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was
doing (past continuous
It is
6
o clock now.
Sarah
is
at
home.
heis watching television.
At 4 o clock she wasn t at home.
She was
at the
sports
club.
She
was playing
tennis.
She
wasn t
watching
television.
8
-/were
-inp is
the past conlinuous:
positivc negative
What were you
doing t 11
30esterday? Were
youworking?
What
did he say? I
don t
know
wasn t listening,
I t
was
raining,
so we
didn t go
out.
In
1985
we were living in Canada.
Today she s we ring a skirt, but yesterday she
was
wearing trousers.
I woke
up
early yesterday. I t was
a beautiful
morning Th e sun w a s shining and
th
birds were singing.
was
were
-
Spel ing
live iving /
run
unning / lie ying
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5
C
arn/ia/are
-ing present ) wadwere -ing part):
I m
working (now). I was working
a t
10 30 last
night.
It
isn t raining
(now).
I t wasn t raining when
we
went
out.
What
are you doing now)? What w r e
you
doing
at
three o clock?
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she
it
we
they
he
*he
it
we
you
they
1
I
wn s
doing and I
did
put
continuous
and h p l e )
=
doing?
,t,hiag?
playing?
running?
living?
etc.
doing
watching
plaYinf3
running
,
living
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was
not
(wasn t)
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not
wtenDt
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she
it
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you
t h q
doing
watching
playing
running
living .
etc
war
were
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EXERCISES
i
S 1
Look at
the pictures,
Where were these people
at 3
o'clock
yesterday
afternoon? And
what
were
they
doing?
W r i i
tw
entences for
each
picture
I
. . ~ ~ . ~ . e ~ . . ~ . .e . ~ ,n5 w~u~:g ~v ~
...........................................................................
Carol andJack ............................................................................hey
3
Tom
........................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
....................................
And you?
I .
I
$W
Sarah
did a lot of thingsyesterday morning Look
at
the picturesand complete the
sentences
1 At
9.45 ,..sh, .fi.,. abt . %.h.~..~.: 4
At
12.50 ........................................................................
..............................................................................
At 11.45
she
..................................................................... 5 At 8.15
3 At o'clock ...................................................................
6
At
10.30
............................................................................
Complete
the questions.
Use waslwere -Inw. Use
wha t hhemhhy
if
necessary
(you/live) .W~~?% .P~. .E..Y ?K..~...in 19907
(you/do) ................................................................................t
2
o clock?
dram) ................................................................. wh n you gotup?
Annlclrive)
.....................................................................................
o
fast?
Tidwear) ..................................... ...............................suit
yesterday
In London.
I was asleep.
No t was sunny.
Because
shew a s
in
a
hurry.
No,
aT-shirt
and
jeans.
u
Look at
the picture.You saw Joe in the streetyssterday
afternoon What was
he
doing?
W r i i positive or
nepative sentences.
1 (- ajacket) . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ ~ k . ~ ~ i n g , & j ~ .
2 carry
a bag) ..................................... ...................................................................
3
(go
to the den*
............................................................
4 eat /
an
ice-cream) ...................................................
(carry
/
an
umbrella]
.....................................................................................
.......................................................................................................(go / home)
7 (wear
/ ,a
hat)
8 (ride /
a
bicycle .............................................................................................
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was
doing
(past
continuous)
and
did (past simple)
Jack was
reahng
a
book.
The
phone
rang. He stopped
reading.
What
happened?
T h e
phone rang.
pa s t
simple)
-
Wh a t
wa-sjack
doing
when the phone rang?
(past
con~inuuids)
He
was
reading a book
Wha t did h e do when the phone
rang?
ba s t simple)
He
stopped
reading and answered the
phone.
Jack began reading b ouf the phone rang.
So:
When the phone rang, he was reading.
h
beg n
He answered the phone.
?mas
simple
m
A:
What did you do yesterday morning?
B:
We played
t en~ i s .
from
l 0
to 11.30)
beginning en
( 10 o clock)
qpIy4d:
> C1
s l
completeaction)
pmf cun t i~uous
A:
What
were
you
doing at
10.30?
B: We were
playing
tennis.
beginning
(10 o clock)
(unfinished
action)
m
started work
at 9
o clock
and
finished
at 4.30.
At
2.30 was working.
m
Jack
read
a
book yesterday.
= from
beginning
to
e r d )
Did you watch the film on television
last
night?
m It
didn t
rain while
we
were
on
holiday
-
It
was
raining
when
we
went
out.
=
i t
started
raining
b. ore
we
went:
out}
saw
Lucy and Steve thls morning.
They
were waiting at
the
bus stop.
m Jenny fell asleep whle she was
reading.
Jack
was
reading a book when
the
phone rang.
Were you watching
television when
phoned you?
m It wasn t raining when I
got up
I i past sin~ple)
was doing past
continuous) =+m
hile
m
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EXER ISES
ook
at
the pictures and put
the
verbs in
the correct
form
past
cont inuous
or
past simple.
Carol
..br@e break)
her arm
last
week.
I t (happen)
when
she
her
room. She
(fall)
o
he
ladder.
The
train
at the station
and
Paula
(get)
off. Two
friends of hers,
Jenny,
meet her.
(arrive)
John and
(wait) to
esterday
Sue
(walk)
along
the road when
she
meet)
Jim.
He
(go) to the
station to
catch a
train
and he
carry) a bag.
They . . . . . . stop) to
talk for a
few minutes.
1
Put
the
verb
into
the
past cont inuous
or
past
simple
A: .
B
:
9 A:
B
:
10
A:
B
:
A:
..hat .. .c.F..Y~~A..*~, you/do)when the phone Y Wg (ring)?
F W,,F~ ?$ (watch)
television.
WasJane
busy when you went: to see her?
es,
she
(study).
What time
(the
post
/
arrive)t smorning?
It
(come)
while I {have)breakfast.
Was
Margaret
at work today?
No, she (not/go) to work. She was
111
How fast
you/clrive)
when
the
police
stop)
you?
I
don t
know
ex ctly but
I
{not/drive)very
fast.
your t e a m / win} the football match
yesterday?
No, the weather was very bad, so
we
not/play).
How yodbreak ) the window?
We play) football. I
(kick)
the ball and it (hit)
the window.
(you/see) Jenny last night?
Yes she
(wear)
a v ry nice
jacket.
What
you/do)
at 2 o clock
tlus
morning?
w a s
asleep.
I lose)my key last night.
How you/get)
into your
room?
I
(climb) in through
a
window