Unidad Didáctica:

Comunicación en Idioma Extranjero y/o Lengua

Week 17

Nombres y apellidos: __________________________________________________

Turno: ____________________ Aula: ____________ Fecha: ___/___/__
Miss: Lic. Elizabeth Alca Barrientos

Indicaciones generales
I. Responda correctamente el cuestionario.
II. Al terminar, guarde el archivo en PDF. como ACT17_NombrePrimerApellido.pdf.
III. Suba el documento a la actividad de la semana 017 del campus virtual

Exercises:

1. Question 1: Circle the correct form of the verb.

a. I was reading|read a book when my mother was coming|come in.

b. He was taking|take a shower when the lights are|were going off.

c. The rain is|was starting to fall while we are|were walking in the park.

d. We were eating|eat our dinner when someone is|was knocking on the door.

f. They were walking|walk to school when suddenly they are|were seeing an

unusual light.

e. There aren’t|weren’t many people working nowadays.

g. He is|was watching sports two days ago.

h. We were flying|fly to Dublin last night

i. She was going|go to London last January.

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2. Question 2: Look at the picture and answer the questions.

What were they doing yesterday at 4 p.m.?

a. Adam and Suzanne .....were swimming.... in the pool.

b. Adela ......was sitting........ on a bench and …playing….. the guitar.

c. Will ......was throwing....... a piece of paper into the litter bin.

d. Dmitri ......was calling...... his best friend in the park.

e. Kevin .........was skating....... on the pavement.

f. A woman .......was walking......... her dog in the park.

g. Paul ................................. some postCards.

h. John ................................. on the stairs and ... to music.

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i. Clare ................................. on the pavement.

j. Anne ................................. her bike.

k. A woman ................................. the street and she ... her baby in the stroller.

l. A taxi driver ................................. slowly along the street.

m. Mr. Cardoso and Ms. Kean ................................. a ride on a tram.

n. Sarah ................................. TV on her sofa.

o. Not far from clare a man ................................. alone.

3. Question 3: Look at the pictures and complete the sentences using past progressive with the
verbs in brackets:
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a. I ...was... sleeping..... when you ......were...... sending....... me the message.

(Sleep /send)

b. Susan .......was..... ……traveling..... around Italy when she ....was.... ……meeting........ her
boyfriend. (travel, meet)

c. We ............ …………................ some old photos when we............ …………................ the house.
(find, clean)

f. They ............ …………................ for the bus when they ............ …………................ the accident.
(wait, see)

e. It ............ …………................ to rain when they ............ …………................ to school.

(start, cycle)

d. A dog ............ …………................ into the road when I ............ …………................ home.
(run, drive)

4. Question 4: According to the Storyboard, read the sentences and write the number in the blank
spaces as it corresponds to the image.

1 2

3 4
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5 6

a. So I was deciding to go for a bike ride outside. ___2_____

b. As I was taking off my raincoat ____5____

c. The wind was blowing hard! ____6____

d. It was starting to rain. ____4____

e. The sun was shining. ____1____

f. .
f. While I was getting ready. ____3____

5. Question 5: Complete the story with the past verb To Be or past progressive form of the verb in
brackets.

Last summer, I …was living…… (live) in

Hawaii. One Saturday morning, I …was

waking up…… (wake up) early, and it

……was being…… (be) a beautiful day.

The sun …was shining…… (shine), and I

……was feeling…… (feel) really happy.

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I ……wasn’t needing…… (not need) to go to work that day, so I …………………………

(decide) to go surfing. Most of my friends ………………………… (work) and my

girlfriend ………………………… (visit) her parents, so I ………………………… (go) to the

beach alone. When I ………………………… (arrive), the beach ………………………… (be)

already crpwded. A lot of people ………………………… (sunbathe), children

………………………… (play) games and people ………………………… (swim) in the sea.

Everyone ………………………… (enjoy) the lovely summerday. I …………………………

(put) my things down on the beach, and then I ………………………… (begin) walking

to the sea with my surfboard. Suddebly, a man ………………………… (shout), Shark!

Shark! Get out of the water! At first, I ………………………… (not can) see anything,

but then I ………………………… (see) a big shark. Luckily, it ………………………… (not

atttack) anyone and ………………………… (swim) away quickly. I …………………………

(not stay) at the beach after that, and I ………………………… (go) home without

going surfing!