Past Continuous

Past Continuous

Apostila - p. 10

Question 1

Read the sentences and do the following activities.

Apostila - p. 10

Multiple Choice

a) Which action was in progress around a particular time in the past?

• i. she was walking the runway [...]

• ii. [...] her high heels broke.

Multiple Choice

b) Which action happened in the middle of an ongoing action in the past?

• i. [...] her son called.

• ii. she was pampering herself [...]

Multiple Choice

c) Which option correctly describes the verb structure used to indicate an action in progress in the past?

• i. was/were + verb

• ii. was/were + verb (-ing)

Multiple Choice

d) In the examples above, when is used to indicate that actions interact with each other in the past. Which sentence correctly states this use?

• i. When is used to indicate the interrupting action.

• ii. When may also indicate two actions in progress at the same time in the past.

Multiple Choice

e) In relation to the use of while, it’s possible to state that

• i. It indicates the interrupting action and it connects two actions in progress in the past.

• ii. It indicates the action that was in progress and it can also connect two actions that were in progress at the same in the past.

Question 1 - Answers

a) i

b) i

c) ii

d) i

e) ii

Question 2

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Apostila - p. 11

Multiple Choice

a) She was looking at herself in the mirror when he __________ (say): You look fabulous!

• said

• was saying

Multiple Choice

b) Robert was cutting my hair while Danielle ________ (give) me a manicure.

• gave

• was giving

Multiple Choice

c) Jasmine ________ (lose) 10 kilos while she was working as a model.

• lost

• was losing

Multiple Choice

d) When Mike and Peter ______ (be) in college, I think they _______ (take) something. They bulked up so fast.

• were / were taking

• were / were took

Multiple Choice

e) While Amanda ________ (get) her nose pierced, her boyfriend was getting his ears gauged.

• got

• was getting

Multiple Choice

f) Ms. Anderson is so prissy! During our last class, while she _______ (write) on the board, she was wearing gloves not to touch the chalk.

• wrote

• was writing

Question 2 - Answers

a) said

b) was giving

c) lost

d) were / were taking

e) was getting

f) was writing

Question 3

Complete the following sentences with when or while.

Apostila - p. 11

Multiple Choice

a) He was being given a massage ________ he fell asleep.

• when

• while

Multiple Choice

b) He slept ________ he was being given a massage.

• when

• while

Multiple Choice

c) I didn't eat any apples ________ I was wearing braces.

• when

• while

Multiple Choice

d) Were you getting a facial ______ the power went out?

• when

• while

Multiple Choice

e) The girls were doing cardio ______ the boys were doing clean and jerk.

• when

• while

Multiple Choice

f) I was stretching ______ you arrived.

• when

• while

Question 3 - Answers

a) when

b) while

c) while

d) when

e) while

f) when