Make sentences negative and interrogative.
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Complete the table.
Past Continuous VS Past Simple
Correct the mistakes.
1. Steve goes fishing tomorrow.
2. Rebecca wash her hair every day.
3. I am visiting my grandparents every week.
4. Tim doesn't wants to do his homework.
5. He sits on the floor at the moment.
6. Sarah is drinking coffee every morning.
7. Peter looks for a new house at the moment.
| - ing form | Past Simple | |
| 1 stop | stopping | stopped |
| 2 train | ||
| 3 plan | ||
| 4 look | ||
| 5 fax | ||
| 6 phone | ||
| 7 offer | ||
| 8 travel | ||
| 9 allow | ||
| 10 change |
33. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past continuous.
E.g. When she arrived the doctor (to examine) the little girl. - When she arrived the doctor was examining the little girl.
1. When the telephone rang, Mr. Jackson (to play) the piano.
2. Robert (to sweep) the floor, when mother came into the
3. When I came to see Mary she (to read) an English book.
4. John (to work) in the garden when the film began.
5. When they came back from the theatre the girl (to sleep).
6. When mother returned home Jim (to do) his homework.
7. John (to listen) to a wonderful melody when father looked into the room.
8. When the teacher looked at Fred he (not to listen) to her.
1. It was snowing all day yesterday.
2. We were working at that time.
3. They were doing their homework when I came to see them
4. My father was reading a newspaper while my aunt was cooking dinner.
5. We were having dinner when our uncle came.
6. They were playing all day.
7. She was working on her report all Sunday.
8. They were cleaning this flat all morning.
9. You were burning something in the fireplace.
35. Use the list of prompts below to make sentences about what Ann was doing:
8.45-9.15 had breakfast 12.45-1.30 had lunch
9.15-10.00 read the newspaper 2.30-3.30 washed some clothes
10.00-12.00 cleaned her flat 4.00-6.00 watched television
1 At 9 o'clock she was having breakfast.
2 At 9.30 she ..........................................
3 At 11 o'clock..............................................
4 At 1 o'clock.................................................
5 At 3 o'clock.................................................
6 At 5 o'clock ................................................
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