- •Министерство образования Российской Федерации
- •Contents
- •Введение.
- •Unit 1. To be
- •Item 1.1 to be. (positive sentences)
- •Item 1.2. To be. (negative sentences)
- •Item 1.3. To be. (interrogative sentences)
- •Item 1.4. To be. (expressions)
- •Unit 2. Present continuous
- •Item 2.1. Present continuous. (positive sentences)
- •Item 2.2. Present continuous. (negative sentences)
- •Item 2.3. Present continuous. (interrogative sentences)
- •Item 2.4. Present continuous. Review.
- •Unit3. Present simple
- •Item 3.1. Present simple. (positive sentences)
- •Item 3.2. Present simple. (negative sentences)
- •Item 3.3. Present simple (interrogative sentences)
- •Item 3.4. Present simple. (short answers)
- •Item 3.5. Present simple. Review
- •Unit4. Present simple or present continuous
- •Unit 5. Do/ make
- •Unit 6 . Have and have got
- •Unit 7 . Future simple
- •Item 7.1. Future simple. (positive sentences)
- •Item 7.2. Future simple. (negative sentences)
- •Item 7.3. Future simple. (interrogative sentences)
- •Item 7.4. Future simple. (review)
- •Unit 8. Future simple, present simple or present continuous
- •Unit 9. To be going to do smth.
- •Item 9.1. To be going to do smth. (present simple. Positive sentences)
- •Item 9.2. To be going to do smth (present simple. Negative sentences)
- •Item 9.3. To be going to do smth (present simple. Interrogative sentences)
- •Item 9.4. To be going to do smth (past simple)
- •Unit 10. Future simple or to be going to do smth
- •Unit 11. Modal verbs
- •Item 11.1. Modal verbs. (positive sentences)
- •Item 11.2. Modal verbs. (negative sentences)
- •Item 11.3. Modal verbs. (interrogative sentences)
- •Item 11.4. Have to
- •Item 11.5. Modal verbs. Review
- •Unit 12. To be (past simple).
- •Unit 13. Past simple.
- •Item 13.1 past simple (positive sentences).
- •Item 13.2 past simple (negative, interrogative).
- •Item 13.3 past simple (regular and irregular verbs)
- •Unit 14. There is/ there are
- •Item 14.1. There is/ there are. (present simple. Positive sentences)
- •Item 14.2. There is/ there are. (present simple. Negative sentences)
- •Item 14.3. There is/ there are. (present simple. Interrogative sentences)
- •Item 14.4. There is/ there are. (past simple)
- •Item 14.5. There is/ there are. (future simple)
- •Item 14.6. There is/ there are. Review
- •Unit 15. Past continuous.
- •Item 15.1 past continuous (positive, negative, interrogative).
- •Item 15.2 past continuous or past simple.
- •Unit 16. Present perfect.
- •Item 16.1 present perfect (positive).
- •Item 16.2 present perfect (negative).
- •Item 16.3 present perfect (interrogative).
- •Item 16.4 present perfect or past simple.
- •Unit 17. Present perfect continuous.
- •Item 17.1 present perfect continuous.
- •Item 17.2 present present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
- •Unit 18 tag questions
- •Unit 19 special questions
- •Unit 20 sequence of tenses
- •Unit 21 passive voice
- •Unit 22. Conditional sentences
- •Item 22.1. Conditoinal first.
- •Item 22.2. Conditoinal second.
- •Unit 23. I wish I …
- •Item 23.1. I wish I knew
- •Item 23.2. I wish I would do
- •Item 23.3. I wish I had done
- •Unit 24. Personal pronouns
- •Unit 25. Possessive pronouns
- •Unit 26. Demonstrative pronouns
- •Unit 27. Some or any
- •Unit 28. Countable/ uncountable
- •Unit 29. Singular and plural
- •Unit 30. Articles
- •Unit 31. Much/many, few/little, a lot of
- •Unit 32 degrees of comparison
- •Item 32.1 degrees of comparison
- •Item 32.2. Degrees of comparison (review)
- •Unit 33. Superlative
- •Unit 34. Belonings
- •Unit 35 prepositons
- •Additional material unit 38 be used/ get used to doing smth
- •Unit 39 I'd prefer... Or I'd rather...
- •Unit 40 used to do
- •Unit 41 every or all
- •Unit 42 all of/ most of/ none of
- •Unit 43 revision (translation)
- •Unit 44 tricky words
Unit 15. Past continuous.
Item 15.1 past continuous (positive, negative, interrogative).
Exercise 1. Complete the questions. Use was/were -ing. Use what/where/why if necessary.
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(you/live) Where were you living in 1990?
(you/do) ……at 2 o'clock?
(it/rain) ……when you got up?
(Ann/drive) ……so fast?
(Tim/wear) ……a suit yesterday?
In London.
I was asleep.
No, it was sunny.
Because she was in a hurry.
No, a T-shirt and jeans.
Exercise 2. You saw Joe in the street yesterday afternoon, he was going shopping. What was he doing? Write positive or negative sentences.
(wear / a jacket) He wasn’t wearing a jacket.
(carry / a bag) ……
(go / to the dentist) ……
(wear / a hat) ……
(ride / a bicycle) ……
(eat / an ice-cream) ……
(carry / an umbrella) ……
(go / home) ……
Exercise 3. What were you doing at the following times? Write one sentence as in the examples. The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).
(at 8 o'clock yesterday evening) I was having dinner with some friends.
(at 5 o'clock last Saturday) I was on a train on my way to London.
(at 10.15 yesterday morning)
(at 4.30 this morning)
(at 7.45 yesterday evening)
(half an hour ago)
Exercise 4. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use the past continuous.
Tom burnt his hand while he was cooking the dinner.
The doorbell rang while I……
We saw an accident while we……
Mary fell asleep while she……
The television was on but nobody……
Item 15.2 past continuous or past simple.
Exercise 1. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past smple.
Jane was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive).
'What……(you/do) this time yesterday?' 'I was asleep.'
'……(you/go) out last night?' 'No, I was too tired.'
'Was Carol at the party last night?' 'Yes, she……(wear) a really nice dress.'
How fast…… (you/drive) when the accident…… (happen)?
John……(take) a photograph of me while I ……(not/look).
We were in a very difficult position. We……(not/know) what to do.
I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last……(see) him, he ……(try) to find a job in London.
I……(walk) along the street when suddenly I…… (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody……(follow) me. I was frightened and ……(start) to run.
When I was young, I……(want) to be a bus driver.
Exercise 2. Put the verb into the past continuous or past simple.
A: What were you doing (you/do) when the phone rang (ring)?
B: I was watching (watch) television.
A: Was Jane busy when you went to see her?
B: Yes, she……(study).
A: What time……(the post / arrive) this morning?
B: It……(come) while I……(have) breakfast.
A: Was Margaret at work today?
B: No, she……(not/go) to work. She was ill.
A: How fast……(you/drive) when the police ……(stop) you?
B: I don't know exactly but I……(not/drive) very fast.
A: ……(your team / win) the football match yesterday?
B: No, the weather was very bad, so we……(not/play).
A: How……(you/break) the window?
B: We……(play) football. I……(kick) the ball and it……(hit) the window.
A: ……(you/see) Jenny last night?
B: Yes, she……(wear) a very nice jacket.
A: What……(you/do) at 2 o'clock this morning?
B: I was asleep.
A: I……(lose) my key last night.
B: How……(you/get) into your room?
A: I……(climb) in through a window.