Past Simple - Past Continues
1. Put the verbs in bracket into the correct form. Choose between Present Simple, Past Simple and Past Continues.
Miss Henderson usually 1)______________ (teach) very well, but she 2)______________ (not teach) very well last morning. In fact, she 3)______________ (teach) very badly. While she 4)______________ (teach), her supervisor 5)______________ (sit) at the back of the room and 6)______________ (watch) her.
It 7)______________ (be) a very difficult experience for Miss Henderson. She 8)______________ (realize) she wasn’t teaching very well, but she 9)______________ (not can do) anything about it. She 10)______________ (be) too nervous.
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1. Did Miss Henderson teach very well this morning? 2. How did she teach?
3. Why?
4. Why was it a difficult experience for Miss Henderson?
5. Why couldn't she do anything about it?
Stuart usually 1)______________ (type) very well, but he 2)______________ (not type) very well yesterday. In fact, he 3)______________ (type) very badly. While he 4)______________ (type), his boss 5)______________ (stand) behind him and 6)______________ (look) over his shoulder.
It 7)______________ (be) a difficult experience for Stuart. Re 8)______________ (realize) he wasn't typing very well, but he 9)______________ (not can do) anything about it. He 10)______________ (be) too upset.
1. Did Stuart type very well today?
2. How did he type?
4. Why was it a difficult experience for Stuart?
5. Why couldn't he do anything about it?
2. Put the verbs in bracket into the correct form. Choose between Present Simple, Past Simple and Past Continues.
The Johnson Brothers usually 1)______________ (sing) very well, but they 2)______________ (not sing) very well last night. In fact, they 3)________________ (sing) very badly. While they
4)______________ (sing), their parents 5)______________ (sit) in the audience and 6)______________ (wave) at them.
It 7)______________ (be) a difficult experience for The Johnson Brothers. They 8)______________ (realize) they weren't singing very well, but they 9)______________ (not can do) any thing about it. They 10)______________ (be) too embarrassed.
1. Did The Johnson Brothers sing very well last night?
2. How did they sing?
4. Why was it a difficult experience for The Johnson Brothers?
5. Why couldn't they do anything about it?
The President usually 1)______________ (speak) very well, but he 2)______________ (not speak) very well this afternoon. In fact, he 3)______________ (speak) very badly. While he 4)______________ (speak), several demonstrators 5)______________ (stand) at the back of the room and 6)______________ (shout) at him.
It 7)______________ (be) a difficult experience for the President. Re 8)______________ (realize) he wasn't speaking very well, but he 9)______________ (not can do) anything about it. Re 10)______________ (be) too angry.
1. Did the President speak very well this afternoon? 2. How did he speak?
4. Why was it a difficult experience for the President? 5. Why couldn't he do anything about it?
2. Tell a story about your difficult experience.
I usually ___________________ very well, but I remember a day when I didn't _______________ very well at all. In fact, I _______________very badly. On that day, while I was ______________ing,
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It was a very difficult experience for me. I realized I was ___________ing very badly, but I couldn't do anything about it. I was too ________________.
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