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Exercise 1.
Put the verbs into correct forms of Past Continuous
Students
1.
The goalkeeper... (not pay) attention, so the opposing team scored.
2.
Tanya ... (watch) the London marathon on TV the whole morning.
3.
Polly ... (run) as fast as usual during the race.
4.
We left the stadium while the match ... still... (go) on.
5.
I... (have) a shower when my mobile phone rang.
6.
Mary ... (wait) for me when I arrived home.
7.
I... (walk) along the street when I heard a terrible cry.
8.
What... you ... (do) at this time yesterday?
9.
He ... (not/drive) very fast when the accident happened.
10.
Who ... (play) football on this ground yesterday evening?
11.
When the train
arrived at the station, she ... still... (stand) on the platform.
12.
I... (have) a
beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.
13.
We ... (watch) TV when suddenly we lost all the power.
14.
He broke his leg when he ... (ski) in the mountains.
15.
While I... (cook) dinner, I cut my finger.
Exercise
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 near 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—
Students
a.
slept
b.
was sleeping
7.
It was getting dark when we ... our native city.
a.
reached
b.
were reaching
8.
While he ... for me he was reading an 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.
quarrelled
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 find any usefull information.
a.
looked
b.
was looking
15.
He ... into the room and saw the father there.
a.
came
b.
was coming
Students Exercise
3. Put the verbs into Past Simple and Past
Continuous.
It
was late on Friday afternoon. 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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Answers
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Exercise
1.1. wasn’t paying 2. was watching 3. was running 4. was
still going on 5. was
having 6. was waiting 7. was walking 8. were you doing 9. wasn’t
driving 10. was playing 11. was still standing 12. was having 13.
were watching 14. was skiing 15. was cooking
Exercise
2. 1.b
2. b 3. a 4. a 5.b 6.b 7. a 8.b 9.b 10.b 11.a 12.a 13.b 14.b 15. a
Exercise
3. 1.
was walking 2. thought 3. was standing 4. saw 5. were carrying 6.
held 7.
thanked 8. loaded 9. went 10. was looking 11. realized 12.
remembered 13. fainted 14. were 15. were carrying
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