Topic 21
Past Continuous Tense
It is to indicate the continuous action taking place in the past.
was
[S] were F2
I
was
We
You
were F2 You were F2
He
She was They
It
I We
He You were F2
She was F2 They
It
I was walking home yesterday.
You were walking home yesterday.
He
She was walking home yesterday.
It
We
You were walking home
yesterday.
They
Try and See:
Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Continuous
Tense.
1. Hassan
__________(see)a python when he ____________ (walk) to
school yesterday.
2. Peter and
Paul _____________ (run) in the park when they ________
(meet)
Encik Samah, their Geography teacher.
3. Sugi and
Hassan _______________(play) chess when John _________
(fall) down
from the ladder. (54)
Topic 21 Past Continuous Tense
Exercise 94
Fill in the blanks with the Past Continuous Tense
1. Rahim and I
_______________________ (fish) when it rained.
2. Aminah
______________________ (skip) when a durian dropped.
3. The children
_____________________ (swing) when the chain broke.
4. Tom
______________ (write) when he heard a knock on the door.
5. The rabbits
______________________ (hop) when a snake appeared.
6. The
librarians _____________ (arrange) the books when Leena came.
7. My mother
____________(tie) up the boxes when the telephone rang.
8. Chia Chia
and her friends ____________ ( play) hopscotch when John
threw a
stone at them.
9. My uncle
_______________ (weed) the garden when his friend called.
10. Tina’s grandfather ______________ (sleep) when a
thief climbed into
the house.
Exercise 95
Fill in the blanks with the Past Continuous Tense.
1. Siew Ling
_____________________(count) when a strong wind blew.
2. Ahmad
____________(listen) to the story when his brother screamed.
3. I
_________________________ (take) a bath when a tree fell down.
4. My father
and my uncle _____________ (count) when Sansan came.
5. Rahim and I
__________ (race) when a car crashed into a lamp post.
6. The elephant
____________ (trumpet) when the zoo-keeper came.
7. The children
______________ (chase) one another when I arrived.
8. You and Hui
Hui ____________ (shop) when you met
Madam Bong.
9. Hassan
______________ (feed) his dog when the doorbell rang.
10. The cats ________________ (meow) when Tom came.
Exercise 96
Fill in the blanks with the Past Continuous Tense.
1. Faridah
_________________________ (garden) yesterday morning.
2. I
___________________________(rest) this afternoon.
3. You and Tom
____________________(tell) stories last Thursday.
4. The postman
_________________ (deliver) letters yesterday morning.
5. The fire
________________ (burn) the house fiercely last Tuesday.
6. The children
_____________ (sleep) the whole morning last Saturday.
7. My neighbours
__________________________ (yell) loudly last night.
8. John and I
_____________________ (work) hard yesterday morning.
9. The lady
___________________________ (bake) a cake this morning.
10. The women _____________ (plant) the
flowers yesterday afternoon. 11. The people __________________(clean) the
place yesterday. (55)
Topic 22
Simple Future Tense
It is used to express an action in the
future. It is usually used with the
future time expressions like:
tomorrow
tonight
next week /
month / year
next Monday
soon
(i) Verb-to-be
I / We
shall be
You / You
He /
She / They will
be
It /
(ii) Ordinary verb
I / We
shall V (You may use ‘will’ when the subject is I
/ We. )
You / You
He /
She / They
will V
It /
I /
We shall be
here tomorrow.
You will be angry to see the work.
Ali will be sad to hear the
news.
Tina will be happy to meet
you again.
The dog will be wet.
The children will be noisy
if the teacher is not in class.
You will meet Peter there
next Tuesday.
They will sing a song
together.
Betty will dance in the
concert next Wednesday.
George will perform magic
at the show tonight.
The elephant will stand on
its hind legs to perform.
Ali and I shall go to the
library together tonight.
You and Tina will visit
the zoo this coming Sunday. (56)
Topic 22 Simple Future Tense
Exercise 97
Fill in the blanks with the Simple Future Tense.
1. I ___________________
(be) fifteen years old next year.
2. Meena and
her friends _____________ (pass) up the work tomorrow.
3. Tom
_____________________ (wash) the dishes this evening.
4. Peter and I
___________ (buy) a pair of sports shoes each tomorrow.
5. The children
____________ (visit) the zoo next Sunday.
6. My
grandparents and I ___________(stay) here for a few days next
month.
7. I
____________ (type) my work next Tuesday.
8. Susan’s
father ________________ (cut) down the tree soon.
9. I _____________
(cycle) there by myself.
10. Jack ____________ (celebrate ) his birthday soon.
Exercise 98
Fill in the blanks with the Simple Future Tense.
1. Peter and I
______________ (wait) for them here tomorrow.
2. Jack
_____________ (do) his homework tonight.
3. You and
Sansan ____________ (tidy) up the place
tomorrow.
4. I
______________ (mop) the room tomorrow.
5. My mother
______________ (make) a jelly cake this week.
6. My friends
and I ___________________(attend) a costume party next
Tuesday.
7. Jean
____________________ (telephone) us soon.
8. My parents
and I _______________________ ( be) there tomorrow.
9. Hassan and
Tom ____________________ (trim) the plants tomorrow.
10. I __________________________ (water) the plants
for them.
Exercise 99
Fill in the blanks with the Simple Future Tense.
1. Paul
___________________________ ( visit) the circus next Monday.
2. Helen
________________________(take) a bus to school next Friday.
3. Yalee and I
____________________ (look) after our sister tomorrow.
4. I
__________________________(sign) my name here.
5. Peter and
his friends _________________ (cycle) around this evening.
6. Jack and I
________________ (have) our dinner at Aunt May’s house.
7. I
____________________ (feed) the squirrel tomorrow.
8. You and
George ____________________(bake) a cake for us.
9. My family
and I _______________ (travel) to Australia next Saturday.
10. Tina
_____________________ (remember) to post the letter.
11. Henry and his brother _________________
(thank) John for his help.
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