Past Continuous Tense 1. A. What were you doing at the following times? Write
one sentence as in the examples. The past continuous is not always necessary.
A. Put the verbs into the present continuous tense. 1. They (talk) about the
invoices. 2. He (write) a report. 3. Helen (make) photocopies. 4. She (dictate) a
memo.
not in school last week because their family visited Australia. 4. The girls' mother ______ furious because they were pl
Simple Past / Past Continuous. 1. ... too sick to go to work and that he (need) ...
When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) and (try).
PAST CONTINUOUS - SENTENCES. AFFIRMATIVE. 1. They were playing tennis
. 2. I was listening to music. 3. You were waiting for a bus. 4. It was arriving. 5.
Dec 8, 2012 ... correct form after have or has (the past participle form). .... In the last exercise, you
also practiced using the past participle after have or has.
also contains learning grammatical rules which give the learners the idea of
correct combination of .... is really useful and can be practised easily in everyday
life.
Choose the correct form of the PAST CONTINUOUS tense: 1. The children
______ outside. ... My teacher ______ the exercise to me. a) were explaining b)
was ...
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topic: PAST CONTINUOUS tense Choose the correct form of the PAST CONTINUOUS tense:
1. The children ________ outside. a) were playing b) was playing 2. The dog ________ at us. a) were barking b) was barking 3. My teacher ________ the exercise to me. a) were explaining b) was explaining 4. I ________ to my mp3 player. a) were listening b) was listening 5. Those people ________ towards the library. a) were walking b) was walking 6. The cook ________ a tasty meal. a) were preparing b) was preparing 7. I ________ to fix my computer. a) were trying b) was trying 8. My friend and I ________ basketball. a) were playing b) was playing 9. The police officers ________ the thief. a) were chasing b) was chasing 10. My sister and my brother ________. a) were singing b) was singing
