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5 They were eating and all night at the party.

1 Complete the sentences with the past tense of to be
to make the past continuous. A dance B  to dance C danced D dancing
6 We skiing yesterday because there was no snow.
1 Last night I was reading in bed until late.
A aren’t B weren’t C wasn’t D is
2 We swimming yesterday on the island.
3 My dad working. He was on holiday.
5 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
4 My sister skiing because it was too hot. was
1 Last night I am watching TV until late.
5 It was sunny so my friends playing
2 We was studying for an exam all day
football. yesterday.
6 you eating last night? 3 Last Sunday my family was climb in
the mountains.
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box in
the correct form to make the past continuous. 4 Are you working last summer or were
you on holiday? 
do  
play  ski  swim  watch  wear 5 Juan and Rosa were help their friends
learn to ski all last Christmas.
1 Were you playing football at 5 pm last Saturday? 6 My mother isn’t thinking so she forgot
Yes, I was. to meet me at the cinema. 
2 I usually study on Sunday but last Sunday
I was TV. 6 Complete Hannah’s email with the correct verb and
in the correct form.
3 What were your friends yesterday?
I didn’t see them anywhere on the island.
be  buy  climb  do  shop  swim  wear
4 We were last weekend on the
mountain in the snow. Reply     Forward 

5 The party was excellent. I was my red Subject:

From:
dress and everybody loved it.
To:
6 The water was very cold. Juan wasn’t . Date:

3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box

and then match with the correct ending.
Hi Fabia,
I was busy every day last week. On Monday, we went
to the mountains and we were 1 climbing and
then skiing all day. Tuesday was boring because
doing  
was  
was  were  were  weren’t
I2 studying. On Friday, my parents
had a surprise for me. We went to the city centre
1 Last weekend we were skiing while C
and I was 3 with my mum for five
2 My sister helping me tidy the house hours. It was amazing. I 4 gloves,
3 What were you yesterday  scarves and boots for the winter but yesterday I was
4 I was afraid because we  5
my swimsuit all day and I was
5 The teacher said she 
6
in the river near my house.
What 7 you yesterday?
6 It was very sunny so we 
A copying in the exam! Hannah
B so she didn’t go to the cinema.
C my sister was snowboarding.
PRONUNCIATION  Rising and falling intonation
D climbing a very high mountain.
E walking fast.
07 7 Draw arrows to show if the intonation goes up or
down on the underlined words.
F when I saw you in the shopping centre?
1 Sara was walking in the mountains.
4 Circle the correct option, A, B, C or D.
1 Last summer I hurt my leg when I was . 2 My dad was carrying an umbrella in case it rained.
A run B runned C ran D running
2 My teachers correcting our exams all day yesterday. 3 Was it foggy when you were leaving?
A were B was C to D  to be
4 Was he watching the film with his brother?
3 He wasn’t swimming, he was in the field!
A walking B  to walk C wallking D walk 5 My friends were visiting an island in Scotland.
4 Were you mountains last weekend?
A climb B climbed C climbing D climbbing 6 What were you doing at one o’clock yesterday?

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1 PRONUNCIATION  Rising and falling intonation

2 were
3 wasn’t 07 7
4 wasn’t
5 were 2 rained
6 Were
3 leaving?

2 4 brother?
2 watching
3 doing 5 Scotland.
4 skiing
5 wearing 6 yesterday?
6 swimming

3
2 was, B
3 doing, F
4 were, D
5 was, A
6 weren’t, E

4
2 A
3 C
4 C
5 D
6 B

5
2 was, were
3 climb, climbing
4 Are, Were
5 help, helping
6 isn’t, wasn’t

6
2 was
3 shopping
4 bought
5 wearing
6 swimming
7 were, doing

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