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CONTINUOUS WRITING
A basic technique of writing a narrative is to combine the used of Past Continuous Tense and
Simple Past Tense.
Past continuous tense: to show that something or an action is still going on or in the progress
during a specific time. e.g. He was sleeping when I arrived.
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Simple Past Tense: to describe an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past
and usually indicated by Adverbs of Time e.g. yesterday
Practice 1
Match the phrases in Column A and B accordingly to form correct and logical
sentences.
Column A Column B
1. I was watching TV. a) when the lights went out.
2. We were making noise b) when I broke my leg.
3. Tim was sleeping last night c) when the teacher walked in
4. I was riding my bike yesterday d) when the gas ran out.
5. I was cooking dinner. e) when he had a nightmare.
6. We were walking in the rain yesterday f) when we stumbled upon a dead cat.
7. I was playing football yesterday g) when a tiger attacked him.
8. He was walking in the forest h) when I fell off.
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Practice 2
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e.g. Yesterday while I was walking home from school, I saw an accident.
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Practice 3
Now, lets develop one of the sentences above into a continuous story.
Fill in the blanks using the verbs given.
Write a story beginning with It all began on one sunny morning
Passage Verbs
It all began on one sunny morning when I was _____my favourite TV
programme, somebody ____ on the door. I slowly opened the door and saw a
tall guy standing in front of me. It was the delivery man. He was ___a parcel rushed
in his hands. He smiled at me. He ___the parcel to me and asked me to sign
the paper. I thanked him and closed the door. I quickly _____ the parcel. It carrying
was from my Uncle Rahman. It was a pair of binoculars!. I was very excited as
I was _____ on a hiking trip the following week with my friends. I could not came
wait to use the binoculars.
The day finally ___. I woke up early that morning and waited for my looked through
friends, to pick me up. We were going to Gunung Senyum for a hiking trip. It
was a three-day trip. We ___ there by bus. When we were on the bus, we sang had
happily. We saw beautiful sceneries along the way. While some of us were
busy ____ to each other, the others slept during our journey. watching
We reached our destination at around 4.30 in the afternoon. There were
some ranger officers waiting for us. They ___us and informed us about our shared
stay there. Later, one of the officers took us to the campsite in a land rover.
The road was muddy. I felt nervous as that was my first experience of hiking hid
and camping. After forty five minutes, we ____ the campsite. We quickly
____ our tents as it was getting darker. We all slept early as we would start set up
hiking at 6.30 the following morning.
The next morning, we started our journey to climb up Gunung Senyum. holding
My friend, Jehan and Mr.Kanna the ranger officer ___ the way. After walking
for an hour, we reached the higher ground. We stopped for a short break. I moved
took the chance and _____ my binoculars. It was a beautiful view.
Suddenly, I saw something weird. I saw some people moving going
suspiciously through the jungle. They were _______ some bundles under their
arms. I quickly told Mr Kanna about it. Mr Kanna asked to borrow my started
binoculars. He wanted a better look. After a while, he _____. He told us to be
very quiet. He said it was dangerous. The people we saw could be criminals. knocked
He led us away quietly and we ____ back to our camp site. There, he
took out his walkie-talkie and _____ his friends. After talking to his friends, he panicked
told us to hide. He said maybe the criminals would come through the camp
site. We followed his advice and___ in the trees. went
Mr. Kanna was right. Ten minutes later, the criminals passed through
our place. Luckily, they did not notice us. After a while, we felt safe to come contacted
out. But we were wrong. The criminals were ____for us to come out and we
were caught together with Mr Kanna. greeted
We did not know what to do. I was afraid of the criminals. Luckily, I
saw a scorpion on the ground. I ___ an idea. I took the scorpion and slowly
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___ it under one of the criminals shirt. He started to jump around and his talking
friends ____ to laugh. They laughed so hard that they did not see the police
approaching. Suddenly, the police ___ into the camp site. They caught the reached
criminals and we were saved.
The inspector said I was very helpful. I was also very brave. My waiting
friends were very proud of me. Mr Kanna gave me a present for helping to
catch the criminals. It was a basket of fruits. I ____ the present with my
friends. This is an experience I will never forget.
Practice 4
NO Sentences
Amran and his brother made faces at the man.
Amrans father panicked as he lost control of the car.
Suddenly, the tyre of their car punctured.
Amrans father got down from the car.
There were no tools.
He offered Amrans family a ride on his trishaw.
Then Amran saw a man pedalling a trishaw in front of them.
He was disappointed.
The man ignored the children.
Amran and his brother were ashamed.
He opened the boot of the car.
1 Amran and his family were travelling in their car.
He held on to the steering wheel and applied his brakes.
His father overtook the man.
Not long after, the man on the trishaw came by.
Amrans father panicked as he lost control of the car.
They wanted to attend an open house.
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NO Sentences
1 Amran and his family were travelling in their car.
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Practice 5
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Now, you should be able to write adjectives and adverbs on your own. Continue by completing
the exercise below by adding adjectives and adverbs. For each sentence, you must add at least 3
adjectives and/or adverbs. Your teacher will guide you but they will not provide you with the
answers. Try to complete this exercise by yourself. Good luck.
Practice 6
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He was disappointed.
Not long after, the man on the bullock cart came by.
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Practice 7
Example :
shouted. / I
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