четверг, 11 января 2024 г.

 

Past Continuous


Внимание! Past Continuous употребляется для выражения длительного действия (процесса), протекавшего в  определенный период времени в прошлом.

  1. from … till —  с … до…
  2. all day – весь день
  3. the whole evening – целый вечер




Past continuous 1

Exercises: past progressive.


Yesterday at noon...
 a film.
My father  a bath.
You  English.
The crows  .
Sara  chess.
The ducks  .
It  .
We  to music.
A butterfly  .
Carol and Jim  .
  

exercise 2

When my dad arrived...
 riding my bike.
The mechanic  repairing the car.
You  sleeping in your bedroom.
The children  playing tennis.
My mum  reading a book.
The cat  chasing a mouse.
It  snowing a lot.
The birds  singing.
Lucy  talking on the phone.
The dogs  running.






exercise 3

Affirmative, negative, questions.

What were they doing?

Sally was riding her bike.
She wasn't driving a car.

Was she wearing a helmet?
 
  ballet.
  football.
Who   with?
 
We   lunch.
We   meat.
What  we  ?
 
He   a newspaper.
He   to music.
Who  he  for?
 
They   a museum.
They   a painting.
 they  photos?










exercise 4

 yes  /   no  /  question.

They   home.
  to Alan.
 you  golf?
Where  he  ?
My friends   .
What  your sister  ?
The cat   .
It   .
Where  they  ?
Who   the tree?

exercise 5

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences in the AFFIRMATIVE or the NEGATIVE. Use the Past Continuous.

  1. periodista.gif
    The reporter ... ... (STAND) in front of the building.


  2. chinter.gif
    Martha ... ... (CHAT) on the Internet.


  3. gustar1.gif
    My grandad ... ... (SIT) on an armchair.


  4. hablartel.gif
    Brian ... ... (TALK) on the phone.


  5. jugarmesa.GIF
    My brother and I ... ... (PLAY) a board game.


  6. visitar.gif
    My parents ... ... (VISIT) Rome.


  7. hacerd.gif
    I ... ... (DO) his homework.


  8. bicimontanya.gif
    John ... ... (RIDE) a horse.


  9. esperarbus.gif
    Sandra ... ... (WAIT) for the bus.


  10. comerhamb.gif
    John and Martin ... ... (EAT) pizza.


  11. Verbs.gif
    He ... ... (PACK).


  12. dormir.gif
    Paula ... ... (SLEEP).


  13. estudiar.gif
    My sister ... ... (STUDY).


  14. llevarpuesto.gif
    Diana ... ... (WEAR) a red dress.


  15. nadar.gif
    Peter ... ... (SWIM).


  16. volar.gif
    The tourists ... ... (FLY) on a big aeroplane.

Exercise 6 – Fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.

  1. The children ____ hide and seek in the park. (play)
  2. They ____ to the movies. (go)
  3. I ___ the book you gave me on my birthday. (read)
  4. Winnie _____ her new dress. (stitch)
  5. The dogs ____ all night. (bark)
  6. Ron ___ his room when he heard the noise. (clean)
  7. It ___ darker with each passing moment. (get)
  8. The gardener ____ the lawn. (water)
  9. The army ___ to Ladakh when the enemy attacked them. (go)
  10. My sister ____ a Royal Enfield yesterday. (ride)
  11. The students ____ on their assignments. (work)
  12. That boy ____ in class. (dance)
  13. The kid ____ television all evening. (watch)
  14. The girl ____ to rock music. (listen)
  15. The birds ____ in the sky. (fly)


Ecercise 7 – Change into the past continuous tense

Read the following sentences and change them into the past continuous tense.

  1. Raj drinks coffee.
  2. Sweta is singing her favourite song.
  3. Siraj left home.
  4. My friends played on the field.
  5. I will be going to France.
  6. The boy cried all night.
  7. The cat ran in the streets.
  8. I performed at the school function.
  9. The parrot talked back.
  10. Tia will visit her granny.




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