C/ PRECTISE: I. Put the verbs into correct form: past progressive or past simple.
1. The doorbell …………………… (ring) while Tom ………………….. (watch) television.
2. How fast ……………… you ……………………. (drive) when the accident …………… (happen) ?
3. Anna and Susan …………… (make) dinner when Martin ………………….. (arrive) home.
4. The light ………………… (go) out while we …………….. (have) dinner. But it ………….. (come) on again after about ten minutes.
5. “What ………………… you ……….. (do) this time yesterday?” – I ……….. (work) on the computer.”
6. It suddenly ………… (begin) to rain while Laura ………… (sit) in the garden.
7. It ………….. (be) cold when we …………… (leave) the house that day, and a light snow ……… (fall).
8. When I last ………. (see) them, they …………… (try) to find a new house near their work.
9. I ……………… (walk) along the street when I suddenly ……….. (feel) some thing hit me in the back. I …………… (not/ know) what is was.
10. When we …………. (deive) down the hill, a strange object …………. (appear) in the sky.
II. Write sentences whit the cue words, using the past progressive tense.
Ex: I/ weite/ my report/ 8 o’clock last night -> I was writing my report at 8 o’clock last night
1. They/ play tennis/ 10.30 yesterday morning. => ………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Ann/ do/ homework/ 5 o’clock this afternoon. => ………………………………………………………………………………..
3. My father/ wash/ car/ from five to six. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. This time las year/ we/ live/ France. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The students/ offer/ flowers/ the visitors. => ……………………………………………………………………………………….
6. I/ cook/ dinner/ half an hour ago. => …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. She/ work/ the studio/ that time. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. What/ you/ do/ from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon?. => ………………………………………………………………………….
III/ Choose the best answer
1. Alice ” saw/ was seeing ” the accident when she was catching the bus.
2 What ” were you doing/ did you do ” when I called ?
3. I ” didn’t visit / weren’t visiting ” my friends last summer holiday.
4. It ” rained/ was raining ” heavily last July.
5. While people were talking to each other, he ” read/ was reading ” his book.
6. My sister ” was eating/ ate ” hamburgers every weekend las month.
7. While we ” were running/ ean ” in the park, Mary fell over.
8. ” Did you find/ Were you finding ” your keys yesterday?
9. Who ” was she dancing/ did she dence ” with at the party last night?
10. They ” were watching/ watched ” football on TV at 7.pm. yesterday.
I.
1.rang – was watching
2.were you driving – happened
3.were making – arrived
4.went – were having – came
5.were you doing – was working
6.began – was sitting
7.was – left – falled
8.saw – were trying
9.was walking – felt – didn’t know
10.drove – was appearing
Ex.
1.They were playing tennis at 10:30 yesterday morning.
2.Ann was doing her homework at 5o’clock this afternoon
3.My mather was washing his car from five to six
4.This time las year we were living France
5.The students were offering flowers to the visitors
6.I was cooking dinner half an hour ago
7.She was working at the studio at that time
8.What are you doing from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon?.
III.
1.saw
2.were you doing
3.didn’t visit
4.rained
5.was reading
6.ate
7.were running
8.did you find
9.did she dance
10.were watching
I.
1. rang/ was watching
2. were…driving/ happened
3. were making/arrived
4. went/ were having/ came
5. were..doing/ was working
6. began/ was sitting
7. was/ were living/ fell
8. saw/ were trying
9. was walking/ felt/ didn’t know
10. were deiving/ appeared
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II
1. They were playing tennis at 10.30 yesterday morning.
2. Ann was doing homework at 5 o’clock this afternoon.
3. My father has been washing his car from 5 to 6.
4. This time last year we were living in France.
5. The students offer flowers to the visitors.
6. I cooked dinner half an hour ago.
7. She was working at the studio at that time.
8. What were you doing from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon?
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III
1. saw
2. were you doing
3. didn’t visit
4. rained
5. read
6. ate
7. were running
8. Did you find
9. did she dance
10. were watching