7th - 04/09

7th - 04/09

Miss Sylvanita 💌

Past Continuous

• We use the past continuous to talk about something that was happening over a period of time in the past: I was watching TV all yesterday afternoon.

• See Grammar reference, Unit 4, page 153

• Let’s practice: Complete the sentences using the correct past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

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At 9 am we _____ _______ (sit) in a taxi on our way to the airport.

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A man _____ _______ (sell) drinks outside the station.

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What _____ you _______ (do) last night when I phoned you?

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It _____ _______ (rain), but we didn’t get wet because we were wearing jackets and boots.

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Where _____ you _______ (walk) to when I saw you yesterday?

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No, they _____ _______ (not talk) about this year’s holiday.

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The people on the plane _____ _______ (get) bored while they were waiting for the plane to leave.

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_____ you _______ (make) the cake when I called yesterday morning?

Linking words

• We use linking words (and, because, but, or, when) to connect one phrase, clause or sentence with another.

• We can use the linking word at the beginning or the middle of the sentence: When we arrived at the airport, there was a terrible storm.

and | because | but | when

Last year, (1)_____________ we were on holiday in Macedonia, we found this amazing café. It’s in a tiny village calledTrpejca, which is on the side of a hillabove Lake Ohrid. The café is next to the beach, so you can sit at small tables outside in the sun just a few metres from the lake, (2)______________ when it’s raining, you can sit inside. It’s really popular with tourists (3) _____________________the food is delicious and the location is perfect. (5) __________________we were waiting for our food, we took photos of the lake and of the pretty village. Last time, we both had coffee and cake. I want to go there again next year (6)_________________ I really loved the place. I want to try the local fish next time!