Form A • Extra Grammar 

Lesson 25 – The blackout

A Look at Martha’s schedule. Then write past continuous sentences about her day.
7:00 I got up.
7:30 I had breakfast.
8:30 My friends and I talked in front of the school.
12:00 Heather and I ate lunch in the cafeteria.
3:00 I left school.
3:30 Heather and I played tennis in the park.
5:00 I made dinner for my family.
6:30 I did my homework.
8:00 I played cards with my brother.
9:00 I sent some e-mails.
11:00 I brushed my teeth.
1. At 7:00, Martha was getting up .
2. At 12:00, .
3. At 3:00, .
4. At 5:00, .
5. At 8:00, .

B Look at the schedule in Part A. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1. At 7:30, Martha was having lunch.
At 7:30, Martha wasn’t having lunch. She was having breakfast.
2. Martha and her friends were skateboarding in front of the school at 8:30.

3. At 3:30, Heather and Martha were playing tennis at the school.

4. Martha was doing her homework at 8:00.

5. Martha was reading some e-mails at 9:00.

6. At 11:00, Martha was brushing her hair.

C Complete the statements with the past continuous. Use your own information.
1. At noon yesterday, I .
2. At seven o’clock this morning, I .
3. Two hours ago, I .
4. At eight o’clock last night, I .
5. At 2:30 yesterday afternoon, I .

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 Form A • Extra Grammar 

Lesson 26 – Scary experiences

A Complete the sentences with the simple past or the past continuous.
1. Last night, I was watching  (watch) a scary movie on TV when the phone
 (ring). I  (walk) to the phone when I
 (hear) a knock on the door. Then I  (hear)
a noise at the window. Somebody  (knock) on it! I
 (be) really scared. I  (pick up) the phone
to call the police when someone  (knock) on the door again! It
 (be) my brother! He  (not have) his house
key, so he  (call) and  (knock) on the door
and on the window.
2. Last Saturday, I  (take) my little sister, Megan,
to the mall. She’s four. I  (not want) to take
her, but I  (babysit) her that day. Actually, we
 (have) a pretty good time. We  (try on)
hats in an expensive store when the saleswoman  (walk)
over. My sister  (wear) a really strange hat when the
woman  (arrive). The woman  (ask)
me if I wanted to buy the hat when Megan suddenly  (run)
away. I  (look) around wildly for her when suddenly I
 (see) her. She said, “I sure scared you!” I was mad! I took her
right home.

B Write sentences with the past continuous and the simple past.
1. clean the yard / big dog / jump on him
Shane was cleaning the yard when the big dog jumped on him. OR
When the big dog jumped on him, Shane was cleaning the yard.
2. play baseball / we / break Mrs. Chiu’s window
My friends and I OR

3. ride the roller coaster / Rafael / lose his wallet
Yuko and Rafael OR

4. look for information online / I / find this great Web site
I OR

5. ski in the mountains / she / hurt her knee
Amy OR

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 Form A • Extra Grammar 

Lesson 27 – Close calls

Read Mike’s story. Then read Mike’s answers and write questions.

This story is about my “bad day.” I was hiking on a trail in the woods last summer with my dog, Skipper. I
was walking on the trail when I saw a lake. It was a really hot, sunny day, so I wanted to go in the water. I was
swimming in the cool lake when I saw a family of bears. My shirt and shorts were on the beach, and the baby
bear was playing with them. My lunch was in my backpack, and the bigger bears were eating it. Skipper was
barking really loudly, so he scared the baby bear. The baby bear ran into the woods. He was holding my shirt and
shorts in his mouth! I had no shirt or shorts, so I didn’t want to get out of the water. I wasn’t feeling very happy.
After a few hours, I was really cold and hungry. Suddenly, I heard voices. Some girls were hiking on the
same trail. They were my classmates! When I told them the story, they were really laughing. One girl gave
me a big blanket. (They were sitting on it when they had their picnic.) Of course, everyone was laughing
when Skipper and I walked out of the woods – I was wearing a blanket!
1. Q: (what) What were you doing on your “bad day” ?
A: I was hiking.
2. Q: (where)
A: I was hiking on a trail in the woods.
3. Q: (were)
A: No, I wasn’t hiking alone.
4. Q: (who)
A: I was hiking with my dog, Skipper.
5. Q: (was)
A: No, it wasn’t raining. It was hot and sunny.
6. Q: (what)
A: I was swimming in the lake when I saw the bears.
7. Q: (what)
A: The baby bear was playing with my shirt and shorts.
8. Q: (what)
A: The bigger bears were eating my lunch.
9. Q: (was)
A: Yes, he was. He was barking really loudly!
10. Q: (were)
A: No, I wasn’t! I wasn’t feeling very happy.
11. Q: (what)
A: The baby bear was holding my shirt and shorts in his mouth.
12. Q: (who)
A: Some girls were hiking on the trail.
13. Q: (were)
A: No, they weren’t strangers. They were my classmates.
14. Q: (when)
A: The girls were laughing when I told them the story.
15. Q: (what)
A: I was wearing a blanket when I walked out of the woods.

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 Form A • Extra Grammar 

Lesson 28 – Sharing stories

A Look at the chart. Write sentences using While and the simple past
and the past continuous.

Who Action in progress Action completed

1. Adriana study for a test her computer crash
2. Mary Kay buy ice cream at a café she meet Steve for the first time
3. Angelo work at the jewelry store he buy his mother a necklace
4. Mimi write a letter to her uncle he call her on her cell phone
5. Sam and Janet surf in the ocean a big storm hit
6. Mr. and Mrs. Lima relax at the hot spring it start to rain
7. Marcos drive home a rock hit the windshield
8. Stefan’s family watch TV together the electricity go out
1. While Adriana was studying for a test, her computer crashed.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

B Complete the sentences with the simple past and the past continuous.
Use your own information.
1. I saw while .
2. My best friend and I while .
3. While I last week, .
4. While the teacher ,I .
5. I think I while I .
6. While my friends at the movies, I .

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