Grammar exercises

UNIT
Past continuous: affirmative, Adverbs
negative and questions 4 Complete the table with the adverb forms of the
1 Complete the sentences with the past continuous adjectives in the box.
affirmative form of the verbs in the box.
bright  ​easy  ​good  ​warm  ​heavy  ​hard
walk  ​have  ​
listen  ​
read  ​
play  ​
watch
regular (-ly) regular (-ily) irregular
I was reading a book in bed at 10pm.
hard
1 My friends a computer game.
2 Matt a DVD. Past simple and past continuous
3 My dad in the park. 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
4 You to music. the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the
5 We a great time. past continuous.

2 Write negative sentences using the past While I was standing at the bus stop,
continuous. I saw my grandma. (see)
1 I was sleeping when the tent
I / not talk / to my friends down. (fall)
I wasn’t talking to my friends. 2 While she , I made her a cake.
1 we / not win / the match (work)
3 We arrived home, we dinner
2 I / not feel / well and then we went to bed. (have)
4 My friends their homework
3 my friends / not stay / at a campsite when I phoned them. (do)
5 When I up, it was snowing. (wake)
4 you / not walk / very fast
6 Circle the correct words.
5 my teacher / not smile I was walking while / when the blizzard started.
1 They heard a strange noise while / when they
6 Andy / not sit / next to Jay were watching TV.
2 While / When I was doing my homework, the
lights went out.
3 Order the words to make past continuous 3 While / When my brother arrived home, my
questions. parents were sleeping.
4 I was listening to a CD while / when he arrived.
in the afternoon / Was / swimming / Oliver ? 5 My mum found some old photos while / when
Was Oliver swimming in the af ternoon? she was cleaning her desk.
1 Sophie / watching TV / at 5pm / Was ?
7 Correct the sentences.
2 you / Were / studying / yesterday morning ? Was Mark swim in the afternoon? ✗
Was Mark swimming in the af ternoon?
3 at 6am / he / Was / sleeping ? 1 Lisa was study in her bedroom. ✗

4 John and Andrew / tennis / playing / at 2 We didn’t feeling tired. ✗

4 o’clock yesterday / Were ?
3 What were you do yesterday at 6pm? ✗
5 raining / Was / it / an hour ago / heavily ?
4 Did you watching TV when I phoned you? ✗

5 You weren’t dance in the disco at 2am. ✗

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