Lesson 6

To talk about an action that was in progress at a particular moment in the past , we use : was
Were + verb ing

Yesterday, at six o’clock , Carol was making dinner.

time expression

I was taking a shower when my husband arrived.

long action short action

long action : was/were + verb ing

short action : simple past tense

Fill in with past continuous or simple past tense

1. The Browns ……………………………….their yard when I saw them. ( to rake )

2. Pat was going up some rocks when he …………………………….….. and fell. ( to slip )

3. Ted was drinking grape juice when he …………………….………….it on his T-shirt. ( to spill )

4. Alice was walking on the street when she …………………………..Mike replacing the tire. ( to see )

5. Mike …………………………..on his new project when the telephone rang. ( to work )

6. I ……………………………….your tickets as I was cleaning the living room. ( to find )

7. It ……………………………………. when I left school. ( to rain )

8. When John arrived at 7 o’clock I …………………………….. a letter . ( to write )

9. We ………………..…………..…. lunch when you phoned . ( to have )

could past of can

affirmative : My grandfather could run 5 miles when he was young.

interrogative: Could your grandfather swim 20 laps when he was young ?

1. I’m sorry I ………………………. come to our get-together last Saturday . ( not )

2. My grandfather is very old he ……………………..………drive . ( not )
3. How many languages ………………………… you speak , Peter ?
4. ……………………….you swim well when you were a child ?
5. Diabetics …………………..……… eat sweets. ( not )
 Subjective Possessive Possessive
Possessive pronouns pronouns adjectives pronouns

I My Mine
You Your Yours
He His His
She Her Hers
It Its --*
We Our ours
You Your yours
they their theirs

Your blazer is black. My blazer is brown.

In this sentence , we repeated the word “ blazer”

A natural way to say this sentence is : Your blazer is black. Mine is brown.

Fill in with possessive pronouns

1. Please , give Laura and Ted this pepperoni pizza. It’s ……………. .

2. “Is this this Mike’s locker ? “ “ No, …………. is that one over there. ”

3. Sorry, but this is not your envelope, Sarah. ……………is in the drawer.

4. “ Is mushroom pizza ………….. ma’am ? “ “ No, …………… is the anchovy .”

get-together as realize except later on as a matter of fact missing

1. I always believed Tom loved Beth. Now I …………..…………… that all he wanted was her money.
2. I like to read all the local newspapers, …………………….…… Gazeta da Zona Norte.
3. I’ll fill the tank .............…………….... .
4. The picture frame is …………………… . Nobody knows where it is.
5. The carjackers arrived ………………... I was getting out of the car.
6. …………………….. , Joe didn’t order pepperoni pizza.
7. Were you at Dave’s ……………………. ?

Questions :
1. When was the last time you had a get –together ? ………………………………………………….……
2. If you’re on the street, and you realize your money is missing , what do you do ? ………………..……..
……………………………………….
3. * When are the guys planning to have a get- together ? …………………………………………………..…
4. * Why was Lucy so embarrassed ? …………………………………………………………………………..
5. Name a person who you didn’t like at first, but who turned out to be a nice person ? ……………………….
6. * What was Lucy doing when she found the envelope with the tickets ? ……………………………………..
………………………………
7. Which do you prefer cheese pizza or mushroom pizza ? ……………………………………..……
8. What are you going to do later on ? ……………………………………………………….…………..…..
9. What was your father doing when you arrived home yesterday ? …………………………………………………