47946 simple past vs past progressive

18th January.Prep.School 2012 -2013 Teacher : Mrs.Aidoudi Najet Remedial-Activities Level: 8th Basic The past Progressive I- Structure: 1-The affirmative form : Subject +“be” (past) + verb + ing • I was running fast • He was watching TV • She was doing her homework • It was snowing • You were laughing • We were playing football • They were exercising 2-The negative form : Subject +“be” (past) + not + verb + ing • I was not running fast • He was not watching TV • She was not doing her homework • It was not snowing • You were not laughing • We were not playing football • They were not exercising 3-The interrogative form : “be” (past) + subject + verb + ing • Was I running fast? • Was he watching TV? • Was she doing her homework? • Was it snowing? • Were you laughing? • Were we playing football? • Were they exercising? II-Activities: A- Fill in the blanks with “was” or “were”: Jane doing homework We _ eating chips The dog barking Mum _ cooking dinner The boys playing baseball Dad _ watching TV It raining outside The baby crying The girls listening to music 10 I taking a photo 11 They running very fast 12 You _studying at home B Put the verbs in brackets in the past progressive: John _ coffee (drink) They _the text (read) We _ for Easter holidays (go) Mum sport.(practice) I the house with dad (paint) The children TV (watch) You to Kate (talk) The dog the cat (chase) It _ outside (snow) 10 C Turn the following sentences into questions in the past progressive: They have dinner ? I listen to music ? We watch TV together. _? It was raining _? The dog barks _? All the pupils participate in class. _? She takes photos. _? He plays guitar. _? Cindy and Kate ride their bikes. ? 10.You look very depressed. _? D Complete the text Use the Simple Past or the Past Continuous: It _(be) a rainy day of November We (come) from school at 2o’clock We (not be) very hungry but we (be) too cold While we (walk) with my umbrella, we (find) a coin It (not be) a normal coin, it (be) a strange coin We _ (not continue) walking We (be) a bit nervous What should we do? Maybe, we _(have) to put the coin where we (find) it We _(do) this We _(walk) on the street, when a tall man (ask) (be) us at for the the coin beginning We of (tell) the street him We _ (happen), so we _ (continue) walking Good Work that the (know) coin what