1. Contents for the Test The Past Continuous Comparatives - Short adjectives. - Long adjectives. Vocabulary of the Unit Verbs from the list - Regular (20 – 40) - Irregular (20 – 40) 7°A  July 1st, 2011 7°B  June 30th, 2011

2. Past Continuous subj + was/were + verb+ing + when + subj + verb in past. Examples: Aff. You were studying when she called. Int. Were you studying when she called? Neg. You were not studying when she called. weren’t

3. Exercise 1. Write 3 sentences of your own using the past continuous. (They can be negative, affirmative or interrogative.

4. Use 1. Interrupted action in the Past. I was watching TV when she called. When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.

5. Use 2. Paralell Actions I was studying while she was making dinner. While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television.

6. While v/s When When you talk about things in the past: -"when" is most often followed by the verb tense Simple Past, -"while" is usually followed by Past Continuous. I was studying when she called. While I was studying, she called

8. Chile is smaller than Brazil. She is taller than me. You are smarter than Charles.

9. Long Adjectives The rule for the long adjective is to add ‘More’ before the adjective. Megan Fox is more beautiful than Luli. Albert Einstein is more intelligent than you.

10. Activity 2 Complete these sentences using long or short comparative adjectives. Football ___________________ tennis. Swimming __________________ snowboarding. My skate _________________ yours. Justin Bieber ________________Taylor Lautner. Counter Strike _________________Angy Birds. Antofagasta __________________Santiago. Phineas and Ferb ______________ Candace.