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Past Continuous

The document is an educational resource focusing on English grammar, specifically the simple past tense, past continuous, comparatives, superlatives, and the usage of 'there was' and 'there were'. It includes exercises for students to practice verb conjugation, formulating yes/no and wh-questions, and understanding the differences between regular and irregular verbs. Additionally, it provides examples and prompts for students to fill in the blanks and complete sentences.

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Past Continuous

The document is an educational resource focusing on English grammar, specifically the simple past tense, past continuous, comparatives, superlatives, and the usage of 'there was' and 'there were'. It includes exercises for students to practice verb conjugation, formulating yes/no and wh-questions, and understanding the differences between regular and irregular verbs. Additionally, it provides examples and prompts for students to fill in the blanks and complete sentences.

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SIMPLE PAST

VERB TO BE 6) We ………………………….. (visit) the Louvre while we


1) ……………..happy. were in Paris.
2) You ……………….. angry. 7) He …………………………….(try) to escape.
3) She ……………….. in London last week. 8) They ……………………………..(do) their homework
4) He …………………. on holiday. yesterday.
5) It……………………… cold. 9) He already ………………………….(eat) all the cake.
10) It ……………………….(take) three hours to drive to
6) We ………………… at school.
Paris.
7) You ……………………..at the cinema.
YES/NO QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS 1) (I/see) you last week?
1) it / warm / ? …………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………….
2) Jim / clever / ? ……………………………………………
2) (you/meet) your father yesterday?
3) he / ambitious / ? ………………………………………
…………………………………………………………….
4) we / late / ? ……………………………………………… …………………………………………………………….
5) you / busy / ?................................................

WH –QUESTIONS: WHERE-WHAT TIME-WHEN 3) (we/go) to Spain in July?


…………………………………………………………….
1) ________ ___ _________ the concert? …………………………………………………………….
It was at 8 o' clock 4) (it/snow) last winter?
2) _________ __________you yesterday? …………………………………………………………….
I was in Mindo. …………………………………………………………….
3) _________ ________your last birthday party? 5) (they/stay in) last night?
It was two weeks ago. …………………………………………………………….
4) ___________ _______your cousins born? …………………………………………………………….
They were born in Ecuador.
WH -QUESTIONS
1) He pushed her bike. →
…………………………………………………………….
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS …………………………………………………………….
2) She watched the match last night →
1) He ………………………..(start) playing chess at the …………………………………………………………….
age of 7. …………………………………………………………….
2) I………………………………(stop) smoking when I was 3) We waited in the park. →
30. …………………………………………………………….
3) We ………………………….(arrive) home very late. …………………………………………………………….
4) We …………………………(sing) too much last night - I 4) The policeman arrested the thief. →
have a sore throat! …………………………………………………………….
5) The child ……………………….(fall) off his bicycle …………………………………………………………….

PAST CONTINUOUS
1) Julie (sleep) at three o'clock. (+) …………………………………………………………………………………………….
2) You (study) at three o'clock.(-) …………………………………………………………………………………………….
3) Luke (read) at three o'clock.(?)(√) …………………………………………………………………………………………….
4) I (work) at three o'clock. (-) …………………………………………………………………………………………….
5) TheY(eat) chocolate at three o'clock.(?)(X) …………………………………………………………………………………………….
6) John (play) tennis at three o'clock.(+) …………………………………………………………………………………………….
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7) We (watch) TV at three o'clock.(+) …………………………………………………………………………………………….
8) He (use) the internet at three o'clock.(?)(√) …………………………………………………………………………………………….

SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS

1) While I ___________________________( text), the school bus _____________________________( arrive)


2) Cindy ___________________________(break) her leg while she _________________________(snowboard)

3) He ________________________(listen) to the radio while he ____________________________ to prepare)breakfast.

4) My father ________________________________(drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman _________________(stop)him.

5) The girl __________________________(notice) that the boy ________________________(watch)her.

6) My dad __________________________(fall off) the ladder while he ________________________(paint)car.

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative).

1)My house is (big) ……………………………………. than yours.

2) This flower is (beautiful)………………………………………. than that one.

3)Non-smokers usually live (long) ……………………………………… than smokers.

4)A holiday by the sea is (good) ……………………………………….than a holiday in the mountains.

5)It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ……………………………………. than a beer.

6)The weather this summer is even (bad) …………………………. than last summer.

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (Superlative).

1)This is the (interesting) -………………………………….. book I have ever read.

2)Which is the (dangerous) …………………………………….. animal in the world?

3)Who is the (rich) ……………………………………………. woman on earth?

4)He was the (clever) ………………………………………….. thief of all.

THERE WAS OR THERE WERE

7 )……………………………… many clouds in the sky?


1) ………………………………… a terrible earthquake in 2005. 8) Last night, ………………………………quite a few children at
2 ) ………………………………a fruit that you liked? the cinema.
I only saw you eating vegetables. 9 ) ……………………………… a large queue at the bank.
3 ) ………………………………..any oranges left. 10 )……………………………… many cats available for adoption
4 )How many boys ……………………………… in the garden? at the shelter. I'm happy that people are becoming
5) ……………………………… any wine left in the bottle? No, . more responsible with their pets
6) I phoned Lucy, but ………………………………anybody at
home.
.

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