Past Continuous

Ex.1. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative.

Example: My sister was listening to music at 3 o’clock yesterday.

My sister was not (= wasn’t) listening to music at 3 o’clock yesterday.

Was my sister listening to music at 3 o’clock yesterday?

1. She was writing a report at 5 yesterday.

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2. I was watching TV when mother came home.

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3. They were doing homework when I phoned them.

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4. He was playing tennis from 5 till 7 yesterday.

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5. You were speaking on the phone when I called you.

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6. He was looking through the papers the whole evening yesterday.

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Ex.2. Look at the list of the things Nick did yesterday.

8.00 – 8.30 8.30 – 9.30 9.30 – 11.00 12.30 – 13.30 13.30 – 14.00 14.00 – 16.00 16.00 – 16.45 17.00 – 18.00 18.00 – 19.30 19.30 – 20.30

had breakfast read newspapers cleaned his flat had lunch talked on the phone did shopping watched TV read books watched video walked his dog

Write down what was Nick doing at these times.

1. 8.15	At 8.15 Nick was having breakfast
2. 8.40	_____________________________________________
3. 9.35	_____________________________________________
4. 13.00	_____________________________________________
5. 13.45	_____________________________________________
6. from 14.15 till 14.30	_____________________________________________
7. 16.10	_____________________________________________
8. 17.10	_____________________________________________
9. 19.00	_____________________________________________
10. from 20.00 till 20.30	_____________________________________________

Ex.3. Read a sentence in Present Continuous and then complete a sentence in Past Continuous

using the words in brackets.

Example: Doris is having chemistry right now. (At that time yesterday _____)

At that time yesterday Doris was having chemistry.

1. Jim and his brother are playing draughts in their room now. (When father came

home ____)

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2. I am watching cartoons at the moment. (While my mother was cooking supper ____)

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3. Scott is looking for a present for his friend right now. (All day long yester­day ____)

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4. Lily is making meat salad in the kitch­en at the moment. (___when the door bell rang)

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5. The pupils are writing a composition at the moment. (____when the headmas­ter came

into the classroom)

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6. Bob is acting on the stage right now. (Yesterday at 6 ____)

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7. Alice and Betsy are making presents with their own hands for their rela­tives now.

(The whole morning yes­terday ____)

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8. Jerry isn’t skating on the skating rink at the moment. (From two till four o’clock

yesterday ____)

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Ex.4. Open the brackets. Put the verbs in Present Continuous or Past Continuous.

Example: What is Gary drawing (to draw) in pencil right now?	Example: What was Gary drawing (to draw) in pencil the whole evening yesterday?
1. Who (to read) aloud a funny story in the classroom at that time yesterday? ______________________________	1. Who (to read) aloud a funny story in the classroom at the moment? ______________________________
2. What songs Mar­tin and Bob (to lis­ten to) in their room all last night? _______________________________	2. What songs Mar­tin and Bob (to listen to) in their room now? _____________________________
3. With whom Dick (to travel) round Europe right now? _______________________________	3. With whom Dick (to travel) round Europe at that time last year? ______________________________
4. Jerry (to bathe) in the lake at that time yesterday? _______________________________	5. 4. Jerry (to bathe) in the lake at the moment? ______________________________
5. The boys (to go) for a walk in the forest now? _______________________________	5. The boys (to go) for a walk in the forest all day long the day be­fore yesterday? _______________________________
6. Our Granny (to make) plum jam in the kitchen the whole morning yesterday? _______________________________	6. Our Granny (to make) plum jam in the kitchen at the moment? _______________________________