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- 1. Practice
- 2. Use the simple past or past progressive to complete the following sentences. 1. A: What (you, do) _________________ when you got hurt? B: I (try) __________________ to change a light bulb that was bad. 2. After I (find) __________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) __________________ to the police and (turn) __________________ it in for the official reward. were you doing was trying found went immediately turned
- 3. Use the simple past or past progressive to complete the following sentences. 3. The doctor (say) __________________ that Tom (be) __________________ too sick to go to work and that he (need) __________________ to stay at home for a couple of days. 4. I (watch) __________________ a mystery movie on T.V. when the electricity (go) __________________ out. I (never, go) __________________ to find out how the movie (end) __________________ . said was needed was watching went out was never going ended
- 4. Use the simple past or past progressive to complete the following sentences. 5. It's strange that you (call) __________________ because I (think, just) __________________ about you. called was just thinking
- 5. Past progressive verbs are used for 1. Interrupted action in the past 2. Parallel continuous actions 3. Description of a situation
- 6. 1. The past progressive expresses past continuing activity, often when another action interrupted. ring, say, be, sleep, wake, and call. 1. Until he went to sleep, Ali was thinking. 2. He __________________ when Tina __________________ him on his home phone. 3. So the phone __________________ when suddenly Ali __________________ up. 4. Hi, Tina _________________. __________________ you sleeping already? was sleeping called was ringing woke said Were you
- 7. 2 The past progressive can tell past continuing activity, with parallel continuous actions. Verbs: read, study, practice, cut, make, mix. 1. Last night, Tina __________________ English while she __________________ dinner. 2. She __________________ a lesson and __________________ vegetables for a salad. 3. Tina __________________ pronunciation while she __________________ up a cake. 4. In fact, she __________________ a smart meal for her family. was studying was making was reading cutting was practicing was mixing was making
- 8. 3. The past progressive can tell past continuing activity, with descriptions of action situations. Verbs: type, yell, wait, and talk. 1. In the office, several people __________________ on their computers. 2. Some busy workers __________________ on the telephones. 3. As usual, the boss __________________ directions to everyone. 4. Lots of impatient customers __________________ to be helped. were typing were talking was yelling were waiting