TALLER PAST CONTINUOS AND PAST PERFECT

NAME: Juan Manuel Sanchez Sarmiento

DATE: 11/03/2019

Past Continuous

A.) Make the positive or negative past continuous

1) Julie ___was__sleeping_____ (sleep) at three o'clock.

2) You ___were___studing_____ (study) at three o'clock.

3) Luke ___was____reading______ (read) at three o'clock.

4) I ___was___working_______ (work) at three o'clock.

5) They __were__eating_______ (eat) chocolate at three o'clock.

6) John ___was___playing___________ (play) tennis at three o'clock.

7) We ___were__watching__________ (watch) TV at three o'clock.

8) He __was___using_____________ (use) the internet at three o'clock.

9) You ___were__cooking__________ (cook) lunch at three o'clock.

10) We __were__travelling________ (travel) to London at three o'clock.

11) Mrs Brown __was not__walking______ (not/walk) in the garden when the murder happened.

12) Mr Black ____was not___working_______ (not/work) in his study when the murder happened.

13) Miss Jones __was not talking__________ (not/talk) to Mr. White when the murder happened.

14) You __were not playing_______ (not/play) cards when the murder happened.

15) Dr Ford __was not reading______ (not/read) in his room when the murder happened.

16) Mr. and Mrs. Green __were not eating_____ (not/eat) in the dining room when the murder happened.

17) Mr Blue __was not drinking___________ (not/drink) coffee in the library when the murder happened.

18) The maid __was not cleaning___________ (not/clean) the bedrooms when the murder happened.

19) I __was not listening__________ (not/listen) to music when the murder happened.

20) The dogs __were not playing_______ (not/play) outside when the murder happened.
B.) Make the correct form of the past continuous.

1) (in/he /the kitchen/ cook/the pasta) = he was cooking the pasta in the kitchen

2) (with/she / play /cards/her friends)? = was she playing cards with her friends?

3) (hospital/the/The Babies / not / cry/at) = the babies were not crying at the hospital

4) (you / not / feel well)? = Were you not feeling well?

5) (where / I / go when I met you)? = where was I went when I met you?

6) (because/she/afraid/she / not / sleep/ at/ midnight) = she was not sleeping she at midnight because afraid

7) (You/with/I / work/tonight)? = was I working with you tonight?

8) (you / sleep when I got home) = you were sleeping when I got home

9) (not/it / rain/ at /lunchtime/or)? = was it not raining or at lunchtime?

10) (neighborhood/in/what / you / do/alone/this)? = what were you did alone in this neighborhood?

11) (to/school/why/to / she / run)? = why was she running to school?

12) (newspaper/you / the / read)? = were you reading the newspaper?

13) (why/ we / meet/ at /that time)? = why were we met at the time?

14) (the/a/three/afternoon/watch/he / not / film/o’ clock/in) = He was not watching the film a three o'clock in afternoon

15) (do/I / eight o'clock /homework/my/ at /) = I was doing my homework at eight o’clock

16) (this/town/in/where / it / rain)? = Where was it raining in this town?

17) (called/when /you / shop/ I/you) = you were called when I shop

18) (we/when/arrived/she / eat/ dinner) = we were eating dinner when she arrived

19) (Tokyo/time/ in)? = What time was in Tokyo?

20) (Christmas/at/December/in/it / snow)? = Was it snowing in December at Christmas?

C.) Make past continuous ‘yes / no’ questions:

When you arrived at the party...

1. (Alan / dance?)

Was Alan dancing at the party?

2. (Susie / drink gin?)

Was Susie drinking gin at the party?

3. (John and Ann / sing?)

Were John and Ann singing at the party?

4. (Luke / talk to the girls?)

Was Luke talking to the girls at the party?

5. (Jodie / put on make up?)

Was Jodie put on making up?

6. (we / cook?)

Were cooking at the party?

7. (Jane / play guitar?)

Was Jane playing guitar at the party?

8. (David / read a book?)

Was David reading a book?

9. (Francis / sit in the corner?)

Was Francis sat in the corner at the party?

10. (everybody / have fun?)

Were had fun at the party?

D.) Make past continuous ‘wh’ questions:

When I saw you and Lucy last night...

11. (where / you / go?)

Where were you going?

12. (what / you / do?)

What were you doing last night?

13. (who / you / meet?)

Who were you meeting?

14. (what / Lucy / wear?)

What was Lucy wearing last night?

15. (what / you / eat?)

What were you eating?

16. (what / you / drink?)

What were you drinking?

17. (why / Lucy / smoke?)

Why was Lucy smoking?

18. (who / you / talk to?)

Who were you talking to?

19. (what / you / carry?)

What were you carrying?

20. (how / Lucy / feel?)

How was Lucy feeling last night?

 E.) Was or Were

Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.

