Past continuous: the Thanksgiving kitchen disaster
Grammar · Past continuous · B1 · 40 min. Learn 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.
About this worksheet
Learn 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.
- Level
- B1
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Past continuous
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Exercises
- Grammar explanation box, Reading text, True / False, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Table to fill in, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
- Free
On the sheet
- Grammar explanation box: Past continuous and past simple: when, while and as
- Reading text: Read Maya's story about her first Thanksgiving as a host.
- True / False: Read the story again. Circle T (true) or F (false).
- Gap-fill: Complete the sentences about other Thanksgiving disasters. Use the pas
- Multiple choice: Choose the correct answer: a, b or c.
- Table to fill in: Think of the last big holiday or family celebration you had. Work in g
- Speaking / writing task: Write about a holiday meal that went wrong (50–70 words).
