Past Continuous
1.-Complete the description of the accident with the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
It (1) …................... (rain) and it was almost dark. There were only two cars, but the drivers (2) …................... (not concentrate) on the road. The driver of the red car (3) …................... (argue) with his girlfriend. The woman in the black car (4) …................... (talk) on her mobile phone. An old lady (5) …................... (walk) along the street with her dog. The dog (6) …................... (watch) a cat. Suddenly the dog ran across the road. The driver of the red car tried to avoid the dog, but he didn’t see the black car and he crashed into it.
2.-Write questions and answers about the text. Use the past continuous.
1 it / rain? ………………………………………………
2 the drivers / look at / the road? ………………………………………………
3 who / the driver of the red car / argue with? …………………………
4 what / the dog / look at? ………………………………………………
3.-Complete the text with the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
I had a great time at my party last weekend. The DJ (1) ….................… (play) great music and lots of people (2) ….................… (dance). I (3) ….................… (wear) my favourite clothes and I (4) ….................… (chat) to my friends. My parents were at the party, but they (5) ….................… (not sit) with us.
4.-Write questions and answers. Use the past continuous.
1 A: What / you / do / yesterday evening? B: I / do / my homework
2 A: it / rain / yesterday? B: No
3 A: Who / you / talk to? B: We / talk to / a new student
4 A: they / watch TV / at 7 p.m.? B: Yes
5 A: Where / they / go / yesterday evening? B: They / go / to the gym
6 A: you / study / when I phoned? B: No
7 A: Why / they / argue? B: They / argue / because he was late
8 A: she / travel / by car? B: Yes
9 A: What time / you / walk / in the park? B: We / walk / in the park / at 11 o’clock
10 A: gas / come from / the volcano? B: No
5.-Complete the text with correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous.-
It was a hot, sunny day. Many people were on the beach in Phuket, Thailand. Some people ………………….. (sit) on the beach. Others ………………………….. (swim) in the sea. John Smith …………………. (play) with his children. Everybody was relaxed and happy. They ……………….. (not do) anything special and they certainly …………………….. (not think) about danger. Then, they saw something very strange. The water ………………… (move) back, away from the land. What ………………….. (happen)? Nobody knew. Next, they heard a frightening noise and saw the water coming back, like a high wall. It was a tsunami! People ………………… (run) and …………………… (scream). Parents …………………… (look) for their children. John Smith found his children after two hours. They were the worst two hours of his life. But he was very lucky.