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Past continuous

Grammar · A2 · 12 printable sheets, each with an answer key.

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  1. Sheet 1 · 30 minPast continuous: watching the soccer final in Buenos AiresPast continuous with when and while as fans watch a big final; then tell the story of a memorable moment.Free
  2. Sheet 2 · 25 minPast continuous: a busy Saturday in an Istanbul squareDescribe what people were doing in a busy square with the past continuous, then describe a busy place you know.Premium
  3. Sheet 3 · 20 minGrammar explained: past continuousWas / were + -ing for actions in progress in the past.Premium
  4. Sheet 4 · 20 minGrammar explained: past continuous – when and whilePast continuous and past simple together: long and short actions.Premium
  5. Sheet 5 · 15 minPast continuous: was/were + -ingMeet the past continuous in a description of a busy park on Saturday morning, then complete sentences.Premium
  6. Sheet 6 · 15 minPast continuous: what were you doing at 8 pm?Say what people were doing at a time in the past, using pictures, then write about your own evening.Premium
  7. Sheet 7 · 15 minPast continuous: negativesMake negative past continuous sentences with wasn't and weren't and correct wrong guesses about people.Premium
  8. Sheet 8 · 15 minPast continuous: questions and short answersAsk and answer Was/Were ... -ing? and What were you doing? questions about a power cut.Premium
  9. Sheet 9 · 15 minPast continuous: two actions with whileDescribe two actions happening at the same time with while in a busy family kitchen scene.Premium
  10. Sheet 10 · 20 minPast continuous and past simple: whenContrast a longer action (was walking) with a short action that interrupts it (when it started to rain).Premium
  11. Sheet 11 · 20 minPast continuous: setting the scene in a storyUse the past continuous to describe the background at the start of a story, then write your own opening.Premium
  12. Sheet 12 · 20 minPast continuous review: the missing cakeReview past continuous forms, questions and contrast with the past simple in a mystery about a missing cake.Premium