1. Boris learning English.

2. They swimming in the lake.

3. Your father repairing the car.

4. I reading a magazine.

5. You packing your bag.

6. My friends watching the match on TV.

7. It raining.

8. The dog barking.

9. The children brushing their teeth.

10. Anne and Maureen singing a song.

F.) Questions with Interrogatives

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

1. Henry was living in London last year. = where was Henry living the last year?
2. Anita was working at a restaurant last week. = when was Anita working at a restaurant?
3. Ricky was waiting for Holly. = whose was Ricky waiting?
4. Sarah was singing a song. = who was singing?
5. Joe was reading a book. = what was joe reading?
6. At six o'clock, Myriam and her family were having dinner. = what time Myriam and her family were
having dinner?
7. Bob was walking home because his car had a flat tire. = why was Bob walking to his home?
8. At half past seven, Mister Logan was driving home. = who was driving home at half past seven?
9. The children were playing in the sandbox. = where were the children playing?
10. Claire was visiting her best friend. = who was Claire visiting to?

G.) Negative Sentences

Somebody believes that yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an action. That
cannot be, however, as yesterday at 3 pm these people were not doing those things.
Write negative sentences in past progressive.

1. Sarah and Luke / not / work = Sarah and Luke were not working
2. Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry = Mister Miller was not teaching chemistry
3. Barry / not / drive / a lorry = Barry was not driving a lorry
4. Mandy / not / have / lunch = Mandy was not having lunch
5. Albert / not / play / tennis = Albert was not playing tennis
6. Taylor and Bob / not / cycle / home = Taylor and Bob were not cycling home
7. Annie / not / clean / the table = Annie was not cleaning the table
8. Benjamin / not / write / an e-mail = Benjamin was not writing an e-mail
9. Jane / not / exercise / in the gym = Jane was not exercising in the gym
10. Robert / not / buy / flowers = Robert was not buying flowers

H.) Complete the table in past progressive.

positive negative question

He was shouting.

They were not talking.

Were you reading?

Brad was not waiting.

Diana was laughing.

PAST PERFECT

A.) Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect).

1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) ___had built_______.

2. He (not / be) ____had not been______ to Cape Town before 1997.
3. When she went out to play, she (do / already) _had done already______ her homework.
4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) _had made_________.
5. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) ____had put on _________. six weeks before.
6. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) __had not ordened______.
7. I could not remember the poem we (learn) __had learnt_________. the week before.
8. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) ____had fallen_________. from the tree.
9. (he / phone) _____had he phoned__________ Angie before he went to see her in London?
10. She (not / ride) ___had not ridden____________ a horse before that day.
11. When I arrived at the cinema, the film ___had started__________ (start).
12. She ____had lived____________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
13. After they _had eaten___________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
14. If you ___had listened____________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
15. Julie didn’t arrive until after I __had left_____________ (leave).
16. When we had __finished____________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
17. The garden was dead because it ___had been___________ (be) dry all summer.
18. He ___had met____________ (meet) her before somewhere.
19. We were late for the plane because we ____had forgotten________ (forgot)our passports.
20. She told me that she __had studied____________ (study) a lot before the exam.
21. The grass was yellow because it ___had not rained________________ (not / rain) all summer.
 22. The lights went off because we _had not paid___________ (not / pay) the electricity bill.
23. The children ___had not __done__________ (not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
24. They ___had not _eaten________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.
25. We couldn’t go into the concert because we ___had not brougth_______ (not/bring) our tickets.
26. She said that she _had not visited___________ (not / visit) the UK before.
27. Julie and Anne __had not met________ (not / meet) before the party.
28. I __had not ____haved_________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.
29. He ____had not used__________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
30. You __had not studied_____ ____ (not / study) for the test, so you were very nervous.

B.) Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive).

1. I lost the key that he (give) _had given______ to me.

2. She told me that she (see) _had seen____ a ghost.
3. I went downstairs because I (hear) __had heard________ a noise.
4. When they came home, Sue (cook) _had cooked_______ dinner already.
5. We could not send you a postcard because we (forget) __had forgotten___ our address book.
C.) Complete the sentences in Past Perfect (negative).

1. The waiter served something that we (not / order) __had not ordened______ .
2. He went to Alaska where he (not / be) _had not been ________ before.
3. She put on the red dress, which she (not / wear) _had not worn____ for ages.
4. He (not / play) ___had not played______ tennis before that day.
5. His mother was angry because he (not / help) __had not helped______ her with the shopping.

D.) Complete the questions in Past Perfect (INTERROGATIVE).

