PAST CONTINUOS OR PROGRESSIVE

1. Look at Ann’s diary. What was she doing on Friday afternoon and evening? Pay attention to the example and change the possessive adjectives when necessary.

4:00 p.m. – wash my hair
5:30 p.m. – drink a cup of tea
6:15 p.m. – speak to manager on the phone 6:55 p.m. – put on my green coat
7:20 p.m. – take a taxi
7:45 p.m. – meet Joe at the restaurant

e.g. At four o’clock she was washing her hair.

  1. (5:30 p.m.) __________________________________________________________

  2. (6:15 p.m.) __________________________________________________________

  3. (6:55 p.m.) __________________________________________________________

  4. (7:20 p.m.) __________________________________________________________

  5. (7:45 p.m.) __________________________________________________________

2. Write sentences with while to link two simultaneous actions. e.g. Julie / smile / Tommy and Sally / talk to her

Julie was smiling while Tommy and Sally were talking to her.

  1. She / get out of the cab / the taxi driver / hold door ____________________________________________________________________

  2. A man / clean windows / Julie speak to her husband ____________________________________________________________________

  3. The sun / shine / photographers / take photos ____________________________________________________________________

  4. Andy / talk about horses / his parents / watch TV ____________________________________________________________________

  5. Myfriends/sleep/I/doanexam ____________________________________________________________________

3. Write sentences using the past continuous.
e.g. Joe / not play / computer games / at nine o’clock last night

Joe wasn’t playing computer games at nine o’clock last night.

a. Mike and Mandy / listen / to music at the party ____________________________________________________________________

b. My parents / not have / supper / with me / at a quarter past seven yesterday ____________________________________________________________________