ESO-3

Exercises pages 50 and 51

Past Continuos

1.   Many cars were leaving the village.

2.   Carl was using his mobile phone.

3.   Rose wasn't wearing shoes.

4.   Anna was carrying her dog.

5.   The students weren't studying at school.

6.   Lewis and Carol were putting their bags in the car.

1.   Were many people going to the shops?

2.   Was Carl driving his car?

3.   Was Rose helping her parents?

4.   Was Anna running in the road?

5.   Were Lewis and Carol taking many things?

1.   No, they weren't.

2.   No, he wasn't.

3.   No, she wasn't.

4.   Yes, she was.

5.   Yes, they were.

Reporter:   Whet were you doing at six o´clock yesterday morning?

Lucy:   We were preparing to leave at six o´clock yesterday morning.

R:         Were (many) other families also leaving the village?

Lucy:   Yes, many other families were also leaving the village.

R.         Where were they planning to go?

Lucy:   They were planning to go to villages in other parts of the country.

R:         Who was organising the evacuation?

Lucy:   A rescue team was organising the evacuation.

R:      Where people panicking?

Lucy:   No, people weren't panicking.

Complete the article with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, 8.00 am

Many people were returning to their homes for the first time after the level F4 tornado last week. Some people were walking around the area. They were looking for personal items from their homes. Others were in shock and they were not saying anything. A dos was running from one place to another. Probably, it was looking for its owner but it wasn’t having any luck. One victim spoke to us. "My wife and I were thinking about moving to a safer place, " he said, "but we stayed here. What were we waiting for?"