Lucy and Grant have decided to participate in an exchange

PAST CONTINUOUS programme. So they decided to visit the school of the country they
were exchanging with (France) and attend a French lesson.

Fill in the gaps with the past Continuous of the verbs:

FORM:

a) The teacher __________ (not talk) when grant arrived.

We form the Past Continuous from the past b) The pupils ___________ (play) when the bell rang.
tense of be (was / were) + -ing form.
c) Lucy ________ (do) her homework when someone

knocked the door.

AFFIRMATIVE: d) A member of the school board _________ (walk) across

the football field when a pupil broke an arm.

e) Grant’s parents ________ (write) him a letter when they

Lucy was studying.
heard a crash.
Lucy and Grant were studying. f) Lucy _______ (not sleep) when the alarm clock rang.

g) _______ one of the students _______ (cheat) when the

teacher looked at her?

NEGATIVE:

Lucy wasn't studying

They weren't studying.

Adverbs: quite, rather, very

INTERROGATIVE:

Grant’s
Wasparents
she studying?
love to travel. Last summer they visited FORM

Australia. Complete the following sentences using: quite, Quite

Were they studying?
rather, very: Rather
Very

USE:
USE:
a) They stayed in a ________ good hotel.

b)
We Their plans
use Past for thetofuture
Continuous aresomething
say that _________ Adverbs are used to modify adjectives.
was interesting.
in progress at a certain time in the past.
They are placed before the adjectives:
c) The photos are ________ beautiful.

d) They had dinner in a __________ nice - quite, rather, very emphasize the
restaurant. meaning of the adjective.
e) They're _______ happy together. - Rather is often used with words that

f) This trip was _________ more have a negative idea.

- In most contexts quite reduces the

expensive than their last one.
meaning of the adjective.
 Lucy and Grant have decided to participate in an exchange

PAST CONTINUOUS programme. So they decided to visit the school of the country they
were exchanging with (France) and attend a French lesson.

Fill in the gaps with the past Continuous of the verbs:

FORM:

h) The teacher __________ (not talk) when grant arrived.

We form the Past Continuous from the past i) The pupils ___________ (play) when the bell rang.
tense of be (was / were) + -ing form.
j) Lucy ________ (do) her homework when someone

knocked the door.

AFFIRMATIVE: k) A member of the school board _________ (walk) across

the football field when a pupil broke an arm.

Lucy was studying.

Lucy and Grant were studying. l) Grant’s parents ________ (write) him a letter when they

heard a crash.

m) Lucy _______ (not sleep) when the alarm clock rang.

NEGATIVE:
n) _______ one of the students _______ (cheat) when the

teacher looked at her?

Lucy wasn't studying

They weren't studying.

Adverbs: quite, rather, very

INTERROGATIVE:

Was she studying?

Grant’s parents love to travel. Last summer they visited FORM

Australia.
Were Complete the following sentences using: quite,
they studying? Quite
rather, very: Rather
Very
USE:

USE:
g) They stayed in a ________ good hotel.
We Their
h) use Past Continuous
plans for thetofuture
say that
aresomething
_________ Adverbs are used to modify adjectives.
was in progress at a certain time in the past.
interesting.
They are placed before the adjectives:
i) The photos are ________ beautiful.

j) They had dinner in a __________ nice - quite, rather, very emphasize the

restaurant. meaning of the adjective.

k) They're _______ happy together. - Rather is often used with words that

have a negative idea.

l) This trip was _________ more
- In most contexts quite reduces the
expensive than their last one.
meaning of the adjective.