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A2 U5: PAST CONTINUOUS GRAMMAR

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  • Was she dancing at the concert?--Is it grammatically correct?
    Yes
  • They wasn't playing video games.Is it grammatically correct?
    No
  • Complete: Why _____ Jacob laughing?
    did
    were
    is
    was
  • Were you dancing at the concert? Answer with a negative short answer
    No, I wasn´t
  • Was he doing his homework this morning? Is it grammatically correct?
    Yes
  • Was Johnny helping his sister?Answer with a negative short answer
    No, he wasn´t
  • Past continuous uses was or were followed by verb+ing.
    True
  • Is this sentence grammatically correct: They were studying when I called.
    Yes
  • We use past continuous to set the scene in a story.True or False?
    True
  • Which is the correct past continuous form?
    She was dance
    She dancing
    She was dancing
    She were dancing
  • Mum ________ at three o'clock. (WORK)
    WAS WORKING
  • ____ Lily ______about that actress?(TALK)
    was Lily Talking
  • They _______video games and watching a film at the same time.(PLAY)
    WERE PLAYING
  • Complete: Sara and Elsa _____ sitting together in the cinema.
    is
    was
    are
    were
  • We/You/They _____ sleeping.
    was
    is
    were
    been
  • Why was you laughing? Is it grammatically correct?
    No- Why WERE you laughing?
  • What were you doing at 5 p.m. yesterday?
    Example: I was studying / I was playing video games
  • He ________ a book.(NOT READ)
    WEREN´T READING
  • Complete: What _____ you doing at 5 p.m. yesterday?
    is
    were
    did
    was
  • In the film the boy ___________ a friend (help)
    was helping
  • Were you listening to music?Is it grammatically correct?
    Yes
  • I ________my homework this morning. (do)
    was doing
  • Ann and Jess ___________ video games (PLAY)
    WERE PLAYING
  • When they came in I were eating breakfast.Is it grammatically correct?
    No. When they came in I WAS eating breakfast
  • I/He/She/It _____ sleeping.
    was
    is
    been
    were
  • Is this sentence grammatically correct: I was play football yesterday.
    No
  • Complete: They _____ watching a concert.
    was
    weren´t
    wasn´t
    where
  • She was reading her book last night.Change into an interrogative sentence
    Was she reading her book last night?
  • Complete: Emily _____ watching the school play.
    were
    been
    was
    is
  • Is this sentence grammatically correct: He wasn't doing nothing yesterday.
    No
  • She ______ at the party.(DANCE)
    was dancing
  • Which sentence uses past continuous correctly?
    We were eating when they arrived
    We was eating when they arrived
    We eating when they arrived
    We were eat when they arrived
  • _____your parents _____ the documentary? (watch)
    WERE your parents WATCHING
  • We ______ breakfast when they came in. (eat)
    were eating
  • We _________ breakfast. (not HAVE)
    WEREN´T HAVING
  • What were you doing this morning at 9 AM?
    example: I was atr school/ I was brushing my teeth....
  • It WAS a dark night and it ________ heavily. (RAIN)
    WAS RAINING
  • We/You/They _____ sleeping.
    was
    is
    were
    are
  • They______ the concert. (enjoy)
    WERE enjoying
  • I/He/She/It _____ sleeping.
    is
    was
    were
    are
  • She _____ her book last night. (not read)
    WASN´T reading
  • Was they visiting a museum?
    No. WERE they visiting a museum?
  • We use past continuous for actions at a particular time in the past.
    True
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