Affirmative Sentence Construction
At 8 p.m. yesterday, I ___ (watch) TV.
was watching TV
Make it negative: She was sleeping.
She wasn’t sleeping.
Turn into a yes/no question: She was reading.
Was she reading?
Complete: I was walking home ___ it started to rain. (when/while)
when
Correct it: She were watching TV.
She was watching TV.
They ___ (play) soccer when it started to rain.
were playing
Make it negative: They were waiting for us.
They weren’t waiting for us.
Turn into a yes/no question: They were cooking.
Were they cooking?
Complete: While I ___ (study), my brother was watching TV.
was studying
Correct it: They was playing soccer.
They were playing soccer.
While we ___ (wait) for the bus, it began to snow.
were waiting
Fill in: He ___ (not / work) at 7 yesterday.
wasn’t working.
You were going to the store. Ask about the place.
Where were you going?
Choose: (While / When) she was cooking, the phone rang.
While
Correct it: I was not watched TV at 9.
I was not watching TV at 9.
Make a past continuous sentence: He / read / a book / at midnight.
He was reading a book at midnight.
I were not watching TV at 9.
I was not watching TV at 9.
He was doing his homework at 8. Ask about the activity with ‘What.’
What was he doing at 8?
Combine with ‘when’: They were playing tennis. It began to rain.
They were playing tennis when it began to rain.
Correct it: Was you sleeping at 10?
Were you sleeping at 10?
Make a past continuous sentence with two actions: She / read + they / talk, using ‘while.
She was reading while they were talking.
Make a negative past continuous sentence: the children / not / play / outside / at 6 p.m.
The children weren’t playing outside at 6 p.m.
Make a past continuous question: why / she / cry / when you saw her?
Why was she crying when you saw her?
Combine with ‘while’: I was doing homework. My sister was listening to music.
While I was doing homework, my sister was listening to music.
Correct it: While he was read, the lights went out.
While he was reading, the lights went out.