UNIT 2: Grammar: Past Simple and Past Continuous (ESO 3, ESO 4)
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PS: Past Progressive = Past Continuous
Isabel Maria Roldan Lopez y Ana Rodriguez Servian Write the ing form of the following verbs. 1. share → sharing 2. tidy → tidying 3. shut → shutting 4. dial → dialing 5. lie → lieing Complete the table in past progressive. positive negative question
They were not chatting.
They were chatting/Were they chatting?
Was the couple kissing?/The couple was kissing/The couple wasn't kissing They were complaining/They weren't complaining/Were they complaining? It was not getting dark./It was getting dark/Was it getting dark?
Bob was studying. Bob wasn't studying/Was bob studying? Was or Were? 1. The pirates were fighting for the treasure. 2. We were discussing the problem. 3. The candle was burning. 4. The cat was chasing the mice. 5. The mice were running away from the cat. Write sentences in past progressive. 1. the snowman / melt / in the sun → The snowman was melting in the sun 2. we / explore / a new territory → We wewrw exploring a neqw tereritory 3. the secretary / print out / a document → The secretary was printing out a document 4. the girls / not / concentrate / on the task → The girkls werwn't concentrating on the task 5. Garth / not / practise / on the piano → Garth wasn't practising on the piano Write questions in past progressive. 1. Jill / dance → Was Jill dancing¿ 2. your cousins / swim / in the lake → Were your cousins swimming in te lake? 3. the student / answer / a question → Was the student answering a question? 4. William / play / the guitar → Was William playing the guitasr¿ 5. Janet / sit / on the bench → Was Janet sitting on the bench?
Write the ing form of the following verbs. 1. share → sharing 2. tidy → tidying 3. shut → shutting 4. dial → dialing 5. lie → ling Complete the table in past progressive. positive negative question they were chatting They were not chatting. were they chatting? the couple was kissing the couple wasn´t kissing Was the couple kissing? They were complaining. they weren´t complining were they complining? it was getting dark It was not getting dark. was it getting dark? Bob was studying. bob wasn´t studying was bob studying? Was or Were? 1. The pirates were fighting for the treasure. 2. We were discussing the problem. 3. The candle was burning. 4. The cat was chasing the mice. 5. The mice was running away from the cat. Write sentences in past progressive. 1. the snowman melting in the sun 2. we exploring a new territory 3. the secretary printing out a document 4. the girls not concentrating on the task 5. Garth not practising on the piano Write questions in past progressive. 1. Jill dancing 2. your cousins swimming in the lake 3. the student answing a question 4. William playing the guitar 5. Janet sitting on the bench Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence. 1. At a quarter past six, Phil was translate the document. 2. Sheila was wait in the park. 3. The pupils were talk about the United States. 4. The boss was dictate a letter. 5. Barbara was look for her necklace. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive). 1. When I (do)was doing the washing-up, I (break) broke a plate. 2. While Tom (play)playing the piano, his mother (do)doing the washing-up. 3. He (drink)drinking some juice and then he (eat) eating a few chips. 4. I (have)having dinner when I suddenly (hear) hearing a loud bang. 5. When my father (work)working in the garden, an old friend (pass)passing by to see him. 6. She (go) going to school, (take) taking out her textbook and (begin) to learn. 7. When it (start)starting to rain, our dog (want) wanting to come inside. 8. When Jane (do) doing a language course in Ireland, she (visit) visiting Blarney Castle. 9. When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident. 10. I (not / understand) don´t underestanting what they (talk) talking
ing form of the following verbs.SERGIO PEREZ 1. share → sharing ALBERTO PEREZ 2. tidy → tidying 3. shut → shutting 4. dial → diaking 5. lie → lieing Complete the table in past progressive. positive negative question
They were not chatting. they were chatting were they chatting
Was the couple kissing? THE COUPLE WAS kissing the couple wasn´t kssing
It was not getting dark.
Bob was studying.
Was or Were? 1. The pirates were fighting for the treasure. 2. We were discussing the problem. 3. The candle was burning. 4. The cat was chasing the mice. 5. The mice was running away from the cat. Write sentences in past progressive. 1. the snowman / melt / in the sun →the snowmam melting in the sun
2. we / explore / a new territory → we were exploring a new territory 3. the secretary / print out / a document → the secratary was printing out a document
4. the girls / not / concentrate / on the task → the girls weren´t concertrating 5. Garth / not / practise / on the piano → garth weren´t practise on the piano Write questions in past progressive. 1. Jill / dance → 2. your cousins / swim / in the lake → 3. the student / answer / a question → 4. William / play / the guitar → 5. Janet / sit / on the bench → Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence. 1. At a quarter past six, Phil was translating the document. 2. Sheila was waiting in the park. 3. The pupils were talking about the United States. 4. The boss was dictating a letter. 5. Barbara was looking for her necklace. Barbara is look for her necklace Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive). 1. When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate. 2. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up. 3. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips. 4. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang. 5. When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him. 6. She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn. 7. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside. 8. When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney Castle. 9. When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident. 10. I (not / understand) what they (talk)
Write the ing form of the following verbs. 1. share → sharing 2. tidy → tiding 3. shut → shuting 4. dial → dialing 5. lie → leing Complete the table in past progressive. positive negative question
They were chatting They were not chatting. Were they chatting? The couple was kissing The couple wasn't kissing Was the couple kissing? They were complaining. They werent complaning
Isabel Maria Roldan Lopez y Ana Rodriguez Servian
ResponderEliminarWrite the ing form of the following verbs.
