A) Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.

Use the words in the above

boxes.
1. A: __were______ they watching TV at midnight? B: No, they ___weren’t_____.
2. We ___were____ eating lunch in the cafeteria at noon.
3. A: ____were____ you talking on the phone a few minutes ago? B: No, I
_wasn’t_____.
4. I ___was___ walking home when I saw the car accident.
5. My classmate and I ___were_____ studying together at the library.
6. While he ____was____ cleaning the house, we ___were____ cooking.
7. A: What ____were____ you doing at one o’clock? B: I ___was_____ sleeping.
8. The car engine _______wasn’t___ working, so I had to fix it.
9. A: __were______ you listening to the teacher? B: Yes, I _____was____.
10. At seven o’clock, Mr. Smith ____was___ robbing the bank.
11. Steven ____wasn’t___ doing his homework, he was playing with his friends.
12. It ____was___ raining last night, so I took my umbrella.
13. Anne ____was____ studying in London last year.
14. I ____was___ working as a teacher when I first met your mother.
15. We ____were____ swimming while you _____were___ playing volleyball.
B) Make the past continuous (choose positive, negative or question):
1. (they / take the exam?)
_______were they taking the exam?_____________________________________
2. (when / he / work there?)
____ when was he working there?_____________________________________
3. (you / make dinner?)
____were you making dinner?______________________________________
4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
______were they drinking coffee when you arrived?_________________________
5. (when / we / sleep?)
___when were we sleeping?__________________________________
6. (they / study last night)
_____they were studying last night________________________________
7. (we / talk when the accident happened)
______we were talking when the accident happened__________________
8. (he / not / exercise enough)
_________he wasn’t exercising enough____________________
9. (I / talk too much?)
_____was I talking to much?________________________________________
10. (it / not / snow)
____it wasn’t snowing____________________________________________

C) Write the correct form of the verb in the spaces below.

1) We ___were going_____ (to go) to the mall last night.
2) She _____was talking___ (to talk) to the police officer last week.
3) I ___was buying____ (to buy) a new bicycle when you called me.
4) John ___was listening____ (to listen) to a CD an hour ago.
5) Margo, Juan, and Anika _were__ not __riding___ (to ride) on the bus to work.
6) We ____were trying_____ (to try) to get five gold medals in the last Olympics.
7) My brother _____was being____ (to be) mean last night.
8) The four of us ____were swimming_____ (to swim) in the lake yesterday.
9) My mom ____was rocking_____ (to rock) the baby to sleep last night.
10) I ____was singing___ (to sing) in my car this morning.

D) Make questions in the past continuous to ask about them.

Where was my book this monring................?
At a table by the window.
What were you drinking in your breakfast........................... ?
Coffee with milk and a glass of apple juice.
What ...........was.. Simon favorite drink................ ?
The apple juice.
.were my family eating................ anything?
No, nothing. They were not hungry.
What ......was...... Sharon ...........wearing.................?
A white pullover and black jeans.
How .......was..... she .........looking........... in her outfit?
She was really pretty.
.......were.... they .......talking............. anything special?
Not really. They were just talking.
What .............was she talking.............................. about?
About their friends from school.
How ....was.... Simon ........feeling..... at the restaurant?
He was quite happy and relaxed.

E) Make comparatives and superlatives.

Adjective Comparativ Superlative Adjective Comparativ Superlative
e e

Tall taller The tallest far Farther The

farthest

Cheap cheaper The Bad worse The worst

cheapets

Expensive more most fat fatter fattest

Good better The best interesting more The most

Lazy Lazier the laziest narrow Narrower the narrowest

Pretty Prettier the prettiest safe Safer the safest
beautiful More the most dangerous More the most
difficult More the most messy Messier the messiest
boring More the most handsome More the most
shy Shyer the shyest attractive More the most
happy Happier the happiest delicious More the most
short Shorter the shortest easy Easier the easiest
famous More the most lucky Lucker the luckiest
comfortable More the most quiet Quieter the quietest
ugly Uglier the ugliest noisy Noisier the noisiest
warm Warmer the warmest modern More the most

long Longer the longest patient More the most

intelligent More the most convenient More the most

wide Wider the widest accurate More the most

thick Thicker the thickest Useful More the most

smart Smarter the smartets

F) Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the
words listed belo.
bad important crowded good high heavy convenient difficult cheap expensive quiet
easy thin healthy dangerous cold

1. In Canada, January is __________coldest_________ than March.

2. I think that good health is ________more important______________ than
money.
3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much __________heavier_________ than
yours.
4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is _________more
expensive_____________ than a bike.
5. You look _________thiner___________ than the last time I saw you. Have
you lost weight?

6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was _________more

crowded_____________ than usual.
7. Mountains are __________higher_____________ than hills.
8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The
exam was _____easier_________ than he had expected.
9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is __________worse____________
than it was a few days ago.
10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are ________more
dangerous________ than the small town where I live.
11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is ____________more
difficult_____________ than the last one we did.
12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a
__________quieter_______________ place.
13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a
__________more convenient_________ location.
14. Orange juice is _________better_____________ than Coke.
15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25%
_____cheaper___________ than they were yesterday.
16. The doctor told me that I can go back to
work if I feel
________healtier____________ tomorrow.