snow / fall / and the children / play/ in it 1
________________________________________________
the telephone / ring but Mike / work / in the garden 2
________________________________________________
the students / not / do their work / when the teacher came in 3
________________________________________________
the baby / cry / because / a dog / bark 4
________________________________________________
it / not / rain / so we ate outside 5
________________________________________________
We / do / homework / all day 6
______________________________________________________

Exercise 2: Complete the text with the Past simple or Past continuous.
Last night I 1)………………….… (study) for my exam when my little brother 2) ……………….…
(come) into my bedroom. He 3) ……………….… (want) to use my laptop but I 4) ………………
(use) it. While we 5) ……………….… (fight), my mum 6) ……………….… (come) into my room.
She 7) ……………….… (tell) us to stop fighting, but we 7) ………………. (shout) and we 8)

……………….… (not hear) her. She wasn't happy!

 Match the pictures with the sentences and then
.complete the gaps with the verbs

1. While they _____________________ the street,

they ______________ an accident. Then they
_________________ 999.
2. He ________________________ his leg while
he ___________________________ the other day.
3. When I __________________writing the letter,
I _______________ it to the mailbox.
4. While granny _____________________ dinner,
the children _______________________ outside.
5. ______ he still ___________________ when you
____________ the office? – No, not really. Actually
he _______________________ the paper
6. It ____________________ that day, so I stayed
at home and I _________________ my
homework.
7. Someone ___________________ into her house
that night, while she _____________________ TV.
8. While I ______________ my grandchildren to
school, their father ___________________ a bath.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with when or while.

1 We ……………..…….… (wait) for the bus __________ we ……………….… (see) Molly.
2 The thief ………………. (steal) some DVDs _________the police officer………….… (see) him.
3 _______ they …………….… (listen) to the teacher, Amanda's mobile phone …………… (ring).
4 My mum ………….…(hear) a noise in the garden __________ she ……………… (watch) TV.
5 The cat ………………….… (climb) the tree __________ it ……………….…….…(fall) down.
6 They………………….… (arrive) _________ we …………..………….… (have) dinner

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 Spelling rules for the past continuous
Verb Type Base Form Past continuous Rule
go walk going walking
most verbs study say studying saying +-ing
play eat playing eating

verbs ending in -e come take coming taking

e + -ing-
make live making living

verbs ending in sit cut sitting cutting double consonant

a vowel + a consonant run swim running swimming +-ing
.

.Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the correct box

talk ● write ● stop ● learn ● hit ● sing ● shave ● drop ● dance ● start ● eat ● sit ● type ● ride ● shop

double consonant + ing e + ing- ing +

…………………………………………… ……………………………………………  talking

………………………………………… …………………………………………
……………………………………………
………………………………………… …………………………………………
……………………………………………
…………………………………………… …………………………………………
……………………………………………

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the past progressive form of the verbs
.Dylan………………….… (do) homework all day 1

.We …………………….… (not work) this morning 2

.Max ……………………… (watch) a horror movie 3
.We………………….……. (write) e-mails all morning 4

.Tom ……………………… (not listen) to his teacher 5

.Jim………………….……. (not wear) jeans yesterday 6

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct affirmative or negative form of the past
progressive
Carl and Dan weren't doing (not do) their homework, they were playing (play) table tennis
1 Lisa……………………… (not sleep), she ……………………… )dance(.
.Emily……………………… (not listen) to music, she……………………… (paint) 2

.The cat……………………… (not play) with a ball, he……………………… (drink) milk 3

Dad……………………… (not play) computer games, he ……………………… (read) 4

.Mom……………………… (not write) an e-mail, she……………………… (watch) TV 5

.Write questions in the past progressive. Then give short answers

?The children / play / video games / 2. Mr. Smith / watch / TV/ last night .1
yesterday? Yes No / read / a newspaper
__________________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________

?Bill / have / a shower / this morning? Yes 4. Sandy/ do / her homework / yesterday .3
No / paint / a picture __________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________

Reading
Read the letter and do the following activities.
Hi Paul,
I had a bad day at school yesterday. Let me tell you about it. My friends and I were in the
classroom. It was nine twenty and we were waiting for our teacher. She was late. I was alone at
my desk because my best friend Oliver was skipping school that day. I was reading some text
messages on my cell phone. Two boys from my class, Dan and Marcus, were fighting. Maria was
copying Isabel’s homework because she never does her own homework. One boy, Carl, was even
spraying graffiti on a wall.
Suddenly, Ms. Harris came into the classroom. She was very angry. She stopped in front of my
desk, looked at me and said, “Why are you using your cell phone in class? You’re breaking the
school rules!” “But Ms. Harris, I wasn’t using my cell phone. I was only reading some text
messages,” I said.“Why are you angry with me?" Ms. Harris thought I was lying to her. “Don’t be
rude, Rob! You are using your cell phone!” she said, and she sent me to the principal’s office.
The principal punished me, but he didn’t punish anyone else. What can I do?
Rob

1 Read the text. Say what the students were doing at school yesterday.
1 Rob and his friends …………………….……………………..……………………..
2 Oliver …………………….……………………..……………………………………….
 3 Rob…………………….……………………..……………………………………………
4 Dan and Marcus….……………………..……………………………………………..
5 Maria ….……………………..…………………………………………………………..
6 Carl ….……………………..………………………………………………………………
2 Are the statements true (T), false (F)
1 The students were late for school.
2 Rob was reading text messages from Oliver.
3 Isabel copied Maria's homework.
4 One of Rob's friends sprayed graffiti.
5 The school rules say students can't use cell phones in class.
6 The principal punished the students in Rob's class.

