3 Complete The Questions With The Verbs in Brackets

3 Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous.
1. Was Linda Wearing (wear) a dress?
2. Was Jack playing)tennis?
Were Julia and Cindy talking (talk) on the phone?
4. Were waiters serving
(serve) people?
Was Mr Scott reading
(read) a magazine?
Past Simple / Past Continuous
was sleeping when the phone rang.
They checked in while I was parking the car. We were swimming while our friends were
exercising in the fitness centre.
Uses
3.
5.
Past Simple: to talk about completed actions that took place at a specific time in the past Past
Continuous: to talk about actions that were
in progress at a specific time in the past to talk about an action in progress that was
interrupted by another action
Watch Out!
4 Answer the questions in Exercise 3 according
to the picture in Exercise 2. 1. Yes, she was
2. No, he wasn't 3.
No, they weren't 4. No, they weren't
6 Yes, he was
when = Past Simple while Past Continuous
5 Complete the sentences with the verbs below.
Use the Past Continuous.
not sit have relax⚫ not exercising
photocopy
1. A guest was photocoping some
documents at the business centre.
2.
Was the Managing Director having dinner with some
customers at 8 pm? 3. I wasn't sitting on the balcony at
5.00. I was in my room. 4. Were you relaxing at the
spa at 5.00?
5. They weren't exercising at the fitness
centre at 8.00.
7 Circle the correct answer.
1. When/While the guests were having dinner,
a band was playing music.
2. The housekeeper was cleaning the room while/when suddenly she fell. 3. When/While they
arrived at the hotel, it
was raining. 4. You called while / when we were having a
business meeting. 5. They were sleeping while/when someone tried to enter their hotel room.
2. While was preparing
8 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous or Past
Simple.
1. Ms Pearson was driving (drive) to the
hotel when the accident happened.
(happen).
prepare) my presentation, Cheryl typed (type) some e-mails.
Sleep) when the fire started (start). 3. The guests were sleeping
4. I was waiting (wait) for Mrs Reid when she phoned (phone) to cancel our meeting.
5. While we were working work) in our room, Mr Gardner arrived (arrive). 6. When we
received (receive) your message, we were flying (fly) to London.
6 Write sentences about what you were doing at the following times. Use the Past Continuous.
1. 2.00 this morning
I was sleeping 2. an hour ago
I was studying
3. 10.00 on Monday morning I was at high school
4. 5.00 on Saturday afternoon
I was sitting in a bar with
my friendComplete the sentences with the verbs below.
3 Complete the sentences with verbs from Exercise 2. Use the Present Perfect Simple
affirmative.
Use the Present Perfect Simple affirmative. type⚫ rent⚫ miss⚫ distribute credit offer 1. They
have credited your account
1. I'm sorry. Mrs Kelly.
has left
with £200. have just typed
2.
letter to Mr Johnson. Should send it? 3. John has....already
the problem.
3. James has sent
the letter. I'm sure you will receive it soon.
distributed all the post.
4. We are in Paris. We have rented a car for three days.
4. Please hurry. The meeting has 5.
already begun We have lost
5. She has Joffered me a job!
valuable time because of his mistake.

6. I'll be late for work because has missed the bus.
6. Mr Smith has gone home for the day. He'll be in the office tomorrow
morning. 7. I have never flown
2 Complete the chart.
in
an aeroplane before. This is my first time.
Past Participle
4 Write sentences with the words below. Use
1. begin
begun
the Present Perfect Simple negative. 1. Lisa/type/the letter Lisa hasn't typed the letter
2. buy bought 3. deal dealt
4. do done
2. Harry and Peter / have breakfast/yet Harry and Peter haven't had breakfast yet
5. eat ate
6ty flown 7. give given

3. we/call/Tim
We haven't called Tim
4. you/ever/be/ in my office
8. go gone 9. leave left
You haven't ever been in my office 5. they/discuss/ the marketing plan They haven't discussed
the marketing plan
10. lose lost 11, send sent
6. the plumber/fix / the burst pipe the plumber hasn't fixed the burst pipe
12. take taken

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3 Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous.

1. Was Linda Wearing (wear) a dress?

2. Was Jack playing)tennis?

Were Julia and Cindy talking (talk) on the phone?

4. Were waiters serving

Was Mr Scott reading

Past Simple / Past Continuous

was sleeping when the phone rang.

4 Answer the questions in Exercise 3 according

to the picture in Exercise 2. 1. Yes, she was

No, they weren't 4. No, they weren't

when = Past Simple while Past Continuous

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs below.

Use the Past Continuous.

not sit have relax⚫ not exercising

1. A guest was photocoping some

documents at the business centre.

customers at 8 pm? 3. I wasn't sitting on the balcony at

5.00. I was in my room. 4. Were you relaxing at the

5. They weren't exercising at the fitness

7 Circle the correct answer.

1. When/While the guests were having dinner,

a band was playing music.

was raining. 4. You called while / when we were having a

2. While was preparing

hotel when the accident happened.

prepare) my presentation, Cheryl typed (type) some e-mails.

I was sleeping 2. an hour ago

3. 10.00 on Monday morning I was at high school

4. 5.00 on Saturday afternoon

I was sitting in a bar with

my friendComplete the sentences with the verbs below.

1. I'm sorry. Mrs Kelly.

with £200. have just typed

letter to Mr Johnson. Should send it? 3. John has....already

3. James has sent

the letter. I'm sure you will receive it soon.

distributed all the post.

4. We are in Paris. We have rented a car for three days.

4. Please hurry. The meeting has 5.

already begun We have lost

5. She has Joffered me a job!

valuable time because of his mistake.

morning. 7. I have never flown

2 Complete the chart.

an aeroplane before. This is my first time.

4 Write sentences with the words below. Use

2. buy bought 3. deal dealt

6ty flown 7. give given

We haven't called Tim

8. go gone 9. leave left

10. lose lost 11, send sent

12. take taken

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