Past Continuous and Past Simple
Questions
Negative
True or False
Challenge
100

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

I was typing my report when the electricity went off.

100

Complete the question and answer

the thief / wear / gloves?  (✓)

Was the thief wearing gloves?

Yes, he was.

100

They _____ (cook) dinner when I arrived.

They weren't cooking dinner when I arrived.

100
Past Continuous tense is used to describe an interrupted action in the past

True

100

Acting moment....

Look at the sentence and do your best performace

Yesterday at 8:00 pm I was dancing cumbia.

200

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

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

200

Who _____ (try) to open the door?

Who was trying to open the door?

200

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

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

200

Past continuous form is:

Subject + to be (past) + verb + ing

True

200

Remember the first photo...

Tell 3 sentences about...

What was the suspect doing?

300

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

Joseph was studying yesterday when his cat died.

300

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

When you arrived at the party was Isaac dancing?

300

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

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

300

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

False

300

Remember the second photo ...

Tell 3 sentences about the thief at the concert

400

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

While she was cooking, the telephone rang.

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?

400

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

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

400

Past Continuous Question Structure is

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

False. Past Continuous Structure is

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

400

Karaoke time....

Do your best at karaoke

500

I ____________ (kiss) my boyfriend / girlfriend when my parents ______________ (arrive)

I was kissing my ______________ when my parents arrived

500

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

Were you reading when the electricity went off?

500

My dogs _______________ (not bark) when I got home.

My dogs weren't barking when I got home.

500

We use while with interrupted actions

FALSE

500

KARAOKE TIME

Choose a partner and do your best