Past Continous

1. PAST CONTINUOUS
1. A: What (you, do)_____________________________ when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) _____________________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find) _____________________________ the wallet full of money, I (go,
immediately) _____________________________ to the police and (turn)
_____________________________ it in.
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. Sebastian (arrive) _____________________________ at Susan's house a little before 9:00
PM, but she (be, not) _____________________________ there. She (study, at the library)
_____________________________ for her final examination in French.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also)
_____________________________ television. That's all she ever does!
6. A: I (call) _____________________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)
_____________________________ there. Where were you?
B: I (work) _____________________________ out at the fitness center.
7. When I (walk) _____________________________ into the busy office, the secretary (talk)
_____________________________ on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work,
busily) at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) _____________________________
methods to improve customer service.
8. I (watch) _____________________________ a mystery movie on TV when the electricity
went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.
9. Sharon (be) _____________________________ in the room when John told me what
happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not)
_____________________________ .
10. It's strange that you (call) _____________________________ because I (think)
_____________________________ about you.
11. The Titanic (cross) _____________________________ the Atlantic when it strikes an
iceberg.
15. Samantha (live) _____________________________ in Berlin for more than two years. In
fact, she (live) _____________________________ there when the Berlin Wall came down.

2. Put the verbs into the correct form (past continuous).
When I phoned my friends, they (play)_______________ monopoly.
Yesterday at six I (prepare) _______________ dinner.
The kids (play) _______________ in the garden when it suddenly
began to rain.
I (practise) _______________ the guitar when he came home.
We (not / cycle) _______________ all day.
While Aaron (work) _______________ in his room, his friends
(swim) _______________ in the pool.
I tried to tell them the truth but they_______________ (listen / not)
What (you / do) _______________ yesterday?
Most of the time we (sit) _______________ in the park.
Fill the gaps with at, in or on.
1 I hate doing the shopping ___________ Saturdays.
2 She passed her driving test ___________ March.
3 Valencia is too hot for me ___________ summer.
4 ___________ Sunday mornings I have coffee and toast for
breakfast and read the newspaper.
5 ___________ Monday and Wednesday evenings I go to English
class.
6 We're planning to go skiing ___________ Easter.
7 It's ridiculous. The bank closes ___________ 2:30 pm.
8 Jim had a terrible journey to Wales ___________ Christmas
Eve 2003.
9 ___________ 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
10 Some people study best ___________ night but I prefer the
morning.
11 I love watching the James Bond film ___________ Christmas
Day.
12 I normally phone my girlfriend ___________ 10 o'clock every
evening.
13 I hate going out ___________ the week.
14 We usually go out for dinner ___________ the weekend.
15 She's always very grumpy first thing ___________ the
morning.

3. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets
(comparative or superlative).
1. My house is __________________(big) than yours.
2. This flower is ______________ (pretty)than that one.
3. Non-smokers usually live __________________(long) than smokers.
4. Who is the __________________(rich) woman on earth?
5. He was the __________________(clever) thief of all.
6. New York is __________________(big) Paris.
7. English milk is __________________(strong) French milk.
8. An elephant is __________________(heavy) a fly.
9. A Mini is __________________(cheap) a Jaguar.
10. Rugby is __________________(funny) than football.
11. Mary is the __________________ (pretty) of all.
12. Tom is the __________________ (tall) of class.
13. They are the __________________ (ugly) boys in the world.
14. Susan is __________________ (happy) than Bob.
1. Jeremy is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Jeremy is
(old)__________________Julie
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) ____________________
mountains in Europe.
3. An ocean is (large) _____________________ a sea.
4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.
A Rolls Royce is (expensive) ________________________ a Twingo.
5. John's results were bad. Fred's results were very poor. Fred's results were
(bad) _______________ John's.
6. This exercise is not difficult. It's (easy) _____________________ I
expected.
7. The weather is not good today - it's raining. I hope the weather will be
(good) _______________ next week.
8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly)
____________________ in small towns.
9. In the government of a country, the President is (important)
_____________________ person.
10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) ____________________to learn
than English.

4. TAG QUESTION
1 Marque a alternativa que complete corretamente
a frase “Karen doesn’t study here, __________?”.
a) doesn’t she.
b) do she.
c) did she.
d) does she.
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2 Marque a alternativa que complete corretamente
a frase “You father lived in China, _________?”.
a) did he.
b) didn’t he.
c) don’t he.
d) does he.
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3 Marque a alternativa que complete corretamente
a frase “I’m happy, ____________?”.
a) aren’t you.
b) am I.
c) aren’t I.
d) am not I.
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4 Marque a alternativa que complete corretamente
a frase “Let’s not become sentimental, ______?”.
a) shall we.
b) let us.
c) will you.
d) won’t we.
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5 Marque a alternativa que complete corretamente
a frase “Do me a favor, _________?”.
a) will you.
b) don’t you.
c) are you.
d) isn’t it.
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6 Qual é a alternativa que emprega corretamente as
Question Tags?
a) She is a good student isn’t she?
b) I am a doctor, am I?
c) Mary can swim well, can’t Mary?
d) The bank was full of people, wasn’t it?