Revision exercises for 2nd ESO

2   Write negative past continuous sentences.

1   Alex / go / school

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2   we / have / breakfast

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3   it / rain / this morning

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4   they / listen to / the teacher

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3   Correct the mistakes.

1   Ana was do her homework. û

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2   We did writing emails yesterday. û

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3   They wasn’t chatting on the phone. û

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4   Mum were making lunch for us. û

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5   He didn’t having a shower at 7.30. û

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Past continuous: questions

4   Order the words to make questions about yesterday. Then answer the questions.

1   at 9 p.m. / were / your homework / you / doing / ?

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2   sleeping / were / at 10 p.m. / you / ?

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3   watching TV / at 8.30 p.m. / was / your family / ?

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4   doing / you / at 5 p.m. / what / were / ?

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Past simple and past continuous

5   Tick (ü) the correct sentence.

1   a   We were walking to the park when we
saw our friends.                                      

     b   We walked to the park when we were
seeing our friends.                                  

2   a   She swam in the river when she was
cutting her foot.                                      

     b   She was swimming in the river when
she cut her foot.                                     

3   a   I was doing my homework when the
phone rang.                                            

     b   I did my homework when the phone
was ringing.                                            

4   a   He was seeing the accident while he
walked to school.                                   

     b   He saw the accident while he was
walking to school.                                  

5   a   They were having dinner when I arrived.    

            b          They had dinner when I was arriving.