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Вправи для відпрацювання

Past Continuous Tense

1. Put the verbs on the Past Continuous.

1. While I ___________ (to copy) the exercise, my friends __________ (to describe) a picture.
2. When we came in, the children __________ (to clean) their desks.
3. We met her at the bus stop. She ___________ (to wait) for the bus.
4. Some of the children ________ (to ski) while other children ___________ (to skate).
5. Everybody __________ (to have) a lot of fun.
6. When we came the family ________ (to get) everything ready for Christmas.
7. Bob and Helen _________ (to decorate) the Christmas tree.
8. The girls _________ (to feed) the birds in the garden while the boys _______ (to make) a bird-house.

2. Answer the questions.

Were you going to the cinema at 7 o’clock?

—Yes, I was. I was going to the cinema.

— No, I wasn’t. I wasn’t going to the cinema.

1. Were you having dinner at 2 o’clock?
2. Was your mother cooking when you came home?
3. Were the little children running along the corridor when the lesson began?
4. Were you doing your homework at 7 o’clock last night?

3. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу глаголы в форме Past Continuous.

play   swim    feed    sleep    laugh

Yesterday we went to the zoo and saw there a lot of animals. First we went to see the white bears. They __________. Then we went to the cage with monkeys. There were a lot of children in front of the cage. They ___________ because a monkey in the the cage ____________. After that we went to see the elephant. There was a man there. He ____________the elephant. But we ___________ see much of the lions. They _______________.  

4. Make the questions.

1.  Where | the white bears | swimming | were?

 - In the swimming pool.

2.  It | was | raining?

 - Oh, no. It wasn’t. The sun was shining brightly.

3.  The elephant | what | eating | was?

 - Some grass and fruit.

4.  What | was | playing with | the monkey?

— With a small ball.

5.  Were | how many lions | sleeping in the cage?

— Both of them.

5. Complete the sentences.

— Mr. Rambler, what _______ you ______ (do) at 6.30?

—  Oh, I ____________ (read) at that time in my room.

—  Were you?  _____________ you really ___________ (read)? What __________ you ________ (read) at that time?

— A book.

—  Did your friends see you then?

—  No, they didn’t. They _______________ (watch TV).  

—  What  _______ they ____________ (watch)?

—  Some film. But why?

—  Some people saw a man who ___________ (try) to kill an elephant at that time. We think it was you.