Reading Comprehension

Every day young people are the victims of street crime. Read what Kate and Andy say about their
.experiences and then answer the questions

I was waiting at a bus stop with my friend Amy. We saw two girls across the road. They were
talking and laughing, but they weren't looking at us. My cell phone rang and I answered it. That
was a mistake! The girls crossed the road and one of them asked to use my phone, and I said
"."No!" She hit me and stole my cell phone! Then the two girls ran away
Kate, 16

I was cycling with my friend Jason. We stopped at a cafe to get something to eat. We left our
bikes outside. We didn't lock them, but we sat at the window. While the server was taking our
order I looked out the window. A young boy was standing near my bike, but he wasn’t looking
at it. I ordered my food and when I looked out the window again the boy was stealing my bike!
.I ran out of the café and followed the thief on Jason's bike, but he disappeared. I felt so stupid
Andy, 17

.Answer these questions

?What did the girl steal from Kate 1
?What did the boy steal from Andy 2
?Where was Kate when the girls stole her phone 3
?How many girls did Kate see 4
?What mistake did Kate make 5
?Why did Andy and Jason stop cycling 6
?Where did they sit in the café 7
?What did Andy do when the boy stole his bike 8
?How did he feel 9

Complete the sentences with information from the text. Then put them in the correct order to
.tell Andy's story
We _________________ our bikes outside _____
I ________________ my food and when I ________________ out the window again the boy _____
!_________________ my bike
While the server _________________ our order I_________________ out the window _____
.I was cycling with my friend Jason __1__
.A boy_________________ near my bike, but he _________________ at it _____
.We ___________________ them, but we _________________ at the window _____
I ___________________ of the café and ___________________ the thief on Jason's bike, but he _____
___________________
.We ___________________ at a cafe to get something to eat _____

.Listening: Listen to Tom’s story. Choose the correct answers

.It was seven fifteen / thirty in the morning 1
.Tom was walking / running to school 2
.He was carrying his sneakers and a bag / in a bag 3
He saw four/five boys 4
.The boys were standing at the corner / a bus stop 5
One of the boys stopped Tom and pushed / hit him 6

A cell phone, a new bike, or an MP3 player - these are all things you'd probably like to have. But
!thieves also like to have them and often steal them

you / walk to school / at eight o'clock? Were you walking to school at eight o'clock?
.Yes,1 was. / No, I wasn't
you / watch TV / at seven o'clock last night 1
?your parents / have dinner / at eight o'clock 2
?the students / do a test / at eleven o'clock 3
?your sister / talk with you on the phone / yesterday afternoon 4
?you/wear sneakers/yesterday 5
?you / sleep / at ten o'clock / last night 6
while
!Think
.Read the sentences. Then complete the rule
While I was doing my homework, I was texting
.my friends
We were watching TV while Mom

Write the –ing forms of the verbs.

1. learn 2. ride
3. shop 4. smile
 5. clean 6. do
7. hit 8. dance
9. watch 10. run

Complete the sentences in the present continuous.

1. jog I around the park.
2. play Mom and Dad badminton.
3. practice We the piano in the music room.
4. sit Brian next to me.

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: Verbs that double the consonant
... one-syllable verbs ending in a single vowel + consonant: run - running; stop – stopping -

two or more syllable verbs ending in a single vowel + consonant if the stress is on the final syllable admit -
… – admitting; begin – beginning

…  verbs ending in ‘ie’, change it to ‘y’: die – dying

.Complete the dialogue with the correct past progressive forms of the verbs 4
Officer Were you sitting (you / sit) in a car in East Street from eight thirty to nine o'clock
?yesterday morning
.Billy Yes, I was
Officer 1_______________(you/talk) with a
Billy
?tall man with dark glasses
Yes, 12_______________I was with
.Terry, the driver
____________Officer 3
_____someone? Yes, we4
for _______Our )you / wait(
Billy
¦- -.— .—*« A guy was sumunty
i't looking at it. I ordered
,-an window ag^LiL u~ a
L out of the cafe and
-----but he wasn't iUul,u.s
"!
Andy, 17
!Be safe on the street
Plan your journey and try to travel with others 1
Keep your possessions out of sight
Put your wallet in an inside jacket or pants pocket
Only use your cell phone when it's safe
Only take what you need when you go out
.Comprehension Answer the questions 2
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