1. What did Jane do yesterday?
She (work) on the computer the whole evening.
2. What were the children doing?
They (watch) cartoons when I (come) home.
3. When did they see the accident?
They (walk) to the station when they (see) the accident.
4. What did she look like?
She looked lovely. She (wear) a long, red dress.
5. How did he study?
When he (prepare) for exams, he (study) very hard.
6. When did they arrive?
At about 8 a.m. I (get ready) for work, when the doorbell (ring).
7. What were the boys doing?
John (repair) the car while Steve (tidy) the garage.
Make questions to the following sentences.
1. Tom was phoning his girlfriend in the break.
2. A year ago I was learning to drive.
3. Steve parked his car in the yard yesterday.
4. Pete met his girlfriend at a party.
5. The Chinese built the Great Wall over two thousand years ago.
6. She talked non-stop during three hours.
7. I was sleeping on my friend's sofa when his mother came home.
8. We were walking along the beach when we saw a snake.
9. The boys were fighting when their father came home.
Complete the text. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
A. Tom (have) a ten-minute break from his boring office job, when he (see) an interesting advertisement in a magazine. Some people (plan) to sail around the world. They (look) for another member of the crew for their boat. Tom (sigh) and (look) around his office. Everyone (type) letters and the phones (ring), just as they (do) every day. He (think) about the advertisement for a long time. He knew that he (not / want) to spend his whole life working in a job like this one. He (still / think) about the advertisement when the boss (come) along and (give) him lots more boring work to do. "Right, he (decide), I'm definitely going to answer that advert. Sailing around the world would be much more interesting than this!"
(Fast Track by J. Allemano and M. Stephens)
B. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing) as Mike (drive) down the country lane. He (smile) because he (look forward) to the journey ahead. Mike (enjoy) driving, especially when he (go) somewhere new. Then, suddenly, the engine (begin) to make a strange noise and the car (stop) dead in the middle of the road. Mike (try) to start it, but nothing (happen). He (sigh), then (get out) of the car. As he (push) the car to the side of the road, Mike (start) to wish he had stayed at home.
C. John (enter) his flat and (close) the door. He (hang up) his coat when he (hear) a strange noise. A tap (run) in the kitchen. He (walk) into the kitchen and (turn) it off. Then he (freeze). Someone (stand) behind him. He (take) a deep breath and (turn) around. His flatmate, Steve, (lean) in the doorway. "You (give) me a fright!" John exclaimed. Steve (laugh) at him. John (start) to laugh, too. "I (think) you had gone to London today", he said. "No", (reply) Steve. "Unfortunately, I have missed the train".
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D. When I (wake up), I found the sun (shine) and the temperature (rise) fast. Liz (make) breakfast in the kitchen, while John and Sarah (drink) coffee on the balcony.
(Grammarway by J. Dooley and V. Evans)
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
will be Ving / won't be Ving / Will __ be Ving?
| I (you, he, she, it, we, they) will be working. | I (you, he, she, it, we, they) will not be working. |
| I (you, he, she, it, we, they) won't be working. | |
| Will you (I, he, she, it, we, they) be working? | Yes, I (you, he, she, it, we, they) will. |
| No, I (you, he, she, it, we, they) will not (won't). |
Exercises
Extend the statements using the Future Continuous Tense.
Example: Don't ring me up at seven in the morning. (sleep)
Don't ring me up at seven in the morning. I will be sleeping.
1. Don't call on us tonight. (pack)
2. Don't come to see me after lunch. (read for my exam)
3. Don't leave the child alone. (cry)
4. Don't tell Granny about it. (grumble)
5. Don't expect him to come next Saturday. (work)
6. Don't wait for Maggie tomorrow. (keep to her room)
