The past continuous tense. Exercises

................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 

The Past Continuous Tense 

Students
Students
 

    The Past Continuous Tense describes a continuous activity in the past: I was reading a book at 11 o’clock yesterday.

    The Past Continuous Tense shows a continuous activity.

    The Past Simple Tense shows a completed activity.

The telephone rang while I was having a bath.

  Упражнение 1. Поставьте данные в скобках глаголы в утвердительную, отрицательную или вопросительную форму в the Past Continuous Tense.

Policeman: Where were you standing?

Girl: I 1_______________________________(stand) in front of the jeweller’s shop.

Policeman: What 2__________________(you / do)?

Girl: I 3________________________(look) at some earrings in the shop window.

Policeman: 4 __________________(you /carry/anything)?

Girl: A sports bag.

Policeman: 5_________________(Why/you carry/a bag)?

Girl: I 6_________________(come) home from the leisure centre.

Policeman: 7_______________(What/the man/carry)?

Girl: A bag.

Policeman: 8_______________ (he/run)?

Girl: Yes, he was.

Policeman: 9 ____________(he/carry/a gun)?

Girl: No, he 10 __________________(not carry/a gun).

Policeman: 11 __________________(Where/he/go)?

Girl: He 12_______________(run) towards a motorbike.

Policeman: 13_____________________(anyone/wait for/the man)?

Girl:Yes, another man 14 ____________(sit) on the motorbike.

Policeman: 15________________________(What/shop assistants/do)?

Girl: They 16 ______________________(run) after the man.

Students
Students
 

    Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки в the Past Continuous Tense и the Past Simple Tense так, чтобы глаголы грамматически соответствовали содержанию предложений.

1. While I _____________ (watch) television, the telephone_____________ (ring).

2. When the telephone_____________ (ring), I ___________(switch) off the TV.

3. As I_____________ (go) to school, my friend____________ (see) me.

4. When I____________________ (see) my friend, I_______________(say) ‘Hello’.

5. It___________________ (start) to rain, while we____________ (wait) for the bus.

6. When it _______________(start) to rain, I_____________ (put) my coat on.

7. Peter ____________(carry) the cat, when it_______________(scratch) him.

8. When the cat______________ (scratch) Peter, he_____________ (fall) off

the ladder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers

Упражнение 1. 1. was standing, 2. were you doing? 3. was looking, 4. Were you carrying anything? 5. Why were you carrying a bag? 6. was coming, 7. What was the man carrying? 8. Was he running? 9. Was he carrying a gun? 10. wasn’t carrying, 11. Where was he going? 12. was running, 13. Was anyone waiting for the man? 14. was sitting, 15. What were the shop assistants doing? 16. were running.

Упражнение 2. 1. was watching, rang, 2. rang, switched, 3. was going, saw, 4. saw, said, 5. started, were waiting, 6. started, put, 7. was carrying, scratched, 8. scratched, fell.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
< Пред.   След. >

Категории

Speaking: Express your likes and dislikes

Speaking: In different situations

Complimenting (Комплименты) 4734
Gossiping. (Разговорные фразы на тему "Слухи") 4667
Blaming someone-Regret. (Обвинять кого-то-Сожаление) 4593
Optimist-pessimist. ("Оптимист-пессимист") 7142
Introducing(Представление),Listing(Основная часть),Concluding(Заключение) 4406
Giving advice (Давать советы) 5206
Functions 2 (Exercises)(Situations in speaking) 14353
Functions 1 (Exercises) (Situations in speaking) 12358
Predictions(About Future) Предсказания(о будущем) 5109
Review of the film (interm)(как рассказать о фильме) 6193
The proverbs(interm)(Пословицы) 4819
How to compare(interm)(Как сравнить) 4937
How do you spend your time?(interm)(Как ты проводишь свободное время?) 5779
Have fun with us!!!(interm)(Веселись с нами) 4836
Gifts(interm)(Подарки) 5112
Complimenting(interm)(Комплименты) 4506
Holidays(elem) (Праздники) 5035
Complaining(interm)()Жалобы) 4786
Cinema! Cinema! Cinema!(interm)(Кино) 4856
Beloved person(interm)(Возлюбленный) 4794
Apologizing(interm)(Извинения) 4699
About money(interm.)( О деньгах) 4781
Chill out at the bowling club(elem)(Отдых в боулинге) 5300
feelie games (расскажи о своих ощущениях)+видео 5145
Speaking “In the street” (“На улице”)+ видео 5462
Time(выражение времени) 5991
Expressing ability(выразить возможность что-то сделать) 6197

Speaking: Describe the picture

Describe a picture. Express your opinion. (Опишите картину. Выскажите свое мнение.) 5147
Describe a picture.(Опишите картину.) 5141
Describe an item of clothes (elementary)(Описание деталей одежды. ) 5391
How to describe the picture (Как описать картинку) 6946
Describe a room (elementary) (Описание комнаты (элементарный)) 5697
Describe a picture (explain)(exam level)(Опишите картину (объясните) 4610
Describe a picture. Speculating.(Exam level)(Опишите картину. Размышление.) 4737
Describe a picture. Express your opinion.(Exam level)Опишите картину. Выскажите свое мнение. 4420
Describing a picture(interm)(Описание картинки) 5152
Describe an event(interm)(Описание события) 4601
In the picture I can see...(2)(Описание картинки) 8431
In the picture I can see...(Описание картинки) 5636
Describe an animal(Описание животного) 5098
Describe the season(Описание сезона) 4552
Describe a thing(Описание вещи) 4596
Describe a person(Описание человека) 4833
Describe a famous person(Описание знаменитого человека) 6242
Speaking(Describe the picture)(Опишите картинку) 5395
Describe the pictures(Описание картинок) 10632
Real photo (Реальная фотография) elementary 5647
Compare and contrast two photos 2 (Сравни и сопоставь две фотографии) 10327
Compare and contrast two photos 1( Сравни и сопоставь две фотографии) 7755
Emotional famous people (Эмоциональные знаменитости) 5943
People look like animals (Люди похожи на животных) 6328
Describe the photo of people (Опиши фотографию людей) 7819

Speaking: Discussions and debates

Speaking: Dialogues

Speaking: Monologue

Speaking: Interview