Share Teens Pre-Intermediate 1 (Grammar)
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Buying a house ________ (become) more and more difficult
is becoming (changing and developing situation) - present continuous
_________________ (they/paint) their house? - No, they are cleaning the walls.
Are they painting (right now - present continuous)
I _______ (do) all my homework last Monday
did - action that started and finished in the past - past simple
Yesterday, she _______ (wake) up, _______ (have) a shower and _______ (go) to school
woke - had - went (actions that happened one after the other in the past) - past simple
Sarah _______ (read) a book while her friend _______ (cook) a pie
was reading - was cooking (simultaneous actions in the past) - past continuous
When he was in the US, Tom _______ (eat) fast food every day.
ate (past routines) - past simple
_______ (you/play) videogames last weekend?
did you play (actioned that started and finished in the past - past simple)
It _______ (rain) and there was no sound in the forest. We were terrified.
was raining (giving background information in a story) - past continuous
_______ (you/have) a shower yesterday at 8 p m?
Were you having - (action in progress at a specific time in the past) - past continuous
He _______ (not cook) at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
wasn't cooking (action in progress at a specific time in the past) - past continuous
She _____________ (read) a book and _____________ (go) to sleep.
read - went (actions that happened one after the other in the past)
I _____________ (watch) a video when you _____________ (text) me.
was watching - texted (action in progress [past cont] interrupted by another action [past simple])
The teacher _____________ (explain) a new topic when I _____________ (enter) the classroom.
was explaining - entered (action in progress [past cont] interrupted by another action [past simple])
No, she ____________ (not/sleep) when you arrived.
wasn't sleeping (action in progress in the past - past continuous)
The moon __________ (shine) in the sky and some cats _________(walk) over the wall.
was shining - were walking (to give background information in a story) - past continuous
