Grammar & vocabulary Unit 2

was, were, there was, there were Past simple and past continuous
1 Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were 4 Tick (9) the correct sentences.
or weren’t.
When Diego arrived home, his mother was
The programme was interesting. (9)
1 Who ______________ the best characters in the
making the dinner. 9
1 We watched TV when the phone rang.
drama series?
2 While I was doing my homework, I listen to
2 The participant ______________ very good. (8)
some music.
3 There ______________ a lot of people in the
3 The participant was answering a question
audience. (9)
when the show ended.
4 The viewers ______________ interested in the
4 When they saw her, she was crying.
new show. (8)
5 Dan was sleeping when the film was finishing.
5 She ______________ really excited when she got
the flat-screen TV. (9)
Television
Past simple 5 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
2 Complete the sentences with the past simple
form of the verbs. adverts audience character episode
remote control screen viewer
I watched (watch) TV last night.
1 ___________ you ___________ (enjoy) the film? My favourite character in The Simpsons is Bart.

2 He ___________ (not know) the answer. 1 I want to change channels. Where’s the

3 What ___________ he ___________ (have) for ________________?

dinner? 2 It’s the last ________________ of my favourite

4 They ___________ (go) to Egypt last summer. programme tonight.

5 She ___________ (meet) a friend yesterday. 3 Some of the ________________ on television are

6 We ___________ (not win) any prizes. more interesting than the programmes.
4 A ________________ watches the programme in
their home but the ________________ are
Past continuous
watching in the television studio.
3 Order the words to complete the questions. 5 Many houses have flat-________________
(laughing / were / you) televisions these days.
Why were you laughing?
1 (chatting / she / was)
Television programmes
Who _____________________________ to?
6 Cross out the incorrect word in the television
2 (reading / were / you)
programmes.
_____________________________ this book?
the documentary news
3 (saying / they / were)
1 drama soap series
What _____________________________?
2 reality film show
4 (it / raining / was)
3 film soap opera
_____________________________ last night?
4 talent show news
5 (he / listening / was)
5 quiz opera show
_____________________________ to the radio?

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