Form 9
Writing
(the second term)
Variant 1
Task 1. Complete the sentences with was or were.
1. A: Did you have a nice time in summer?
B: No, not really. I ________ at the hospital in July because I broke my leg.
2. A: ________ your little brother in bed at 10 p.m. yesterday?
B: Yes, he was.
3. A: Where _________ his mother yesterday?
B: She _________ at the theatre yesterday.
4. A: Did you have a rest in winter?
B: Yes, It __________ great.
Task 2. Put the verbs into the correct tense form (Past Continuous).
1. When I phoned my friends, they ( play) _______________ monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) ___________________ dinner.
3. We ( not / cycle) ________________ all day.
4. While Pete ( work) ___________________ in his room, his friends ( swim) __________________ in the pool.
Task 3. Write about entertaining habits (how you usually spend your free time; what your favourite activity is, how often you get on with your friends)
Form 9
Writing
(the second term)
Variant 2
Task 1. Complete the sentences with was or were.
1. A: ___________ your family at home when you come back from library?
B: Yes. It ____________.
2. A: _________ your younger sister at school last Monday?
B: Yes, she was.
3. A: Where ___________ her grandparents yesterday?
B: They ___________ at the theatre yesterday.
4. A: Did you have a nice time in January?
B: Yes, it _________ great.
Task 2. Put the verbs into the correct tense form (Past Continuous).
1. The kids ( play) __________________ in the garden when it began to rain.
2. I (practice ) _______________ the guitar when he came home.
3. Most of the time we (sit)___________________ in the park.
4. I tried to tell them the truth but they (Listen / not) ____________________
Task 3. Write about watching TV ( common information about TV, advantages and disadvantages of watching TV a lot, programmes / films you like and dislike)