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The past continuous is made from the past tense of the verb and the -ing form of a verb:

We use the past continuous to talk about the past:

Compare: The children did their homework when (= after) I got home.

This use of the past continuous is very common at the beginning of a story:

The other day I was waiting for a bus when ...
Last week, asI was driving to work, ...

for something that happened before and after a specific time:

Compare: At eight o'clock I wrote (= started writing) some letters.

to show that something continued for some time:

for something that happened again and again:

I was practising every day, three times a day.
Theywere meeting secretly after school.
Theywere always quarrelling.

with verbs which show change or growth:

The children were growing up quickly.
Her Englishwas improving.
My hairwas going grey.
The townwas changing quickly.

We do not normally use the past continuous with stative verbs.We use the past simple instead:
Level: intermediate
Past continuous and hypotheses

We can also use the past continuous to refer to the present or future in hypotheses (when we imagine something). See these pages:

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Learn how to use the past continuous to talk about the past, and do the exercises to practise using it.

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This past continuous tense (sometimes called the past progressive) exercise includes the positive, negative and question forms.

Click here to review how to make the past continuous.
Click here to download this exercise in PDF (with answers)

Try some more exercises about the past continuous here:

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This is a mixed exercise about the past continuous (or past progressive) tense.

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Look at these examples to see how we use comparative adjectives.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Read the explanation to learn more.

Grammar explanation

We use comparative adjectives to compare two things or show change. The comparative form depends on the number of syllables in the adjective.

Adjectives with one syllable

To make comparative forms with one-syllable adjectives, we usually add -er:

If an adjective ends in -e, we add -r:

If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we usually double the consonant:

Adjectives with two or more syllables

If a two-syllable adjective ends in a consonant and -y, we change -y to -i and add -er:

We use more to make comparative forms for most other two-syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:

Exception: You can either add -er/-r or use more with some two-syllable adjectives, such as common, cruel, gentle, handsome, likely, narrow, pleasant, polite, simple and stupid.

I think life in the countryside is than in the city.
It's more simple to live in the city because everything you need is there.

Irregular adjectives

The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparative forms:

When we want to say which person or thing we are comparing with, we can use than:

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

Language level

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An exercise about comparative adjectives.

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Gramática: Adverbios de secuencia en inglés . Adverbs of sequence.

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Adverbios de secuencia en inglés y su uso. Adverbs of sequence.

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First conditional exercises: affirmative sentences. Elementary and intermediate level esl.

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First conditional - Grammar Chart

If clause and main clause

All conditional sentences have two parts: the ifclause and the main clause. It doesn't matter which clause comes first, but when the if clause comes first, we should put a comma after it.

If + present, future

In the first conditional, the verb in the ifclause is present and the verb in the main clause is future.

Theif clause may have a present or a future meaning, but the verb is always in present (NOT future)

Main clause: will, modal verb, imperative

In the main clause, we can also use may, might, can, must, should instead of will.

We can also use an imperative instead of will.

Future time clauses - Grammar Chart

When, as soon as, before, after, until

When we use a verb after when, as soon as, before, afteror until to talk about the future, we have to use this verb in present tense (NOT future). We use the future in the other part of the sentence.

Similar to first conditional

Future time clauses are similar to the first conditional. There's a main clause and a when/after/etc. clause. We use the verbs in these clauses like in the first conditional.

We use a comma when the when/after/etc. clause is at the beginning of the sentence. But we don't use a comma if the when/after/etc. clause is at the end of the sentence.

We use present in the when/after/etc. clause and we use future in the main clause.

In the main clause, we can also use may, might, can, must, should or an imperative instead of will.

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Adverbs of frequency with present simple - Test-English

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English grammar exercise about the first conditional

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First Conditional – Grammar & Verb Tenses

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Zero conditional, conditional sentences with general meaning in an online exercise

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1) Rose and Ted _________________ be good players. They have won hundreds of cups! a) can't b) mustn't c) must d) can 2) You _______ pay to use the library. It's free. a) must b) must not c) may not d) do not have to 3) I'm not sure where my wife is at the moment. She ____be at her dance class. a) might b) can c) shouldn't d) can't 4) Jerry _____ be working today. He never works on Sundays. a) can b) can't c) must d) should 5) You _____ be 18 to see that adult movie. a) must b) may c) can d) should 6) You ___ hear this story. It's very funny a) can b) might c) shouldn't d) must 7) Dad ____ go and see a doctor. His cough is getting worse all the time. a) should b) shouldn't c) can d) might 8) You don't have to shout. I ___ hear you very well. a) can b) can't c) should d) may 9) It ____ be him. I saw him a week ago, and he didn't look like that. a) must b) can c) may d) can't 10) You look tired. I think you _______ go to bed early tonight. a) can b) may c) mustn't d) should 11) Let me look. I ____ be able to help you. a) might b) can c) can't d) shouldn't 12) I'm sorry but I ____ give you a lift because my car is broken a) might b) can't c) should d) may 13) Passengers _____ open the door when the train is moving. a) musn't b) can't c) might d) can 14) It _____ rain today. It's getting cloudy already. a) might b) can c) can't d) shouldn't 15) John doesn't need a calculator. He ____ do sums in his head. a) may b) can't c) must d) can

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1) Rose and Ted _________________ be good players. They have won hundreds of cups! 2) You _______ pay to use the library. It's free.

