Grammar reference
It was a dark evening. Max Butler was walking down a dark, narrow street. The wind was blowing and it was raining. Suddenly, Max heard a noise behind him. He stopped and turned round.
We use Past Continuous to talk about situations in progress at a time in the past. We often use Past Continuous in stories.
8.30, running, singing
⇒ At half past eight that morning I was running to school. The birds were singing.
We form Past Continuous like this:
Affirmative |
I/he/she/it was running we/you/they were running |
⇒ Pete was working.
James and Anna were talking.
Negative |
I/he/she/it wasn’t running we/you/they weren’t running |
⇒ I wasn’t crying.
You weren’t looking.
Questions |
Was I/he/she/it running? Were we/you/they running? Yes, we were. No, they weren’t. |
⇒ Was the sun shining? Yes, it was.
Were Bella and Henry eating? No, they weren’t.
Describe a character
Choose a character from the story and describe him or her
— who was the character
— describe the appearance
— describe the personality
— what he did in the story
— your opinion about the character
Wordlist
1. businessman | 6. murder | 11. serious | 16. young |
2. ghost | 7. laugh | 12. miserable | 17. innocent |
3. servant | 8. terrify | 13. pleased | 18. skeptic |
4. twin | 9. be scared | 14. afraid | 19. feel sorry for |
5. castle | 10. leave alone | 15. nervous | 20. play a trick on |