Past Continuous

Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Progressive.

1. Around me people (to talk) Russian, Italian and English. 

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2. Arnold (to talk) to some of the other guests on the terrace when Hardy came. 

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3. Alex (to look) at his watch? 

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4. All night long the stars (not to glitter). 

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5. Elizabeth (to eat) and didn’t raise her head. 

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6. The family (not to prepare) for the party. 

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7. She (not to help) mother about the house from two till seven. 

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8. They (not to skate) at five o'clock? 

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9. He (to draw) from three till five o'clock? 

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10. It (to rain) the whole day yesterday? 

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Упражнение 2. Перед вами вчерашний список дел Эмили. Напишите, когда и что она делала. Используйте словосочетания:

read; clean the room; have lunch; wash the dishes; watch TV

At 9 o’clock she was having breakfast.

At 9.30 she…____________________________________________________________________________

At 11a.m…______________________________________________________________________________

At 1 p.m …______________________________________________________________________________

At 3 p.m …______________________________________________________________________________

At 5 p.m …______________________________________________________________________________

Упражнение 7. Выберите правильный вариант.

David (came / was coming) in when the children (wrote / were writing) a test.

Mike (telephoned / was telephoning) me when I (took I was taking) a shower.

Mike (spoke / was speaking) to me when his little sister (took / was taking) his book out of his schoolbag.

We (met / were meeting) them when we (stood I were standing) at the bus stop.

I (slept I was sleeping) when his mother (came / was coming) back.

On Monday while he (cooked / was cooking) lunch the postman (brought/ was bringing) him a letter from his friend.

When the teacher (came / was coming) into the classroom, the children (sat / were sitting) at their desks.