Past continuous
Grammar · B1 · 6 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 25 minPast continuous: when, while and as in a storyUse the past continuous with when, while and as to show a longer action and an interruption, in a story about a power cut.Free
- Sheet 2 · 25 minPast continuous: setting the scene in a story openingNotice how the past continuous sets the scene in a story opening, then write your own opening paragraph.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 20 minPast continuous: plans that changed (I was meeting…, I was going to…)Use the past continuous and was going to for past arrangements and plans that did not happen.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 20 minPast continuous: always for annoying habits (He was always losing his keys)Use was / were always + -ing to complain about annoying habits in the past, in stories about old roommates.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 25 minPast continuous review: an alibi – where were you at nine o'clock?Review the past continuous and past simple in a detective's interview, then play an alibi game.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 40 minPast continuous: the Thanksgiving kitchen disasterLearn how the past continuous and the past simple work together with when, while and as, read a funny story about a first Thanksgiving dinner that went wrong, practice the forms, interview your group about a holiday and write your own story.Free
