Past continuous

Time: 30 minutes + feedback 15
Aims: practising past continuous tense
Level: 9th grade
Tool: worksheet

This worksheet is purely focused on the form of past continuous tense. Students can work separately by their individual pace and then it may be checked with the whole classroom. I would rather prefer pair work if it is completely the new grammar and after one or two exercises it would be better to check it because of potential grammar misunderstanding.

Past continuous

Worksheet

13/12/2015 18:50

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                 dancing.
  2. The dog                      barking.
  3. The printer                  printing out a photograph.
  4. The pupils                   writing a test.
  5. Sue and Gareth          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. →

 

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                 dancing.
  2. The dog                      barking.
  3. The printer                  printing out a photograph.
  4. The pupils                   writing a test.
  5. Sue and Gareth          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. →

 

 

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