1) Sam was playing the computer all day long. 2) My little sister was crying all night long. 3) They…

Откройте скобки и используйте Past Perfect Continuous
My sister … (to practise) for two months before that concert.
The boys … (to fish) for three hours before Tom caught the first fish.
We … (to discuss) that problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution.
Henry … (to wait) for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off the tram.
Driving to the hospital was difficult as it … (to snow) all night.
Polly … (to study) economy since she entered university.
Ron’s collection of coins was valuable as he … (to collect) them since he was a schoolboy.
When Sam returned home we … (to watch) that TV programme for a quarter of an hour already.
Bill’s coat and mittens were wet because he … (to play) snowballs with his friends in the yard.
David was irritated because the police inspector … (to ask) him questions for more than an hour.​

II Past Simple/Past Continuous.

1. He (play) computer games from two till three yesterday.

2. I (not / sleep) at nine o’clock yesterday.

3. I (play) computer games yesterday.

4. He (play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday.

5. When I (come) home, my little sister (sleep).

6. Ann finally (tell) us the whole story about Peter.

7. Mary (prepare) lunch when they (come)

8. Tom (be)very unlucky. It (rain) every day during his holidays.

9. Last weekend Susan (fall) and (break) her leg.

10 When I (enter) the cafeteria Mary (have)lunch with Peter.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
1. My mum _____ (prepare) lunch while my brother and I ____ (do) the homework.
2. My grandma ______ (break) her leg last week.
3. We ______ (go) to the cinema last weekend.
4. I _______ (not watch) the match on TV at 9 o’clock.
5. What ____ you ____ (read) this time last Friday?​

Exercise 2. Перепиши предложения в The Past Continuous Tense. 1. I was cooking potatoes, (fish) — 2. The boys were watching a film, (the news) — 3. My mother wasn’t washing the dishes, (iron the clothes) + 4. He was building the house, (garage) — 5. They were gathering berries, (mushrooms) — 6. You weren’t listening to music, (read the book) + 7. Ben was repairing his bike, (his car) -​

Переведите предложения на английский язык,используя Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1.Я не разговаривала с Джеймсом вчера.

2.Дети играли на улице,когда начался дождь.

3.В 10 часов утра студенты писали текст.

4.Он читал газету,пока она смотрела телевизор.

5.Она потеряла ключи в прошлую среду.

Past Simple & Past Continuous

1 I (switch off ) the computer because it (make) a strange noise.

2 My dad (listen) to classical music when I (arrive) home from school.

3 We (play) video games when my mum ,(say) ‘Turn the volume down!’

4 My cousin (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he (live) in Italy.

5 My little sister (draw) a picture while I (study) for my French exam.

6 While they (try) to fix the computer, all the lights (go out).

7 When we (leave) school yesterday, it (pour) with rain.

8 When you (see) Paul, he (wear) a black jacket?

9 I (try) to log on when the WiFi (stop) working.

10 While Dad (print) an article, the printer (run out) of paper.

Впр. 48. Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи дієслова у Past Con- tinuous. 1. I (to read) a book at two o’clock. 2. They (to write) the test at this time yesterday. 3. He (to work) in the garden from two till five o’clock. 4. We (to watch) television the whole evening. 5. You (to play) football at six o’clock? 6. You (to drink) tea at seven o’clock? 7. He (to draw) from three till four o’clock? 8. Who (to listen) to the radio at this time? 9. It (to rain) the whole day yesterday? 10. They (to skate) at three o’clock? 11. You (not to sleep) at nine o’clock last night. 12. I (not to write) a letter to my granny at eight o’clock. 13. She (not to help) mother about the house from two till six. 14. George (to do) his lessons the whole evening? 15. He (to speak) in a low voice.
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I. Запиши предложения, поставив глаголы в Past Simple.

What …. (Jane/study) yesterday evening?

I … (not/enjoy) the film at all.

Boys … (play) football at school yesterday.

