How to describe what was happening
when a photograph was taken UNIT 4: IN THE PICTURE LANGUAGE FOCUS
Past continuous: affirmative and negative was wasn’t was weren’t were The little girl was smili smil ng ing nicely. She was wa n’t sn’t play p ing laying with the toy. They were wer mak e ing making
decorations from tyres and bottles. Some people were wer n’t en’tsing ing. singing
SSubject + was/ were (not) + V-ing PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE 1. was visiting 2. was photographing 3. were jumping 4. was playing 5. was smiling
Complete the text using the past continuous
form of the verbs in brackets.
Write true sentences about today. Use the affirmative or negative form of the past continuous.
I wasn’t sleeping at 8.30 a.m. I/ sleep/ at 8.30 a.m.
I was sleeping at 8.30 a.m. my dad/ work/ 9 a.m.
My dad was/ wasn’t working at 9 a.m.
my friends/ walk/ to school at 8 a.m.
My friends were/ weren’t walking at 8 a.m. it/ rain/ early this morning
It was/ wasn’t raining early this morning. I/ ride/ my bike/ at 8.15 a.m.
I was/ wasn’t riding my bike at 8.15 a.m. My family/ sleep/ at 5 a.m.
My family was/ wasn’t sleeping at 5 a.m. Wher What wer What What was e did e you wer th the ev doing e the e girl in bent childr lue happen? when yo T- u en d saw shirt d oing? this? oing?
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