Past Continuous.
Look at the picture of a classroom at 2.00 yesterday. Complete each sentence
about it using a verb from the box:
play football, draw pictures,look out of the window,listen to music,
write on the board, read a book.
1.Anna was reading a book.
2.Paula and Jin ______.
3.Tim _______.
4. Kate and Bill ______.
5. Sam _______.
6. Ed and Lisa ______.
Help me pleas!
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous
We . (plan) to go to the cinema, but we stayed home instead.
Sam . (take) notes during the lesson.
The students . (work) hard because they wanted a good mark in the exam.
What . (you/do) last night?
He . (play) with his brothers all day on Saturday.
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.
Present/Past/Future Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect 1. Sam just (to have) breakfast. He (not to have) it yesterday because he (to have) no time. 2. What you (to do) now? I (to write) a letter. I (to send) it tomorrow.3. They (to travel) every year but they (not to go) anywhere last year. 4. Look! The puppy (to sleep).5. Have you ever (to be) to London? Yes, 6. The weather (to be) terrible yesterday. I hope it (to be) better tomorrow. And What the weather (to be) today? It (to be) cloudy.7. We (not to have) the lesson yesterday because the teacher (to be) late. 8. My cousin (to do) morning exercises every day. You (to do) morning exercises? No, 9. Kate and her brother (not to go) to school by bus. Kate (to go) by taxi and Mike (to go) by tram.10. What you usually (to do) after school? 11. He (not to finish) his homework yet. 12. When Tom (to come) home yesterday? He (to come) at 9.13. Who (to watch) TV every day? I, 14. Children (to love) chocolate. 15. He (to build) this house many years ago. 16. Why Sam (to play) football now? He (to take) part in a football match in a day.Ask questions to the underline words 1. Betty went to the cinema with her best friend yesterday. 2. Sam usually gets bad marks because he is very lazy. 3. The boys are watching cartoons. 4. Mr. Smith will come here at 7 tomorrow. 5. Chris has just opened the window.
Past continuous: questions
3 Write questions using the past continuous.
what/you/do/yesterday
What were you doing yesterday?
1 why / your sister / carry/ a big bag
2 Nurbol/ play / in the basketball match
3 your friends / walk / near the river
4 what/they/talk about
5 where/ the train/go
6 who /you/talk to
What were these people doing yesterday at 6.30 pm?
Write complete sentences.
1 Rachel and Kate/buy clothes.
2 Joe’s dad/not make the dinner.
3 Kim/run in the park.
4 We/not watch TV.
5 We/do homework.
6 Becky/swim.
7 Sam and Beth/sit in the kitchen.
USE OF ENGLISH
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. I _______________________________ [1] (not/want) to go out. I _____________________________ [1] (do) my homework now.
2. Shhhhh! Be quiet. John ________________________________ (sleep) at the moment. [1]
3. Every Monday, Sally _______________________________ (drive) her kids to football practice. [1]
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous (Negative, Interrogative).
1. He _____________________________________________ [1] (not/play) golf now.
2. _______________________________________________ [1] (my sister/watch) TV right now?
Task 4. Read and answer the questions.
1. What is your favourite sport? _________________________________________________________________ [1]
2. What equipment do you need? ________________________________________________________________ [1]
3. What is your favourite season? ________________________________________________________________ [1]
4. What is the weather like during this season?
___________________________________________________________________________________________ [1]
Present tenses revision
Complete the sentences with the correct present form.
—- (study) for the
1. I can’t talk to you right now. I _-_-
technology exam.
present simple
a repeated action or daily
routine
I walk my dog every morning.
permanent state
Brian works in an estate agency.
g
general truths or laws of nature
Ice melts in temperature above zero.
present continuous
an action happening at the time
of speaking
Look! Monica is crying.
an action happening around S
now but not at the moment
of speaking
We are rehearsing a school play at
present.
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my
fixed arrangement in the near future
He is meeting his supervisor tomorrow.
I am seeing a dentist next Monday.
present perfect
an action that started in the
past and is still continuing in
the present
Mrs. Webb has been a widow since 2003.
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Tenaga
2. George
3. Where __.
three o’clock.
4. My dad
5. Where are the kids? They
grandpa upstairs.
— (sprain) his wrist and he can’t write now.
— (you, be)? We __.
—- (usually, wash) our car once a week.
6. My parents —
7. A: Mum, can I watch ‘Titanic ? B: But you
five times. Watch a different one.
8. What time—
9. In my class there are children who
abroad in their lives.
10. It ________ (rain) all day. We can’t go out to play in the
friend’s mum
14. Polly’s hair_.
15. A:
as I know she —
16.___
17. My grandma
she-
18. Teresa
25. Rita
L. Ja es
He
22. The wind______
23. We ___
24. Where
basket.
present
Jake and Bill have been playing ludo for half an hour.
garden.
11. What ——— (Vicky, do)? She’s a researcher. She
(work) at Kingston University.
12. A: Why
____ (Rick, wear) a tailcoat? B: Because he
(perform) in the concert hall today.
13. I____________ (usually, walk) home from school but today my
(give) me a lift.
(grow) since I last saw her.
(Laura, ever, act) in a school play? B: As far
(wait) for you since
(look) for a car for my elder sister.
(play) scrabble with their
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a past action of certain duration which results are visible in the present
It has been snowing all night. The path is covered with snow.
(the library, open) on weekdays?
(speak) fluently now.
(they, visit) you next Sunday?
(bake) delicious cheesecake, but now
(make) a chocolate cake.
(exercise) a lot recently. She
present perfect continuous
an action which started in the past and continues to the
up
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(see) that film
(never, travel)
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(type) letters for two hours. She
(already, type) four.
(blow) the leaves off the trees today.
(live) in this house since I was born.
(you, keep) your toys? In a wicker
26. Tommy
.(look)
(lose)
his car keys. He’s furious
about it.
27. Look! Dave
(dance) with Sarah. I can’t
believe it!
28. A: Who________
(clean) up today? B: Nick
and Bill
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.
2. GRAMMAR. .
2.1
Change the verbs in brackets into the past tense. Some are regular and
some are irregular.
a
Yesterday (to be) 1).
busy day. I (wake)
2)
up at 6am, (have) 3)
breakfast quickly and
then I (go) 4).
to work. I (finish) 4).
at noon
and then (eat)
(eat) 5)
some lunch.
Afterwards I (drive)
6)
to the shops, (buy) 7).
some paint and then
(paint) 
my bedroom. My housemate (come)
9)
home from work so I (help) 10.
him paint
his room, then we (repair) 11)
his chair. After that I (clean)
12)
my house. I (vacuum) 13).
all the
downstairs and then (tidy) 14).
up the living room and the
kitchen. I was pretty tired by then so I (eat) 15).
some dinner and
(go) 16)
to bed!
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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2) Paula and Jim were playing football.
3) Tim was writing on the board
4) Kate and Bill were listening to music
5) Sam was looking out of the window
6) Ed and Lisa were drawing pictures