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Ex.2. Open the brackets. Put the verbs into Past Continuous or Past Simple.
LESSON 7
Section 1. Grammar
Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Degrees of Comparison.
Past Simple or Past Continuous
Ex.1. Choose the correct verb form.
1. When I brought / was bringing in the papers, he spoke / was speaking on the phone.
2. When I entered / was entering, they discussed / were discussing something.
3. He felt / was feeling that somebody watched / was watching him.
4. I met / was meeting him while I made / was making a tour of France.
5. I paid / was paying my check when I heard / was hearing someone call my name.
6. I turned / was turning round and saw / was seeing Jenny.
7. Pardon, I didn’t hear / wasn’t hearing what you said /were saying.
8. I finished / was finishing shopping and went / was going home.
9. I asked / was asking her if she knew / was knowing any good Spanish restaurant
there.
10. When Ruth looked out / was looking out of the window, she saw / was seeing that it
still snowed / was still snowing.
11. Mike fell / was falling down and hurt / was hurting his knees.
12. Last summer, when climbing a mountain in the Caucasus, we lost / were losing
our way.
13. The rescue team found / was finding us on the fourth day.
14.When I entered / was entering the room, Justin showed / was showing photographs
to the guests.
15. Police stopped / was stopping him while he drove / was driving at a high speed.
Ex.2. Open the brackets. Put the verbs into Past Continuous or Past Simple.
| 1. Why Jeff (not / to prepare) for exams last week? ___________________________ 2. Where Betty and Emily (to celebrate) Christmas while their parents (to travel) round Europe? ___________________________ 3. With whom you (to talk) on the phone at that time yesterday? ___________________________ 4. Why Fanny (not / to look) through all these magazines last weekend? ___________________________ 5. What Betty (to do) last Thursday? ___________________________ 6. Sybil (to take) part in the school concert when her parents came home from work? ___________________________ 7. Why Rose (not / to meet) her friend from Greece at the airport last Friday? ___________________________ 8. Where Tom and John (to watch) cartoons yesterday evening? __________________________ 9. Polly (to dust) the furniture when Tom came? __________________________ | 1. Why Jeff (not / to prepare) for exams the whole evening yesterday? ___________________________ 2. Where Betty and Emily (to celebrate) last Christmas? ___________________________ 3. With whom you (to talk) on the phone yesterday? ___________________________ 4. Why Fanny (not / to look) through all these magazines the whole morning yesterday? ___________________________ 5. What Betty (to do) from 3 till 6 o’clock last Thursday? ___________________________ 6. Sybil (to take) part in the school concert last Christmas? ____________________________ 7. Why Rose (not / to meet) her friend from Greece at the airport at that time yesterday? ______________________________ 8. Where Tom and John (to watch) cartoons the whole evening yesterday? ______________________________ 9. Polly (to dust) the furniture ten minutes ago? ______________________________ |
Ex.3. Complete the conversations using Past Simple or Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
| 1. policeman: | What were you doing (you / to do) when the accident happened (to happen)? |
| colin: | I was (to be) at the bus-stop. I was waiting (to wait) for a bus. |
| policeman: | ____________ (you / to see) the accident? |
| colin: | No, because I ____________ (to read) the newspaper. |
| 2. nicola: | I __________ (to telephone) you at 9 o’clock last night but you were not at home. |
| martin: | 9 o’clock? I __________ (to sit) in a cafe, __________ (to drink) hot chocolate. |
| nicola: | ____________ Jane with you? |
| martin: | No, she _________ (to work) in the library. |
| nicola: | Where _________ (you / to go) after the cafe? |
| martin: | I __________ (to go) home. |
| 3.mum: | Oh no! My beautiful new plate. What happened? |
| angela: | I’m really sorry, Mum. I __________ (to break) it when I __________ (to wash) it. |
| mum: | How? |
| angela: | My hands _________ wet and I _________ (to drop) it on the floor. |
| 4. sophie: | _________ (you / to think) yesterday’s exam _________ difficult? |
| edward: | No, not really, but I _________ (not / to write) very much. |
| sophie: | Why not? |
| edward: | Because I _________ (to dream) about my holidays. |
| 5. tracy: | Pardon? I didn’t hear you. Could you repeat that, please? |
| neil: | I _________ (not / to talk) to you. |
| tracy: | Who _________ (you / to talk) to? |
| neil: | Sarah. |
| tracy: | Oh, sorry. |
| 6. andrew: | There _________ (to be) a crash outside my house yesterday. |
| pippa: | What _________ (to happen)? |
| andrew: | I don’t know. It _________ (to rain) but the drivers _________ (not / to go) fast. |
| pippa: | Were they hurt? |
| andrew: | One man _________ (to break) his arm and the other man _________ (to cut) his head. |
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