Vocabulary
These are the services you call for when you need help.
Emergency services
I __________ (read) an English book yesterday.
I was reading an English book yesterday.
What is the past continuous form in this sentence?
I was playing soccer with my friends yesterday afternoon.
"was playing"
A police officer usually __________ (drive) a police car to respond to emergencies.
a) drives
b) is driving
A police officer usually drives a police car to respond to emergencies.
What 2 letters do you add to the regular verb to make it in the past?
-ed
This happens when there is an overflow of water.
Flood
You _______ (ride) on the bus this morning.
You were riding on the bus this morning.
Choose whether the following sentence is in the positive or negative past continuous.
He wasn’t studying for the exam.
Negative
Right now, the ambulance __________ (not, take) a patient to the hospital; there was no accident.
a) does not take
b) is not taking
Right now, the ambulance is not taking a patient to the hospital; there was no accident.
I __________ (travel) to Japan last year with my family.
I traveled to Japan last year with my family.
This person is trained to give first aid and drive the ambulance. A __________.
Paramedic
They __________ (not, play) basketball in the afternoon. But they ___________ (study) for their English exam.
They were not playing basketball in the afternoon. But they were studying for their English exam.
Write the positive form of the past continuous in this sentence.
Chloe and I weren't eating ice cream.
Chloe and I were eating ice cream.
Present simple or present continuous?
Every year, the local fire department __________ (respond) to many fires during the summer.
Every year, the local fire department responds to many fires during the summer.
__________ you __________ lunch with your friends yesterday?
a) Did / have
b) Was / having
a) Did you have lunch with your friends yesterday?
Which of these is a job that enforces laws and protects people?
A) Teacher
B) FireFighter
C) Paramedic
D) Police Officer
D) Police Officer
We __________ (wait) for the bus when it __________ (start) to rain.
We were waiting for the bus when it was starting to rain.
__________ you __________ (study) when I called you last night?
What ______ you ______ (do)?
Were you studying when I called you last night?
What were you doing?
Present Simple or Present Continuous
The police officer __________ (not, arrest) anyone at the moment; he __________ (check) the area for evidence.
The police officer is not arresting anyone at the moment; he is checking the area for evidence.
She __________ (study) English for two hours last night before going to bed. But then she _____ (not, sleep) well.
She studied English for two hours last night before going to bed. But then she didn't sleep well.
When a fire breaks out, a group of people with special training comes to help. They wear heavy clothes to protect themselves from heat and smoke. They save lives. These people ride in a large vehicle that has a long ladder and powerful hoses. The vehicle makes loud noises and flashes lights to warn people to move out of the way so they can get to the fire.
What are the two words this paragraph is describing?
Firefighters and fire engine
Tell me two sentences in past continuous, one affirmative and one in the negative.
Lots of correct answers...
Ask a question in the past continuous.
Lots of answers.
Present or Present Continuous?
In the news, we often see that the flood __________ (cause) problems in many regions, but right now, the firefighters __________ (try) to stop a large fire in the city center
In the news, we often see that the flood causes problems in many regions, but right now, the firefighters are trying to stop a large fire in the city center.
Write two sentences using "fly" in the past simple. An affirmative and negative sentence.
Lots of answers.
For example)
I flew to London for Christmas. I didn't fly to Dublin.