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Spelling exercises

1. Write down the -ing form of the following words. Mind the exceptions in spelling. (Annex 2)

E.g.: travel – was/were travelling

  1. live

  2. run

  3. work

  4. swim

  5. give

  6. lie

  7. sit

  8. open

  9. close

  10. miss

2. Complete the sentences with was or were.

E.g.: At three o’clock yesterday I was reading an interesting book.

  1. My friends ____ travelling this time last year.

  2. Helen ____ reading a book when I came.

  3. Your brother ____ repairing his car at that time.

  4. It ____ snowing.

  5. The dog ____ barking.

  6. I ____ reading a magazine.

  7. They ____ swimming in the lake.

  8. Peter ____ learning English.

  9. You ____ packing your bag.

  10. He ____ having a shower.

Affirmative Sentences

1. Write affirmative sentences in the past continuous.

E.g.: Alan and I / walk / around / the garden. Alan and I were walking around the garden.

  1. Helen / listen to / music.

  2. John / wash / his car.

  3. Mary / look for / her ring.

  4. Greg and Phil / count / their money.

  5. Kim and I / wait for / you / in the bar.

  6. My mother / feed / the birds.

  7. Tom / play / chess.

  8. Fiona / read / a book.

  9. Alfred / look through / the journal.

  10. Mary and Tom / listen to / music.

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Negative Sentences 1. Write negative sentences in the past continuous.

E.g.: Sarah and Luke / not / work. Sarah and Luke were not working.

  1. Ms. Miller / not teach / maths.

  2. Chris / not have / lunch.

  3. Albert / not play / tennis.

  4. Tom and Bob / not go / home.

  5. Ann / not clean / the table.

  6. Ben / not write / an e-mail.

  7. Jane / not exercise / in the gym.

  8. Robert / not buy / flowers.

  9. John / not have / breakfast.

  10. Ann and I / not watch / TV.

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Questions 1. Write questions in the past continuous.

E.g.: Michelle / feed / the cat? Was Michelle feeding the cat?

  1. I / clean / my house?

  2. Helen / write / an article?

  3. My brother / climb / a tree?

  4. John / read / a book?

  5. It / rain?

  6. Michelle / wait for / his mother?

  7. I and my father / watch / TV?

  8. She / cook / dinner?

  9. We / walk / around the park?

  10. I and my father / wash / dishes?

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2. Put the verbs into the correct form (the past continuous).

E.g.: When I phoned my friends, they (play) tennis. When I phoned my friends, they were playing tennis.

1) The snow (fall) heavily as Fiona (walk) in the park.

2) I (sleep) at 10 o’clock this morning.

3) I (eat) breakfast when my brother came.

4) Yesterday at six I (do) my homework.

5) The kids (walk) in the park when it suddenly began to rain.

6) We (not work) all day.

7) (you study) hard when you were at university?

8) I (sing) songs when he came.

9) Helen (read) a book when Tom began to watch TV.

10) Rachel and Mary (cook) dinner when I call them.

Interrogatives with wh questions

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

E.g.: She was having dinner at 1 p.m. When was she having dinner?

  1. He was playing football when the telephone rang.

  2. At this time yesterday she was watching an interesting film.

  3. At 9 o’clock last night we were watching TV.

  4. She was cooking breakfast when the doorbell rang.

  5. Claire was reading the newspaper while Peter was watching TV.