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Read the sentences. Change them to make them true for you.

Example: I was sleeping at 7 o'clock this morning. No, I wasn't. I was

having breakfast.

1. I was going to school at 8 o'clock this morning.

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2. I was having a holiday in August last year.

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3. I was watching TV while I was eating dinner last night.

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4. I was doing my homework at 5 o'clock yesterday evening.

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5. It was snowing last night.

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6. I was shopping for clothes last weekend.

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7. I was wearing jeans yesterday.

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8. My dad was watching football yesterday evening.

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9. I was studying in primary school last year.

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10. I was drinking coffee with my breakfast this morning.

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11. I was reading a story in English class last week.

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Activity Instructions
Language Focus: Past continuous
Vocabulary Focus: Unspecific
Level: Kids
Skill: Writing
Time: 20 minutes
Organisation: Students work individually
Stage: Controlled grammar writing practice
Suggested Method:

1. Copy one handout for each individual young learner and distribute them.

2. Focus students' attention on the instructions. Students read the sentences and
write a correction to make the grammar true for them. Refer the learners to the
example and demonstrate with other examples of your own.

3. Monitor the students, and when appropriate provide any necessary individual
language or vocabulary input.

4. Give the learners a warning when their time limit is about to expire and then
insist on pens down and heads up.

5. For feedback, options include the learners writing some/all of the answers on
the board or having them contribute their answers out loud.

6. Draw your learners' attention to any specific mistakes which seem prevalent
through the work and offer language input.

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