1. share → sharing
2. tidy → tidying
3. shut → shutting
4. dial → dialing
5. lie → lieing
Complete the table in past progressive.
positive negative question
They were not chatting.
They were chatting/Were they chatting?
Was the couple kissing?/The couple was kissing/The couple wasn't kissing
They were complaining/They weren't complaining/Were they complaining?
It was not getting dark./It was getting dark/Was it getting dark?
Bob was studying. Bob wasn't studying/Was bob studying?
Was or Were?
1. The pirates were fighting for the treasure.
2. We were discussing the problem.
3. The candle was burning.
4. The cat was chasing the mice.
5. The mice were running away from the cat.
Write sentences in past progressive.
1. the snowman / melt / in the sun → The snowman was melting in the sun
2. we / explore / a new territory → We wewrw exploring a neqw tereritory
3. the secretary / print out / a document → The secretary was printing out a document
4. the girls / not / concentrate / on the task → The girkls werwn't concentrating on the task
5. Garth / not / practise / on the piano → Garth wasn't practising on the piano
Write questions in past progressive.
1. Jill / dance → Was Jill dancing¿
2. your cousins / swim / in the lake → Were your cousins swimming in te lake?
3. the student / answer / a question → Was the student answering a question?
4. William / play / the guitar → Was William playing the guitasr¿
5. Janet / sit / on the bench → Was Janet sitting on the bench?
Write the ing form of the following verbs.
ResponderEliminar1. share → sharing
2. tidy → tidying
3. shut → shutting
4. dial → dialing
5. lie → ling
Complete the table in past progressive.
positive negative question
they were chatting
They were not chatting.
were they chatting?
the couple was kissing
the couple wasn´t kissing
Was the couple kissing?
They were complaining.
they weren´t complining
were they complining?
it was getting dark
It was not getting dark.
was it getting dark?
Bob was studying.
bob wasn´t studying
was bob studying?
Was or Were?
1. The pirates were fighting for the treasure.
2. We were discussing the problem.
3. The candle was burning.
4. The cat was chasing the mice.
5. The mice was running away from the cat.
Write sentences in past progressive.
1. the snowman melting in the sun
2. we exploring a new territory
3. the secretary printing out a document
4. the girls not concentrating on the task
5. Garth not practising on the piano
Write questions in past progressive.
1. Jill dancing
2. your cousins swimming in the lake
3. the student answing a question
4. William playing the guitar
5. Janet sitting on the bench
Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
1. At a quarter past six, Phil was translate the document.
2. Sheila was wait in the park.
3. The pupils were talk about the United States.
4. The boss was dictate a letter.
5. Barbara was look for her necklace.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1. When I (do)was doing the washing-up, I (break) broke a plate.
2. While Tom (play)playing the piano, his mother (do)doing the washing-up.
3. He (drink)drinking some juice and then he (eat) eating a few chips.
4. I (have)having dinner when I suddenly (hear) hearing a loud bang.
5. When my father (work)working in the garden, an old friend (pass)passing by to see him.
6. She (go) going to school, (take) taking out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
7. When it (start)starting to rain, our dog (want) wanting to come inside.
8. When Jane (do) doing a language course in Ireland, she (visit) visiting Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident.
10. I (not / understand) don´t underestanting what they (talk) talking
ing form of the following verbs.SERGIO PEREZ
ResponderEliminar1. share → sharing ALBERTO PEREZ
2. tidy → tidying
3. shut → shutting
4. dial → diaking
5. lie → lieing
Complete the table in past progressive.
positive negative question
They were not chatting.
they were chatting
were they chatting
Was the couple kissing?
THE COUPLE WAS kissing
the couple wasn´t kssing
It was not getting dark.
Bob was studying.
Was or Were?
1. The pirates were fighting for the treasure.
2. We were discussing the problem.
3. The candle was burning.
4. The cat was chasing the mice.
5. The mice was running away from the cat.
Write sentences in past progressive.
1. the snowman / melt / in the sun →the snowmam melting in the sun
2. we / explore / a new territory → we were exploring a new territory
3. the secretary / print out / a document → the secratary was printing out a document
4. the girls / not / concentrate / on the task → the girls weren´t concertrating
5. Garth / not / practise / on the piano → garth weren´t practise on the piano
Write questions in past progressive.
1. Jill / dance →
2. your cousins / swim / in the lake →
3. the student / answer / a question →
4. William / play / the guitar →
5. Janet / sit / on the bench →
Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
1. At a quarter past six, Phil was translating the document.
2. Sheila was waiting in the park.
3. The pupils were talking about the United States.
4. The boss was dictating a letter.
5. Barbara was looking for her necklace. Barbara is look for her necklace
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1. When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.
2. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.
3. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.
4. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.
5. When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him.
6. She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
7. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.
8. When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident.
10. I (not / understand) what they (talk)
Write the ing form of the following verbs.
ResponderEliminar1. share → sharing
2. tidy → tiding
3. shut → shuting
4. dial → dialing
5. lie → leing
Complete the table in past progressive.
positive negative question
They were chatting They were not chatting.
Were they chatting?
The couple was kissing
The couple wasn't kissing
Was the couple kissing?
They were complaining.
They werent complaning
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