Wednesday, October 3rd

QUESTIONS:

1. They parents are moving to Antwerp in _______________________.

  July

  January

  June

2. Why is the young man upset?:

  Because the parents will leave before the baby is born

  Because the parents will still be around when the baby is born

  Because he doesn't think Antwerp is an exciting city

3. How long had the parents been talking about moving before they finally decided to do it?:

  5 years

  10 years

  15 years

4. How far will the parents be from their grandchild?:

  3,000 miles

  More than 3,000 miles

  A little less than 3,000 miles

5. How does the father refer to Antwerp?:

  He's excited

  The city of light

  In June

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Past Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play)  monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare)  dinner.
3. The kids (play)  in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practise)  the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle)  all day.
6. While Aaron (work)  in his room, his friends (swim)  in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) .
8. What (you / do)  yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit)  in the park.

Write the ing form of the verbs.

1. live → 
2. stay → 
3. run → 
4. win → 
5. cycle → 

Complete the table in past progressive.

positive	negative	question
It was raining.
	They were not playing.
		Was I listening?
	Caron was not eating.
You were singing.

Was or Were?

1. We waswere dancing.
2. The dog waswere barking.
3. The printer waswere printing out a photograph.
4. The pupils waswere writing a test.
5. Sue and Gareth waswere walking up the hill.

Write sentences in past progressive.

1. he / the car / wash → 
2. she / home / go → 
3. they / not / the match / watch → 
4. you / in the shop / work → 
5. I / not / a magazine / read → 

Write questions in past progressive.

1. she / on a chair / sit → 
2. you / your bag / pack → 
3. his head / ache → 
4. we / tea / drink → 
5. you / the bike / repair → 

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. Jamie was doing a language course in London. → 
2. Andrew was carrying a heavy box. → 
3. The teacher was testing our English. → 
4. At six o'clock, we were having dinner. → 
5. Sally was hurrying to school because she was late. → 

Simple Past or Past Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1. When I (do)  the washing-up, I (break)  a plate.
2. While Tom (play)  the piano, his mother (do)  the washing-up.
3. He (drink)  some juice and then he (eat)  a few chips.
4. I (have)  dinner when I suddenly (hear)  a loud bang.
5. When my father (work)  in the garden, an old friend (pass)  by to see him.
6. She (go)  to school, (take)  out her textbook and (begin)  to learn.
7. When it (start)  to rain, our dog (want)  to come inside.
8. When Jane (do)  a language course in Ireland, she (visit)  Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be)  on my way home, I (see)  an accident.
10. I (not / understand)  what they (talk)  about.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. When I (get)  up yesterday, the sun (shine) .
2. It (is)  a beautiful morning.
3. So I (decide)  to cycle around a little.
4. I (go)  to the shed and (take)  out my bike.
5. While I (cycle)  past some villages, I (see)  some people in their gardens.
6. One man (mow)  the grass while his wife (pick)  strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear)  and it (start)  to rain.
8. Luckily, a farmer (notice)  me and (tell)  me to come in.
9. While it (rain)  outside, I (sit)  in the farmer's house.
10. After a while, the sun (come)  out again.
11. I (thank)  the farmer for his hospitality and (move)  on.