Упражнение 1. Вставьте was или were. Дайте краткие и полные ответы на вопросы в Past Continuous. Образец.
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. … you having dinner at 2 o’clock?
2. … your friend sitting in the yard when you saw him.
Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки в Past Continuous
1. When I called my friends, they (play) ___ monopoly.
2. Yesterday at seven I (prepare) ___ dinner.
3. The kids (play) ___ in the garden when it suddenly began to snow.
4. I (practice) ___ the piano when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle) ___ all day yesterday.
Упражнение 3.
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. Some of the children (to ski) while other children (to skate). Everybody (to have) a lot of fun.
4. When we came the family (to get) everything ready for Christmas. Bob and Helen (to decorate) the Christmas tree.
5. The girls (to feed) the birds in the garden while the boys (to make) a bird-house.
Упражнение 4. Заполните пропуски глаголами в Past Continuous или Past Simple.
1. Peter (stay) at a seaside hotel on holiday when he (meet) his friend.
2. While I (have) lunch the sun (come) out again.
3. Who … you (talk to) on the telephone when I (come)?
4. While Mary (read) the letter she (notice) many spelling mistakes.
5. She (go) to bed when suddenly she (see) a mouse.
УПРАЖНЕНИЕ 1:
1) were you having dinner at 2 o'clock?
-yes I was
- no I wasn't
2) was your friend sitting in the yard when you saw him?
- yes ( he/she) was
-no (he/she) wasn't
УПРАЖНЕНИЕ 2:
1) played
2) prepared
3) were playing
4) was praising
5) weren't cycling