We … (go) to the adventure park two days ago.

My friend and me … (be) at the art gallery.

… (you/see) a play at the theatre?

She … (not/watch) TV last night.

My parents … (bring) a present to me from Greece.

II. Расставь слова в предложениях в правильном порядке и запиши.

Kate/ visit /did /the Natural History Museum/ morning / yesterday?

party /enjoyed /last/Tom/ the/week.

last /travel /my parents /did/ where/ summer?

a/watched /Linda ant Sam/ play/theatre/at the.

didn`t/ to the/ we/ go /Sunday /zoo /on.

granny/ my /a/ bought me/ teddy bear/ shop/toy/at the.

III. Подчеркни верный вариант. Present simple/Present continuous/Past simple.

1. I … an email to my friend yesterday.

A. send B. sent C. am sending

2. My parents … to the cinema every Sunday.

A. went B. go C. goes

3. She …. a film at the moment.

A. watches B. is watching C. watched

4. Where … you buy a CD yesterday?

A. do B. is C. did

5. Simon usually … like to eat fast food.

A. doesn`t B. didn`t C. isn`t

6. Look at them! They … in the garden

A. plays B. played C. are playing

7. Students didn’t … to the fun fair last year.

A. go B. went C. goes

8. John … looking at the paintings now.

A. does B. is C. are

IV. Запиши отрицательный вариант этих предложений.

Nick visited London last winter.

We had much homework yesterday.

Pupils wrote a report in Literature on Monday.

Kate and Mike decorated the classroom three hours ago.

I cooked porridge for breakfast.

V. Задай вопрос к предложениям, используй слова в скобках.

I got up at 8 o’clock. (When…?)

Peter bought new jeans last week. (What…?)

Mother fed the dog in the morning. (Whom…?)

We traveled to Liverpool on Sunday. (Who…?)

The boy went to the adventure park on Saturday. (Where …?)

1)My room (was, were, had) very messy and my mum told me to clean it.
2)When she came home, he (had been practising, practised was practiced), for two hours.
3) She (was taking, were taking, had taken) him home yesterday at noon.
4) Jane (were helping, had been helping, helped) me with my homework yesterday.
5) It (was, had, was been) a very harmful experiment.​

Тренировочные упражнения по английскому по употреблению Past Simple и Past continuous

I (to play) computer games yesterday.

I (to play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday.

He (to play) computer games from two till three o’clock yesterday.

We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday.

What Nick (to do) when you came to his place?

What you (to do) when I rang you up?

I (not to sleep) at nine o’clock yesterday.

What he (to do) yesterday? — He (to read) a book.

What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? — He (to read) a book.

She (to sleep) when you came home?

My brother (not to play) tennis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day before yesterday.

My sister (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. She (to play) the piano the whole evening.

When I came into the kitchen, my mother (to cook).

She (to cook) the whole day yesterday.

We (to wash) the floor in our flat yesterday.

We (to wash) the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday.

You (to do) your homework yesterday?

You (to do) your homework from eight till ten yesterday?

Why she (to sleep) at seven o’clock yesterday?

He (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday.

Упражнения — 2.

I (to go) to the cinema yesterday.

I (to go) to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday.

I (to go) to the cinema when you met me.

I (to do) my homework the whole evening yesterday.

I (to do) my homework when mother came home.

I (to do) my homework yesterday.

I (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday.

I (to do) my homework at six o’clock yesterday.

I (not to play) the piano yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend. 1

I (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I (to read) a book.

He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his homework.

When we were in the country last summer, I (to go) to the wood one day. In the wood I (to find) a little fox cub. I (to bring) it home. I (to decide) to tame the cub. Every day I (to feed) it and (to take) care of it. I (to tame) it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite tame. It lives in my house.

When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) and (to laugh). They told me a funny story. Soon I (to laugh), too. I still (to laugh) when we came to school. After school I (to tell) this story at home. My father and mother (to like) it very much.