Past Continuous

Past Continuous and Past Simple

100

I __________ (type) my report, when the electricity ____ (go) off.

I was typing my report when the electricity went off.

200

He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _________ (jog) in the park.

He lost his wallet while he was jogging in the park.

300

Joseph __________ (study) yesterday when his cat _____ (die).

Joseph was studying yesterday when his cat died.

400

While she _________ (cook), the telephone ______ (ring).

While she was cooking, the telephone rang.

500

I _____ (want) to play with my brother but he ____ (not/feel) very good so we ___ (have) to stop for a while.

I wanted to play with my brother but he was not feeling very good so we had to stop for a while.

Questions

100

_____ (you/read) when the electricity _______ (go) off?

Were you reading when the electricity went off?

200

When you _____ (arrive) at the party ____ (Isaac/dance)?

When you arrived at the party was Isaac dancing?

300

Who _____ (try) to open the door?

Who was trying to open the door?

400

_______ (you/take) your dog for a walk when the car _______ (crash) into the shop?

Were you taking your dog for a walk when the car crashed into the shop?

500

In 20 seconds write a past continuous question with a yes or no answer on the board.

If this question gets answer by another person, he or she would get just 200 points 

BOARD

Negative

100

They _____ (cook) dinner when I arrived.

They weren't cooking dinner when I arrived.

200

We ________ (carry) an umbrella when it started to rain.

We weren't carrying an umbrella when it started to rain.

300

Greg ________ (study) when we went to his house.

Greg wasn't studying when we went to his house.

400

It ______ (rain) while we were playing tennis earlier.

It wasn't raining while we were playing tennis earlier.

500

Find the mistake

We wheren’t working because my boss was havying a lot of problems with the machins.

We wheren’t working because my boss was havying a lot of problems with the machines.

True or False

100

Past Continuous tense is used to describe an interrupted action in the past

True

200

Past continuous form is:

Subject + to be (past) + verb + ing

True

300

Past continuous tense is used to describe an action happening now.

False

400

Past Continuous Question Structure is

Subject + to be (past) + verb + -ing

False. 

Past Continuous Structure is

To be (past) + Subject + verb + -ing

500

Past Continuous and Past Simple are similar, why?

True

Because they all talk about the past but the main difference is that the Simple Past talks about an action that is already over. 

Extra

100

What’s the name of the two bands we listened yesterday with the teacher?

BTS / 1D

200

When is our final evaluation?

May 11th

300

What is the name of the secretary for this course? 

Adriana

400

On Tuesdays you don’t have classes because the teacher is busy working with the students of:

CECYTE

500

What’s the color of the teacher’s car?

BLACK