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MYSTERIES
IN NATURE
Past continuous
1
Read the table. Complete sentences 1–4 using the verbs in the article.
Positive
Eric Shipton
The climbers
was
were
1
in the mountains.
2
through thick snow.
Negative
Eric Shipton
The climbers
wasn’t
weren’t
3
alone.
4
that day.
Questions
Was
I/he/she/it
looking for footprints?
Were
you/we/they
Short
answers
Yes,
No,
I/he/she/it
was.
wasn’t.
Yes,
No,
you/we/they
were.
weren’t.
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GRAMMAR
PRONUNCIATION
Rising and falling intonation
4
Listen and repeat.
My brother was riding his bike.
My dad wasn’t working in the garden.
Were they climbing in the mountains?
Were you looking for footprints?
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5
In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
What were you doing …
… last Sunday morning at eleven o’clock?
… yesterday at seven o’clock in the morning?
… last Saturday at one o’clock?
… last Monday evening at six o’clock?
What were you doing last Sunday
morning at eleven o’clock?
I was at the sports centre.
I was swimming with my mum.
