Question

4. Grammar Past Progressive/Continuous tense


4.3. Desarrollo ejercicios de Aplicación:
Fill in all the gaps with the appropriate information in past progressive tense.
1. I___________________ letters all day yesterday. (write)
2. You_________________very slow about it. (be)
3. You__________________on the phone for hours and hours. (talk)
4. They__________________much business before lunch. (do NEGATIVE)
5. She___________________ to me all week. Silly cow. (speak NEGATIVE)
6. It____________________for long. (rain NEGATIVE)
7. What____________you___________ when I phoned yesterday? (do)
8. ___________you______________TV when it happened? (watch)
9. What____________you______________at the party? (wear)
10. He___________________horrible to everyone, the nasty pig! (be)

Make the correct form of the past continuous
1. (they / take the exam)? _______________________________________________________________
2. (when / he / work there)?_______________________________________________________________
3. (they / study last night) _______________________________________________________________
4. (he / not / exercise enough) ____________________________________________________________
5. (they / not / talk) ____________________________________________________________________
6. (why / he / study on a Saturday night)? ___________________________________________________
7. (I / not / stay in a hotel) _______________________________________________________________
8. (we / make too much noise)? __________________________________________________________
9. (how / they / feel)? ___________________________________________________________________
10. (it / not / snow) _____________________________________________________________________

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4.3. Desarrollo ejercicios de Aplicación:

Fill in all the gaps with the appropriate information in past progressive tense.

1. I was writing letters all day yesterday. (write)

2. You were being very slow about it. (be)

3. You were talking on the phone for hours and hours. (talk)

4. They weren't doing much business before lunch. (do NEGATIVE)

5. She wasn't speaking to me all week. Silly cow. (speak NEGATIVE)

6. It wasn't raining for long. (rain NEGATIVE)

7. What were you doing when I phoned yesterday? (do)

8. Were you watching TV when it happened? (watch)

9. What were you wearing at the party? (wear)

10. He was being horrible to everyone, the nasty pig! (be)

Make the correct form of the past continuous

1. (they / take the exam)?

Were they taking the exam?

2. (when / he / work there)?

When was he working there?

3. (they / study last night)

They were studying last night.

4. (he / not / exercise enough)

He wasn't exercising enough.

5. (they / not / talk)

They were not talking.

6. (why / he / study on a Saturday night)?

Why was he studying on a Saturday night?

7. (I / not / stay in a hotel)

I wasn't staying in a hotel.

8. (we / make too much noise)?

Were we making too much noise?

9. (how / they / feel)?

How were they feeling?

10. (it / not / snow)

It wasn't snowing.

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