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. VOCABULARY . PRACTICE

ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ED AND -ING Complete the dialogues with the Past Progressive
A. Read the examples. What’s the difference of the verbs in brackets.
between tired and tiring? 1.
A: Hey, Sandy. Where were you and Tom
• We were tired from the car journey.
yesterday? I (call) your house
• It was nice but it was a bit tiring.
all day.
B: Well, it was Sunday and we
(not work) so we went to the beach.
We (have) a great time and we
decided to spend the whole day there.
2.
A: So, did you enjoy your trip or
it (rain)?
B: No, it (not rain), but it was
very cold.
3.
B. Circle the correct options.
A: I saw you in the bookshop on Tuesday. What
1. We left the cinema early because the film you (look for)?
was bored / boring. B: A book about scuba diving. Why didn’t you
2. Samantha was surprised / surprising to see talk to me?
an old school friend on the train. A: I couldn’t. I (drive) to work.
3. I’m not going near that horse! It looks wild . SPEAKING
and I’m frightened / frightening.
Talk in pairs.
4. Everyone was excited / exciting about the
Student A: Think of an adventurous experience
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you once had. Answer Student B’s
5. Henry’s cat can do an amazed / amazing
questions.
trick with a tennis ball.
Student B: Imagine you are a reporter. Interview
6. I travel quite a lot and I always meet Student A about an adventurous
interested / interesting people. experience he/she once had. Ask him/
her questions using the prompts in
the box.
. GRAMMAR
• when it happened • what happened
PAST PROGRESSIVE • where he/she was • how he/she felt
• what he/she was doing • what he/she did
A. Read the examples and match them with the • who was with him/her • what happened then
rules.

1. I was painting my room all day yesterday.
2. I painted it blue.
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An action that was in progress in the past.
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b. An action that was in progress in the past. .
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B. Read the examples and complete the rule about
the formation of the Past Progressive.
• Fiona was pushing her bike most of the way up.
• You were taking pictures of me all the time.
Past Progressive
or + verb +
So, when did it happen?
It happened last year.
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