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2.VOCABULARY                                            4.PRACTICE

ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ED AND -ING                       Complete with the past progressive of the verbs in
A. Read the examples. What’s the difference between     brackets.

   tired and tiring?                                    1.
• We were tired from the car journey.                   A: Hey, Ali. Where were you and Mohammad
• It was nice, but it was a bit tiring.
                                                        yesterday? I                   (call) your house all day.
B. Circle the correct words.
1. We left early because the lecture was bored /        B: Well, it was Friday and we             (not work)

   boring.                                              so we went to the beach. We                      (have)
2. Nasir was surprised / surprising to see an old
                                                        a great time and we decided to spend the whole day
   school friend on the train.
3. I’m not going near that snake! I’m frightened /         there.                                           it
                                                        2.
   frightening.
4. Everyone was excited / exciting about the            A: So, did you enjoy your trip or

   graduation.                                          B: No, it         (rain)?
5. Henry’s son can do an amazed / amazing trick                                  (not rain), but it was very

   with a tennis ball.                                     cold.
6. I travel quite a lot and I always meet interested /  3.

   interesting people.                                  A: I saw you in the bookshop on Tuesday. What

 3.GRAMMAR                                                                 you (look for)?
                                                        B: A book about scuba diving. Why didn’t you talk to
 PAST PROGRESSIVE
  A. Read the examples, notice the words in bold           me?                         (drive) to work.
                                                        A: I couldn’t. I
     and match them with the rules.
     1. I was painting my room all day yesterday.       5.SPEAKING
     2. I painted it blue.
     a. an action that was completed in the past.       Talk in pairs.
     b. an action that was in progress in the past.
  B. Read the examples and complete the rule about      Student A: Think of an adventurous experience you
     the formation of the past progressive.                           once had. Answer Student B’s questions.
     • Frank was pushing his bike most of the way up.
     • You were taking pictures of me all the time.     Student B: Imagine you are a reporter. Interview
  Past Progressive                                                    Student A about an adventurous
                                                                      experience he/she once had. Ask him/her
                   or + verb +                                        questions using the prompts below.

                 Grammar Reference p. 85                • when it happened         • what happened
                                                        • where he/she was         • how he/she felt
                                                        • what he/she was doing    • what he/she did
                                                        • who was with him/her     • what happened then

                                                        So, when did it happen?
                                                           It happened last year.

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