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1.2. Homework_ Past Continuous Tense

This document is a lesson on the past continuous tense, including exercises for students to practice verb forms, identify mistakes, and choose correct answers. It contains various exercises that require students to fill in the blanks, correct sentences, and select appropriate verb forms. The exercises aim to reinforce understanding and usage of the past continuous tense in different contexts.

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1.2. Homework_ Past Continuous Tense

This document is a lesson on the past continuous tense, including exercises for students to practice verb forms, identify mistakes, and choose correct answers. It contains various exercises that require students to fill in the blanks, correct sentences, and select appropriate verb forms. The exercises aim to reinforce understanding and usage of the past continuous tense in different contexts.

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Lesson 1: Past continuous tense

HOMEWORK: PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE


Exercise 1: Give the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets
1. He ___________________ trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday. (plant)
2. At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)
3. I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)__________at home.
He (study) _______________ at the library.
4. The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)
5. The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)
Exercise 2: Find the mistake in each sentence
1. I was play football when she called me.
2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?
3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?
4. Where did you went last Sunday?
5. They weren't sleep during the meeting at 5p.m last Monday.
6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.
7. She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did.
8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.
9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.
10. Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. We ______ the roof for Mrs. Smith, an elderly childless woman, when it ______ with rain.
A. were mending - was pouring ​ B. mended - poured
C. mended - was pouring ​​ D. were mending - poured
2. When we were on a voluntary tour, we ____ to public places to collect rubbish every day.
A. were going ​ B. went ​ C. have gone ​ D. had gone
3. The phone was engaged when I called. Who ______ to?
A. were you talking ​ ​ B. were you talked
C. did you talk ​ ​ ​ D. have you talked
4. We ______ in silence when he suddenly ______ me to help him.
A. were walking - was asking ​ ​ B. were walking - asked
C. walked - asked ​ ​ D. walked - was asking
5. I ______ my report when my boss ______ the hall.
A. made - was entering ​ ​ B. made - entered
C. was making - was entering ​ ​ D. was making - entered
6. I______ near the fence when suddenly I ______ the voices.
A. stood - heard ​ ​ B. stood - was hearing
C. was standing - heard ​ ​ D. was standing - was hearing golf.
7. While I ______ for him to call up, he ______ a good time in the bar.
A. waited - was having ​ ​ B. was waiting - was having
C. was waiting - had ​ ​ D. was waited - was waiting
8. All the kids ______ their homework when the volunteer team ______.
A. were doing – arrived ​ ​ B. did - arrived

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C. were doing - were arriving ​ ​ D. did - were arriving


9. While Lauda ______ round a corner, he suddenly ______ control of his Ferrari.
A. went - lost ​ ​ ​ B. was going - was losing
C. was going - lost ​​ ​ D. went - was losing
10. While the Cambridge boat ______ under a bridge, it ______ another boat.
A. went - was hitting ​ ​ B. went - hit
C. was going - was hitting ​​ D. was going - hit
11. My cousin and I ______ on the computer when there ______ a power cut.
A. played - was ​ ​ ​ B. were playing - was
C. played - were ​ ​ ​ D. were playing - were
12. When I _____ my best friend, she ______ as a voluntary teacher in Dream Homeless
Shelter.
A. met - was working ​ ​ B. was meeting - was working
C. met - worked ​​ ​ D. was meeting - worked
13. Where ______ you ______ when I ______ you on the bus last night?
A. did - go - saw ​​ ​ B. were - going - was seeing
C. were - going - saw ​ ​ D. did - go - was seeing
14. When you ______ yesterday, I ______ in the garden, so I didn't hear the phone.
A. rang - worked ​ ​ B. were ringing - worked
C. were ringing - was working ​​ D. rang - was working
15. While Tom and I ______, someone ______ at the door.
A. were talking - knocked ​​ B. were talking - was knocking
C. talked - knocked ​​ ​ D. talked - was knocking
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form the
verbs.
1. Peter ​ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack, (enter) the room.
2. I ​ (study) for my English test when my mother _________
(come) home from work.
3. I ​ (eat) a sandwich while my parents ​ (drink) coffee.
4. I ​ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I
​ (sleep)
5. It (be) ​ beautiful yesterday when we ​ (go) for
a walk in the park. The sun ​ (shine)and the birds
(sing).
6. My brother and sister ​ (talk) about something when I
​ (walk) into the room.
7. Tom ​ (go) to his friend’s house, but the boys ​ (not be)
there. They________(play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
8. It (be) ​ a sunny afternoon and people ​ (sit) on the
grass in the park. Then suddenly it _______ (start) to rain.
9. My brother ​(talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he
​ (see) me, he ​ (finish) the call.
10. We ​ (climb) the wall when the gardener ​ (see) us.

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