Warm-up
Repeat after the tutor.
- I was driving a pickup truck.
- I was doing something.
- She was wearing a white outfit.
- We were watching a movie.
- I was not sleeping.
- The cat was not moving.
- Danny was not writing his essay.
- Were you writing?
- Was she sleeping at a party?
- Were they helping you?
- I was driving.
- She was eating an ice cream.
- He was working with me.
- It was moving fast.
- They were cleaning the room.
Notes
Here are some grammar tips.

Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Use the illustration above if needed.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
Expression | Definition |
remove | (v) to move or take (something) away from a place e.g. She had to remove the plates from the table after they finished eating. |
look at | (v) to direct your eyes in a particular direction e.g. She was looking at the television. |
talk to | (v) to say words in order to express your thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc., to someone e.g. She was talking to her friend. |
answer | (v) something you say or write when someone asks you a question e.g. She was answering him after he asked her a question. |
pay attention | (idiom) to listen to, watch, or consider something or someone very carefully e.g. He was paying attention to the story the teacher was telling him. |
hold one’s breath | (idiom) to stop breathing for a short period, on purpose e.g. He was holding his breath while he was underwater. |
bleed | (v) to lose or release blood because of a cut, injury, etc. e.g. Her hand was bleeding because the knife slipped while she was cutting her apple. |
burn | (v) to be on fire or to feel heat as if on fire; (n) an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame e.g. The toast was burning because it was left too long in the toaster. |
cause | (v) something or someone that produces an effect, result, or condition e.g. When the car hit the pole, the police had to find a cause for the accident. |
pain | (n) the physical feeling caused by disease, injury, or something that hurts the body; mental or emotional suffering e.g. He felt pain when he bumped his toe against the table. |
Exercise
Go over the following exercise with your tutor.
- Make a sentence.
- was / I / driving / .
- organizing / they / the room / were / .
- about / I / thinking / was / you / .
- we / not / together / studying / were
- doing / were / something / you / ?
- Correct the following sentences.
- She were eating an ice cream.
- Sue and Alice was singing.
- I was not look at you.
- Was they eating pizza?
- Was Jenny help you?
- Answer the following questions.
- What were you doing right before your Cambly lesson?
- What was your friend doing this morning?
- Were you sleeping at 1AM last night?
- (Homework) Write a paragraph.
- Write 10 sentences using the grammar you learned today.
- Describe last night. What were you doing?
- Describe a fun party or event you went to. What were you doing there?