Oxford grammar 3 unit 10

Oxford Grammar for school 3

Unit 10 Past Continuous tense

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The New Gen

Past Continuous

• Affirmative S + was/were + Ving

• Negative S + was/were not +Ving

• Question Was/Were + S + Ving

The past continuous refers to an action in progress during a particular time in the past.

· He was sleeping, when the alarm started ringing

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What ​

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you ​

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at 10 o'clock last night?

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were

doing

was

do

did

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you ​

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your homework when I called you?

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Were

doing

was

did

do

does

Multiple Choice

My mum ____________ while I was cleaning.

• wasn't cooking

• wasn't cook

• didn't cook

• weren't cooking

Multiple Choice

Tammy _______ her tablet when his dad came back home.

• was useing

• was using

• used

• were using

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They ​

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computer games at 7 p.m. yesterday.

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weren't playing

were playing

played

wasn't playing

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Multiple Choice

I ____ my work at six o'clock yesterday.

• finish

• finished

• finishes

• was finishing

Multiple Choice

I ______ work when he stopped.

• am starting

• was starting

• am started

• were started

Multiple Choice

Somebody threw a shoe at him _____ he was speaking.

• after

• when

• while

Multiple Choice

They ________ TV when I arrived.

• were watching

• were watched

• watched

Multiple Choice

I was reading a detective story _____ I heard a noise.

• during

• while

• when

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Past simple or past continuous:




The letter ​

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when I was having breakfast.

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arrived

was arriving

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Past simple or past continuous:




I ​

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outdoors when it started to rain.

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was sitting

sat

Multiple Choice

Present simple or present continuous:

The students were talking when the teacher _________________.

• came

• was coming

Multiple Choice

Present simple or past continuous:

My dad was making dinner when I _______________ home from school.

• was getting

• got

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank:

My brother ______________ with the ball when he broke the window.

• am playing

• was playing

• were playing

• weren't playing

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank:

A: Did you like traveling in planes when you were a child?

B: No, I ______. I was always scared.

• did

• didn't

• do

• don’t

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I was doing my homework my brother came into my room.

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She was watching TV ​

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she heard somebody in the kitchen

Multiple Choice

What _____ your brother going to yesterday morning?

• do

• did

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

________ the shop assistants cleaning the store at 9 pm yesterday?

• Was

• Were

• Did

• Are

Multiple Choice

What were they wearing you last met them?

• They wore black dresses.

• They were wearing black dresses.

• Yes, they were.

• No, they weren't.

Multiple Choice

What was he doing at the studio at 3 o'clock this afternoon?

• He is drawing a picture.

• He was drawing a picture.

• He drew a picture.

• He draws a picture

Multiple Choice

The athletes ___________ at 5 o'clock this morning.

• didn't exercise

• wasn't exercising

• weren't exercising

• doesn't exercise

Multiple Choice

What was the vet doing at the clinic on Thursday at 4.45 pm?

• He treated a parrot.

• He was treating a parrot.

• He treats a parrot.

• He is treating a parrot.

Match

Match the following

Tom walked to school while it was snowing.

He took off his hat while he was sitting on the bus.

He offered his seat to the old lady.

He got off the bus and left his hat.

• Tom walked to school while it was snowing.

• He took off his hat while he was sitting on the bus.

• He offered his seat to the old lady.

• He got off the bus and left his hat.

Match

Match the following

While the old lady was getting of the bus, she bought the hat.

The hat was on the road while the children were walking.

Tom found his hat while the children were making a snowman.

Tom joined them making the snowman.

• While the old lady was getting of the bus, she bought the hat.

• The hat was on the road while the children were walking.

• Tom found his hat while the children were making a snowman.

• Tom joined them making the snowman.