Past Continuous Tense :
1. , - . ( ) , - Past Indefinite, , (, , ).
| At 9 oclock I was watching on the TV. | 9 . |
| When the soldiers were cleaning their rifles, the sergeant shouted at them to hurry up. | , , . |
2. , . , all day long , the whole evening , from... till ... , :
| The wind was blowing all day long. | . |
3. :
| He was trying to find a job in Greece at that time | . |
| It was getting dark. | . |
4. - :
| The student was working on this essay last night. | ( ). |
1. , Past Continuous Tense:
In September Graham Segalowitz lost his job because his company was failing. Sally, his wife was worried about him, but he was enjoying himself. He was watching a lot of videos and relaxing. Sally was getting up early to go to work while he stayed in bed till 11.He was reading a lot of books because he wanted to try lots of new things. He decided to do some evening classes so he got the college brochure. Andrew Markham came to Grahams office () while he was studying the brochure. Andrew advised him to do the course in car maintenance but Graham was thinking of taking course in Italian. Andrew was feeling very jealous ( ) because he still had to go to work every day. When Andrew and Graham were talking, their friend Tim came into Grahams office. Tim asked to use Grahams phone because his own phone wasnt working.
2. , Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense : to speak, to look, to wait, to swim, to write, to read, to walk, to repair.
3. , , .
1) The student wrote a report yesterday (the whole evening yesterday).
2) I usually work at the library (from 12 till 17 yesterday).
3) They went to the University yesterday (when I met them).
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4) The boys played chess last Sunday (all the morning last Sunday).
5) Mary cooks dinner every day (at 2 oclock yesterday).
6) Mr Green wore the suit last week (during the whole week).
7) My neighbour played the piano yeaterday (from morning till night yesterday).
8) The child slept very well last night (all last night).
4. , .
1) at 8 oclock yesterday morning
2) at that time last Sunday
3) from 12 till 3 last Friday
4) 2 hours ago
5) at 4 oclock last afternoon
6) from 10 till 12 yesterday
5. .
1) Nick broke his leg while he...
2) The bell rang when I...
3) We saw an accident while we...
4) Ann fell asleep when she...
5) The television was switched on but nobody....
6) The students..... when the teacher came in the class-room.
7) I switched the light on and saw that my dog....
6. , .
When the Titianic ran into iceberg
| The Smiths | to sleep |
| Mrs Green and her children | to have dinner |
| Nancy | to sing songs |
| Robert and his friends Mrs Cristy | to look at the stars |
| Mike and George | to dance |
| Mary with her sister | to play cards |
| Mr Brown | to discuss political problems |
7. Past Indefinite Past Continuous.
1) Mike (to take) a photograph of me while I (not to look).
2) When I (to meet) Alice, she (to try) to find a job.
3) The girl (to hear) footsteps behinf her and (to start) running.
4) I (to drive) my car yesterday when a man (to step) out into the road. I (to go) very fast but (to stop) in time and (not to hit) him.
5) He says that he (to see) me in town yesterday but I (not to see) him, I (to look) the other way.
6) I (to meet) Paul and Jane in airport. We (to discuss) some problems while we (to wait) for our flights.
7) What you (to do) when I (to ring) you up in the evening?
8) Where they (to go) when the accident (to happen)?
9) When we (to see), Caroline she (to wear) a nice dress.
10) While he (to read) an article, he (to notice) some mistakes.
11) It (to rain) when we (to leave) the house.
12) She (to run) down the stairs and (to see) that her husband (to speak) to a stranger.
13) Nick (to raise) his head and (to look) out of the window, it (to snow) still.
14) They (not to tell) the truth while they (to discuss) the situation.
15) While Tom (to pack) things, Mike (to read) a book.
8. .
1) 5 6 .
2) .
3) , .
4) 2 3 ?
5) , .
6) 3 7.
7) (colloquium).
8) 3 .
