Грамматический материал «The Past Continuous Tense»

The PastContinuous (Progressive) Tense

Употребляется для обозначения

- действия, происходящего в определённый момент времени,

- действия, которое было прервано другим,

- двух и более одновременно происходящих действий.

Типичныеобстоятельствавремени:at 5 o`clock yesterday, the whole day, from 3 to 5, while, when.

+ Подл.ед.ч. was Ving

Подл.мн.ч. were Ving

- Подл.ед.ч. wasn`t Ving

Подл.мн.ч. weren`t Ving

? Was Подл.ед.ч. Ving

Were Подл.мн.ч. Ving

1.Put the verbs into correct forms.

1. Mary _____ (wait) for me when I arrived home.

2. I _____ (walk) along the street when I heard terrible cry.

3. What _____ you _____ (do) at this time yesterday?

4. He _____ (not/drive) very fast when the accident happened.

5. Who _____ (play) football on this ground yesterday evening?

6. When the train arrived at the station she _____ still (stand) on the platform.

7. I _____ (have) beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.

8. We _____ (watch) TV when suddenly we lost all the power.

9. He broke his leg when he _____ (ski) in the mountains.

10. While I _____ (cook) dinner I cut myself the finger.

2.Choose the right form of the verbs (Past Simple/Past Continuous).

1. Just as Bob _____ the street, a car came round the corner.

a) crossed b) was crossing

2. While I _____ about my next actions, somebody knocked.

a) thought b) was thinking

3. Then I _____ a man standing nearby the shop.

a) saw b) was seeing

4. Something very strange _____ to me on my way home.

a) happened b) was happening

5. When I got up that morning the sun _____ brightly.

a) shone b) was shining

6. Somebody stole the money from Dad`s pocket while he _____ .

a) slept b) was sleeping

7. It was getting dark when we _____ the native city.

a) reached b) were reaching

8. While he _____ for me he was reading the article in the magazine.

a) waited b) was waiting

9. He couldn`t speak because he _____ of laughter.

a) died b) was dying

10. I looked at Mary who still _____ from cold.

a) shivered b) was shivering

11. They _____ while they were discussing their plans.

a) were quarrelling b) quarreled

12. I was hurrying to my work when I _____ my old friend.

a) met b) was meeting

13. They _____ at the table when I began to tell this story

a) sat b) were sitting

14. While I ____ through all the newspapers and didn`t know what to do.

a) looked b) was looking

15. He _____ into the room and saw the father there.

a) came b) was coming

3.Put the verbs into Past Simple and Past Continuous.

It was late on Friday afrernoon, Mr Brown 1._____ (walk) home from work. There was a big lorry outside his block of flats. `Somebody is moving`, he 2._____ (think). He 3._____ (stand) outside the front door when he 4._____ (see) two men at the door. They 5._____ (carry) a huge TV. Mr Brown 6._____ (hold) the door open for them, they 7._____ (thank) him and they 8._____ (load) the TV to the lorry. Then, Mr Brown 9._____ (go) upstairs to his flat on the second floor. He 10._____ (look) for his keys when he 11._____ (realize) his door was open. He 12._____ (remember) the two men with the TV and he nearly 13._____ (faint)! The two men 14._____ (be) thieves and the TV they 15._____ (carry) was his TV!

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