1 Complete the sentences with the past tense of to be to make the past continuous.
1 Last night I ……was…… reading in bed until late.
2 We ………………. swimming yesterday on the island.
3 My dad ………………. working. He was on holiday.
4 My sister ………………. skiing because it was too hot.
5 It was sunny so my friends ………………. playing football.
6 ………………. you eating last night?
Answer
2 were 3 wasn’t 4 wasn’t 5 were 6 Were
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box in the correct form to make the past continuous.
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do play ski swim watch wear |
1 Were you ……playing…… football at 5 pm last Saturday?
Yes, I was.
2 I usually study on Sunday but last Sunday I was ………………… TV.
3 What were your friends ………………… yesterday?
I didn’t see them anywhere on the island.
4 We were ………………… last weekend on the mountain in the snow.
5 The party was excellent. I was ………………… my red dress and everybody loved it.
6 The water was very cold. Juan wasn’t ………………… .
Answer
2 watching 3 doing 4 skiing 5 wearing
6 swimming
3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box and then match with the correct ending.
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doing was was were were weren’t |
1 Last weekend we ……were…… skiing while …C…
2 My sister ………………… helping me tidy the house
3 What were you ………………… yesterday
4 I was afraid because we …………………
5 The teacher said she …………………
6 It was very sunny so we …………………
A copying in the exam!
B so she didn’t go to the cinema.
C my sister was snowboarding.
D climbing a very high mountain.
E walking fast.
F when I saw you in the shopping centre?
Answer
2 was, B 3 doing, F 4 were, D 5 was, A
6 weren’t, E
4 Circle the correct option, A, B, C or D.
1 Last summer I hurt my leg when I was …… .
A run B runned C ran D running
2 My teachers …… correcting our exams all day yesterday.
A were B was C to D to be
3 He wasn’t swimming, he was …… in the field!
A walking B to walk C wallking D walk
4 Were you …… mountains last weekend?
A climb B climbed C climbing D climbbing
5 They were eating and …… all night at the party.
A dance B to dance C danced D dancing
6 We …… skiing yesterday because there was no snow.
A aren’t B weren’t C wasn’t D is
Answer
2 A 3 C 4 C 5 D 6 B
5 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1 Last night I am watching TV until late. ……was……
2 We was studying for an exam all day yesterday. ……………………
3 Last Sunday my family was climb in the mountains. ……………………
4 Are you working last summer or were you on holiday? ……………………
5 Juan and Rosa were help their friends learn to ski all last Christmas. ……………………
6 My mother isn’t thinking so she forgot to meet me at the cinema. ……………………
Answer
2 was, were
3 climb, climbing
4 Are, Were
5 help, helping
6 isn’t, wasn’t
6 Complete Hannah’s email with the correct verb and in the correct form.
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be buy climb do shop swim wear |
Hi Fabia,
I was busy every day last week. On Monday, we went to the mountains and we were 1……climbing…… and then skiing all day. Tuesday was boring because I 2……………… studying. On Friday, my parents had a surprise for me. We went to the city centre and I was 3……………… with my mum for five hours. It was amazing. I 4……………… gloves, scarves and boots for the winter but yesterday I was 5……………… my swimsuit all day and I was 6……………… in the river near my house. What 7……………… you yesterday?
Hannah
Answer
2 was 3 shopping 4 bought 5 wearing
6 swimming 7 were, doing