Zoe´s last holiday
Look at the pictures below and help her say what was going on in each photo. use the
Past Continuous tense.
“Look. This was on Friday morning. The weather was so good! The sun__________________________ (shine).
1.Tom and Bradley ________________________________ (sit) on the van roof when I took this lovely pic.
2. We set off and drove for hours. This is the moment when we ___________________________(drive) near the
mountains. The view was stunning!
3. This Lily, soon after we had arrived. While _____________________________ (pitch) our tent, she
________________________________ ( take) a nap. Can you believe it? She´s so lazy! Anyway. As you can see in the
photo, Luna, my dog, _____________________________ ( sleep) next to her too.
1. 2. 3. 4.
4. Later, at night, we had a campfire party. This is a photo of Bradley, while he____________
______________________(make) a fire.
5. The girl in this photo is Maddie. She ____________________________ (toast) to a great weekend.
5. . 6. 7.
6. And these are Julie and me. We ____________ ____________________________ (pose)for an Instagram story
she shared that night. 7. Oh, I love this one! Tom took it while we ____________ all _____________________ (sleep) in
our tent . It´s amazing!
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8. Saturday was the best day. We went to a lake near the campsite. In this photo, Tom ______________
_____________________ (dive) into the water.
This one is me, Abigail took it while I ____________ _________________ ( kayak) across the lake.
10. Oh, I love this one! It was a hilarious moment. You know Maddie can´t ride a bike. Bradley _______________
__________________ ( teach) her.
11. This is the last picture. I took it when Tom ___________ ________________ (play) the guitar.
8. 9. 10. 11
SPEAKING:
What were you doing this time last Saturday?
WRITING
. Choose one of the following topics:
An old family photo of your parents or grandparents that you especially like.
A very funny photo of your last holiday.
Your profile photo on WhatssApp.
Now write a few lines describing it in more detail. Say:
What was going on in that photo ? What were the people in it doing? Why?
Use the Past Continuous in your description.
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VIDEO ACTIVITY: Past Continuous memory quiz.
Go to the following link: https://youtu.be/8kl2V8qtxA0 and test your memory. Say how many
past actions you can remember.
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ANSWER KEY
“Look. This was on Friday morning. The weather was so good! The sun__was shining_______ (shine). 1.Tom and
Bradley ___were sitting_______ (sit) on the van roof when I took this lovely pic.
2. We set off and drove for hours. This is the moment when we ___were driving_____(drive) near the mountains. The view was
stunning!
3. This Lily, soon after we had arrived. While ___we were pitching_______ (pitch) our tent, she ___was taking __ ( take) a
nap. Can you believe it? She´s so lazy! Anyway. As you can see in the photo, Luna, my dog, ___ was sleeping____ ( sleep) next to
her too.
4. Later, at night, we had a campfire party. This is a photo of Bradley, while he__was making_______(make) a fire.
5. The girl in this photo is Maddie. She _____was toasting___ (toast) to a great weekend.
6. And these are Julie and me. We _____were posing_____ (pose)for an Instagram story she shared that night. 7. Oh, I love
this one! Tom took it while we ___were__ all ____sleeping (sleep) in our tent . It´s amazing!
8. Saturday was the best day. We went to a lake near the campsite. In this photo, Tom ___was diving____ (dive) into the water.
This one is me, Abigail took it while I _was kayaking_____ ( kayak) across the lake.
10. Oh, I love this one! It was a hilarious moment. You know Maddie can´t ride a bike. Bradley __was teaching_ ( teach)
her.
11. This is the last picture. I took it when Tom __was playing_____ (play) the guitar.
Video activity:
The following link is a memory quiz for students to look at several actions going on.After pausing, they have to remember the actions by using the past continuous:
https://youtu.be/8kl2V8qtxA0
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