PAST CONTINUOUS – SIMPLIFIED VERSION

🧠 Past Continuous – Scheda semplificata

🎯 Quando si usa

Il Past Continuous descrive:

1. Un’azione in corso nel passato → I was reading at 8 p.m.
2. Un’azione interrotta da un’altra → I was reading when the phone rang.
3. Due azioni contemporanee → I was cooking while he was studying.
4. Descrizioni di contesto → It was raining and people were running.

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🧩 1. Fill in the blanks – Azioni in corso

Completa con il verbo tra parentesi al Past Continuous.

🧩 1. Fill in the blanks – Azioni in corso

Completa con il verbo tra parentesi al Past Continuous.

Frase	Verbo
I __________ (read) a book.	read
They __________ (play) football.	play
She __________ (not / listen) to the teacher.	listen
We __________ (walk) home when it started to rain.	walk
What __________ (you / do) at 7 p.m.?	do

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✏️ 2. Everyday actions – Scegli il verbo giusto

Scegli tra: cook, study, clean, watch, write, drive, talk, play, read, shop.

1. I __________ dinner when my friend called.
2. They __________ for their English test.
3. She __________ the kitchen.
4. We __________ a film.
5. He __________ a message.
6. You __________ to school.
7. The children __________ football.
8. My parents __________ at the supermarket.
9. I __________ a novel.
10. We __________ about our weekend.

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🧩 3. Scrambled sentences – Riordina

Metti le parole in ordine per formare una frase corretta.

1. was / the / listening / I / radio / to → __________________________
2. doing / homework / were / they / their → __________________________
3. not / raining / was / it → __________________________
4. making / cake / a / was / mum → __________________________
5. playing / were / children / the / outside → __________________________

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💬 4. Choose the correct form

Scegli la risposta corretta.

1. While I __________ home, I met my friend.
   A. was walking B. walked C. am walking
2. She __________ when the teacher asked her a question.
   A. was studying B. studied C. studies
3. They __________ cards while we __________ dinner.
   A. were playing / were cooking B. play / cooked C. played / cook

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🎨 5. Visual support

Immagina questa scena:

It was raining. Two people were walking under an umbrella. A boy was running to catch the bus.

Scrivi 3 frasi con il Past Continuous per descrivere cosa stava succedendo.

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🧠 6. Mini‑task di scrittura

Scrivi 5 frasi su cosa stavi facendo ieri pomeriggio alle 5.
Esempio: I was studying English while my sister was listening to music.