1. (you / finish) __had you finished__________ your homework before you went to the cinema?
2. (why / you / clean) ____why had you cleant______ the bathroom before you bathed the dog?
3. (you / have) _____had you had____ breakfast before you came here?
4. (she / find) ___had she found______ a place to stay when she went to Boston?
5. (where / she / live) ___where had she lived______ before she moved to Chicago?
E.) Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in
the past perfect tense (had & past participle).

make start write leave forget fly escape close give ring eat change go see

1. When I got to the house, Mary wasn’t there. She had left already
2. I didn’t recognize my old classmate because she had changed so much.
3. We were late for the show last night. By the time we got to the theater, the movie
had started already .
4. Yesterday I went on my first plane trip. I was very nervous because I had not flown never
before.
5. I couldn’t eat much dinner last night because I had eaten such a big lunch.
6. I couldn’t buy any groceries last night because when I got to the supermarket, it
already .
7. Last week our teacher gave back the essays we had made the week before.
8. The house was quiet when Andrew got home. Everyone had gona to bed several hours earlier.
9. They got to school late yesterday. The bell had rung already .
10. Sheila couldn’t come to my house last night because she had given already
other plans.
11. We couldn’t find the house. It was clear that he had written us the wrong add address.
12. Annie didn’t want to come to the movie with us because she had seen it the week before.
13. By the time the police arrived at the bank, the robber had escaped already
.
14. I couldn’t get into my apartment when I came home from work last night because I
had forgotten to take my key.
F.) Make sentences with the past perfect and the words provided. Follow the example below.

Ex. I missed my plane. (airport/ plane take off)

By the time I got to the airport, the plane had already taken off.

1. I missed the show. (theater/ movie start)

by the time I got the theather, the movie had already started

2. I couldn’t get my prescription. (drugstore/ close)

by the time I got the drugstore, the drugstore had already closed

3. I couldn’t say goodbye to my friends. (call their house/ they leave)

by the time I got call their house, my friends had already left

4. I didn’t get the job. (I apply/ they hire someone else)

by the time I get apply the job, they had already hired someone else

5. We couldn’t buy the house. (we see/ someone else make an offer)
by the time we got see the house, we had seen already someone else make an offer
6. The house was destroyed. (the firemen arrive/ house burn down)
by the time the firemen arrived, the house had already burnt down

7. I didn’t get to taste her chocolate cake. (I arrive/ her children eat whole thing)
by the time I arrived, her children had already eaten whole thing

8. I didn’t see her when she was sick. (I go/ hospital/ she go home)
by the time I go to the hospital, she had already gone home

9. I didn’t see the game. ( I turn on the TV/ game finish)

by the time I turn on the tv, the game had already finished
 10. I missed my daughter’s performance. ( I arrive concert/ my daughter finish her song)
by the time I arrived concert, my daughter had finished her song
 G.) Past Perfect– With Already and Yet

Affirmative and Negative

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. Rita’s boyfriend, Tom, came for dinner at 5:00.
Rita’s Schedule Yesterday
Time Activity
10.00 Clean the house
12:30 Buy groceries
2:00 Bake a cake
3:00 Cook a roast
4:00 Prepare the vegetables
4:30 Set the table
5:30 Make a salad
6:00 Choose some romantic music
6:30 Make a fire
7:00 Light the candles
7:30 Serve the meal
Make sentences with the past perfect tense to tell what Rita had already done when Tom arrived and
what she hadn’t done yet.
Ex. When Tom arrived, Rita had already cleaned the house.

1. when tom arrived, Rita had already buy groceries

2. when tom arrived, Rita already bake cake

3. when tom arrived, Rita already cook a roast

4. when tom arrived, Rita already prepare the vegetables

5. when tom arrived, Rita set the table

6. when tom arrived, Rita yet make a salad

7. when tom arrived, Rita yet choose some romantic music

8. when tom arrived, Rita yet make a fire

9. when tom arrived, Rita yet light the candles

10. when tom arrive, Rita yet serve the meal

H.) Match the first part of the sentence on the left with the correct ending on the right.

1. Betty’s plants died because…. g a) she had lost her doll.

2. Bob couldn’t buy the new computer because…. b) she had left her purse at home.
e c) he had already left the office.
3. Sammy couldn’t fall asleep last night because… h d) he hadn’t studied at all.
e) he had spent all his money.
4. The little girl was crying because… a
f) she had forgotten to set the alarm.
5. I didn’t have to buy groceries because… i
g) she hadn’t watered them.
6. Kevin failed his exam because... d
h) he had watched a scary movie.
7. Monty bought a new camera because…. j
i) I had gone shopping the day before.
8. Clara couldn’t pay for lunch because… b
j) he had lost his old one.
9. Susan slept late because… f
10. I couldn’t speak to the boss because… c
I.)Complete the following sentences using the past perfect and the words provided.

Ex. I didn’t meet Ellie for lunch because….. (she/eat/)

I didn’t meet Ellie for lunch because she had already eaten.

1. My trip to New York was very exciting because….. (I/not be/ before)
my trip to new york was very exciting becouse I had not been already before

2. I couldn’t see the doctor because….. (he/already/ leave the office)

I couldn’t see the doctor because he had already left the office

3. I couldn’t buy the car I wanted because….. (the car dealer/ already/ sell)
I couldn’t buy the car I wanted because the car dealer had already sold

4. We couldn’t see the new exhibit because….. (the museum/already/close)

we couldn’t see the new exhibit because the museum had already closed