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Future Simple (going to) - Free Exercise

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Present continuous – future arrangements worksheet

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Present continuous for future arrangements

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En este tema se revisará el uso del Presente continuo en sus tres formas (afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa) para expresar actividades previamente establecidas o eventos planeados, utilizando el futuro.

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Sequencing events using sequence adverbs

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Describing people's appearance

In this lesson, you will learn how to use certain adjectives and words to describe people's physical appearance. Check the following pictures and look at the definitions below.

Height and Build

When someone is 1 tall, they are higher in height than most people.

If a person is 2 short, they are smaller in height compared to others.

A person who is 3 medium height or build is not very tall or very short.

4 Slim refers to a person who is thin in a healthy and attractive way.

If someone is 5 thin, they do not have much fat on their body. Thin does not mean in an attractive way, like slim.

6 Skinny describes a person who is extremely thin, often to an unhealthy extent or in a way that you find unattractive.

7 Overweight people are fat people. They have more body fat than is considered healthy.

8 Fit people are in good physical shape and have strong muscles.

A 9 curvy woman is a woman who is attractive because of the curves or rounded parts of her body.

If a woman or girl is 10 petite, she is small, thin and delicate in an attractive way.

Hair

When we describe someone's hair, we often mention one or more of these three things: length, shape and colour.

In terms of length, hair can be 11 long, 12 short, or 13 medium-length. For women, for example, long hair would reach past the woman's shoulders, medium-length hair would reach a point near the shoulders, and short hair would be any length shorter than that.

About the shape, we normally use straight, wavy and curly.

Regarding the colour, we often talk about 14 blonde hair, dark hair or brown hair. A woman with dark brown hair is often called a 15 brunette.

If we want to use any of these adjectives together, we need to do it in this order: length > shape > colour. For instance, long dark hair, short wavy hair, curly blonde hair, etc.

Other words and phrases

To describe people's appearance, we can also mention whether they 16 wear glasses, or have any distinctive traits, like 17 a beard, 18 a moustache, 19 wrinkles or 20 freckles.

Wrinkles are lines that form on the skin as a person gets older, and freckles are small brown spots on the skin.

If we want to mention the weight or height of a person, we use the verb be with the height, and the verb weigh with the weight:

Lastly, if you want to know about someone's appearance, the appropriate question to ask is: "What does he/she look like?"

After completing the exercises in this lesson on Describing People's Appearance, you can use the unit's Vocabulary Flashcards to revise and help you memorize the terms.

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Describing people's personality

In this lesson, you will learn how to describe different types of people using simple personality adjectives. Check the following pictures and look at the definitions and sentence examples below.

Positive Adjectives

1 Someone who is friendly is happy to talk to you and makes you feel welcome.

2 A kind person is considerate towards other people and says and does nice things.

3 A person who is generous is willing to give or share things with others.

4 Optimistic people are positive and believe that good things will happen in the future.

5 People who are reliable always keep their promises and do what they say they will.

6 Responsible people make good decisions and usually do the right thing.

7 Someone who is cheerful is usually happy and has a smile on their face.

8 Outgoing people are confident around others and find it easy to socialise.

9 People who are easygoing are very calm and rarely get stressed about anything.

10 Hardworking people work hard and always try their best.

Negative or Neutral Adjectives

11 Pessimistic people have a negative attitude and think that bad things are more likely to happen.

12 People who are unfriendly do not welcome you or act like they're happy to see you.

13 Rude people are not polite and rarely say "please" or "thank you".

14 A person who is mean is unkind or cruel.

15 A mean person is also someone who isn't generous and doesn't like sharing things or spending money.

16 People who are unreliable often break their promises, so you cannot trust them or depend on them.

17 Irresponsible people aren't careful and don't always think about the results of their actions.

18 Miserable people are usually unhappy, so you rarely see them smile.

19 Someone who is shy doesn't talk very much and is uncomfortable in social situations.

20 Lazy people don't like working or using energy, and they try to do as little as possible.

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hair type: curly, straight, wavy, long, short, bald, hair colour: black, brown, blond, red, grey, body type: tall, slim, chubby, average height, average build, skin type: light, dark, age: young, old, a teenager, in his 40s, around 30.,

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socks T-shirt tie trainers

1 I wear them in winter to keep my feet warm and dry. ...............................

2 I wear it over my other clothes when it's very cold outside. ...............................

3 I wear them on my feet, inside my shoes. ...............................

4 Men often wear one around their necks when they go to work. ...............................

5 I wear these on my feet when I run or exercise. ...............................

6 It's like a jacket. It's very soft and warm, and it has a part to cover my head. ...............................

7 I wear these to cover my lower body. They are dark blue and very strong. ...............................

8 You can wear this short-sleeved top on its won or under a jumper. It sometimes has pictures or words on it. ...............................

9 I wear these to cover my hands when the weather is cold. ...............................

10 A woman wears this. It usually covers her from her shoulders to her knees. ...............................

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We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'):

If + present simple, .... present simple.

This conditional is used when the result will always happen. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils. It's a fact. I'm talking in general, not about one particular situation. The result of the 'if clause' is always the main clause.
The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning.

For example: If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils. (It is always true, there can't be a different result sometimes). If I eat peanuts, I am sick. (This is true only for me, maybe, not for everyone, but it's still true that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts)
Here are some more examples:
See this page about the first conditional to learn about the difference between the first and the zero conditionals. The first conditional is about a specific situation, but the zero is talking in general.
Click here to download this explanation as a pdf.
Click here for an exercise about making this conditional.
Click here for all the conditional exercises.

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