Useful Things
Past Continuous
Past Continuous + Past Simple
Adverbs of Manner
Sympathising
100

This device controls a TV from a distance.

remote control

100

Make a sentence using:

I / read / a book / at 7 pm yesterday.
 

I was reading a book at 7 pm yesterday.

100

Complete:

I ... (do) my homework when my friend called me.
 

I was doing my homework when my friend called me.

100

What adverb describes doing something in a “careful” way?

carefully

100

Complete the dialogue:

A: You look worried. What ____?
B: My cat is very ill.
A: That’s a ___! 

A: You look worried. What happened?
B: My cat is very ill.
A: That’s a shame!

200

This sound happens when your phone receives a call.

ringtone

200

Make a negative sentence using:

She / not / study / last night.
 

She wasn’t studying last night.

200

Complete:

She was walking to school when she… (see an accident).
 

She was walking to school when she saw an accident.

200

Change to adverb:

He is a quick runner.
 

He runs quickly.

200

What can you say if someone looks upset?

You look upset/worried. What happened? / What’s wrong?

300

This small device lets you store and transfer files between computers.

USB stick

300

Ask a question in Past Continuous using:

you / watch TV / at 9 pm?

Were you watching TV at 9 pm?

300

Join:

We were eating dinner. The phone rang.

We were eating dinner when the phone rang.

300

Fill in the blank:

She sings very ______ (beautiful).

beautifully

300

React to bad news: Your friend says their pet is sick.

I’m sorry to hear that! / Oh, that’s terrible!

400

"To start a device working"

turn on / plug in

400

Complete:

They ______ (play) football when it started raining.
 

were playing

400

Choose correct form:

I was sleeping when my brother (came / was coming) home.

came

400

Choose correct form:

He spoke (angry / angrily) to the teacher.

angrily

400

How do you ask what happened?

You look upset/worried. What happened? / What’s wrong?

500

"To stop a device working"

turn off / unplug

500

Make a sentence about two actions happening at the same time in the past.
 

I was cooking while my brother was watching TV.

500

Make a sentence using both tenses with “when”.

I was watching TV when the lights went out.

500

Make a sentence using an adverb of manner.
 

She slowly opened the door.

500

Respond to: “I failed my test.”
 

I’m sorry to hear that! / That’s a shame!