UNIT 18 The Past Continuous Tense TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

 

TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

UNIT 18

The Past Continuous Tense

 

EXERCISE A Choose the correct past continuous verb form and write its number in the brackets.   1 Yesterday I ____________ in the school show. (1) sung (2) were singing (3) was singing (4) was sang 2 This time last year Ann ____________ in Kuala Lumpur. (1) lived (2) were living (3) living (4) was living 3 The fire alarm next door____________ all night. (1) was ringing (2) rung (3) were ringing (4) was ring 4 I'm sorry, I _______________. What did you say? (1) weren't listening (2) wasn't listening (3) didn't listen (4) wasn't listen 5 Luckily, it _______________ for the match last Saturday. (1) wasn't rain (2) weren't raining (3) didn't raining (4) wasn't raining 6 Yesterday for the first time, the twins _______________ the same clothes. (1) didn't wearing (2) wasn't wearing (3) weren't wearing (4) wasn't wear 7 _______________ Paul _______________ his father's car this morning? (1) Was / cleaning (2) Were / cleaning (3) Did / cleaning (4) Was / clean 8 _______________ your _______________ uncle last weekend? (1) Were / visiting (2) Was / visit (3) Was / visiting (4) Were / visit 9 I'm sorry, _______________ you _______________ something? (1) was / saying (2) were / saying (3) did / saying (4) were / say 10 What tune _______________ you _______________ on the piano? (1) were / playing (2) did / playing (3) was / play (4) was / playing 11 What _______________ Tom and Sam _______________ about? (1) did / arguing (2) was / arguing (3) were / argue (4) were / arguing 12 Why _______________ Mary _______________? (1) did / crying (2) were / crying (3) was / crying (4) was / cry   EXERCISE B Fill in the gaps with the correct past continuous form of the verb in brackets.   Suspicion! Policeman Well, Mrs Adams, tell us what you saw. Mrs Adams I (1) __________ (walk) home last night. lt was about 10 o'clock. It (2) __________ (rain) and the lights in the street (3) __________ (not work), so I couldn't see very well. But I did see this man. He (4) __________ (act) strangely. Policeman What (5) __________ he __________ (do)? Mrs Adams He (6) __________ (walk) around in circles and he (7) __________ (pick) things up from the ground. Then he started to whistle. He (8) __________ still __________ (whistle)when I entered my house. Policeman What did he look like? Mrs Adams Well, he (9) __________ (wear) dark clothes. I noticed that he (10) __________ (not carry) an umbrella. That was strange because it was a very wet night. But he (11) __________ (hold) a large bag. Anyway, I went in and my husband (12) __________ (watch) television. I told him about the man and he went to look but the man wasn't there anymore. Policeman Don't worry, Mrs Adams. We'll watch out for him.   EXERCISE C Fill in the gaps with the correct past continuous form of the verbs from the box. Use every verb only once. blow hit plan tell think talk fight get feel rain try hope   A bad holiday Jeffrey: What (1) ___________ you and Tom ___________ about? Andrew: He (2) ___________ me about his holiday. It sounded terrible! The weather was bad. It (3) ___________ all the time and his sisters (4) ___________ always ___________ because they were bored. His parents (5) ___________ desperately ___________ to think of things to do. They (6) ___________ to go swimming and windsurfing but it was impossible. They (7) ___________ for better weather but, in fact, it (8) ___________ worse and worse by the day! The wind (9) ___________ strongly and the waves (10) ___________ nearly _____ their cottage! Can you believe it? Tom (11) ___________ more and more fed up. Jeffrey: What did they do? Andrew: Well, they (12) ___________ of staying for three weeks but they came home after three days! Poor Tom! Jeffrey: Yes, poor Tom!

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