SECOND
ESO CLASS EXERCICES
PAST
CONTINUOS EXERCISES
1.-
Look at Jane's diary. What was she doing at these times?
My
diary
|
Monday
4.30 - 5.30 p.m
|
have
an appointment at the dentist's
|
|
Tuesday
7 - 8 p.m
|
play
tennis with Mimi
|
|
Wednesday
8 - 10 p.m
|
watch
the Black Widows
|
|
Thursday
8.30 - 9.30 p.m
|
revise
for an English test
|
|
Friday
5 - 7 p.m.
|
do
the shopping with Carrol
|
|
Saturday
11.30 - 12.30 a.m
|
cook
lunch
|
|
Sunday
9 - 10 a.m.
|
tidy
the house with mum
|
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On
Monday at 5 p.m. she ...................................... an
appointment at the dentist's.
-
On
Tuesday between 7 - 8 p.m. Jane and Mimi
...................................... tennis.
-
On
Wednesday at 9 o'clock she ......................................
the Black Widows.
-
On
Thursday from 8.30 to 9.30 she .....................................
for an English test.
-
On
Friday at 6 o'clock Jane and Carrol
...................................... the shopping.
-
On
Saturday between 11.30 and 12.30 she
...................................... lunch.
-
On
Sunday at 9.30 Jane and her mum
...................................... the house.
-
But
I don't know what she ...................................... at 12
p.m. on
Sunday.
Was she sleeping?
PAST
CONTINUOS – SIMPLE
PAST
2.-
Choose
the correct tense.
-
As
the stranger came
| was coming to
the station, a car stopped
| was stopping behind
him.
-
My
grandma never
watched | was never watching TV.
But she
-
read
| was reading books.
-
I
started | was starting work at 6
o'clock.
-
He
got up | was getting up and switched
off | was switching off
-
the
light.
-
When
I finished | was finishing my
homework, I cooked | was cooking dinner.
-
While
we listened | were listening to the
news, the telephone rang | was ringing
-
Kate
stood up | was standing up and
answered | was answering it.
-
As
I drove | was driving to work last
Friday, a car crashed | was crashing in
front of me. I stepped | was stepping on
the brakes.
-
Yesterday
Carrol wrote | was writing emails
from 10 to 11 and then from 5 to 7 again.
-
We
arrived in Cannes at 2.30. The sun shone |
was shining , people sunbathed | were
sunbathing on the beach and big yachts sailed
| were sailing near the harbour. We parked our car and went
| were going to the beach.
3.-
C omplete
with the
correct
tense.
A)
Complete the story.
Every
day James Lullaby travels to London. Yesterday he
........................ (drive) his car, when he
.................... (see) a dog in the middle of the road. The dog
............................. (watch) the car. James
................................... (stop) and
.................................. (get) out of his car. As he
....................... (get) out, the dog ......................
(run)
away. James ......................... (go) back to his car. While he
........................ (get) in it, the dog
................................ (appear) again and
............................... (sit) down in the middle of the road.
James ..................... (start) the engine, but the dog
......................... (not move). James
................................... (jump) out of the car and
...............................
(shout) at the dog.
The
dog ............................ (bark) at him and
..................(start) to run. James
.............................(follow)the dog. Suddenly, he
........................ (see) two girls lying on the grass. They
............................ (bleed)
B)
Make these sentences negative.
Example:
James
heard a dog on the road.
No,
he didn't hear a dog on the road.
-
James
was riding a motorbike.
............................................................................
-
James
ran over the dog.
............................................................................
-
James
threw a stone at the dog.
............................................................................
-
The
dog was barking at James all the time.
............................................................................
-
The
dog bit James.
...........................................................................
-
The
girls were sitting on the grass.
............................................................................
C)
Make the policeman's questions.
-
Policeman:
.........................................................................
?
(what/do/yesterday
at 8 o'clock)
James:
I was driving to work.
-
Policeman:.........................................................................
?
(what
time/meet/the dog)
James:
I saw him at about 8.30.
-
Policeman:
.....................................................when you saw
the
dog? (drive/fast)
James:
No, I wasn't.
-
Policeman:.........................................................................
?
(what/the
dog/do)
James:
He ran away.
-
Policeman:
.........................................................................
?
(how/find/the
two girls)
James:
I followed the dog, when he came back.
-
Policeman:
.........................................................................
?
(see/anyone
else)
James:
No, I didn't.
-
Policeman:
.........................................................................
?
(call/an
ambulance)
James:
No, I didn't. I drove the girls to the hospital.
