Тест past simple, past continuous

Past Continuous Test

Тест на Past Continuous подходит для школьного тестирования: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 класс. При необходимости изучите соответствующие материалы в разделе Грамматика английского языка.

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1	We ___ tea when our grandparents came.
A	was having	B	were have	C	were having
2	He ___ the house this time yesterday.
A	was painting	B	were painting	C	painting
3	Mary ___ home when she met her old friend.
A	was walking	B	was walk	C	were walking
4	They ___ cricket at 10 a.m. yesterday.
A	not playing	B	weren’t playing	C	wasn’t playing
5	Sam and I ___ over the phone when the connection failed.
A	were chat	B	was chatting	C	were chatting
6	The radio was on but nobody ___ to it.
A	were listening	B	was listening	C	weren’t listening
7	She ___ dinner while her husband was working in the garden.
A	was cooking	B	was cook	C	were cooking
8	Carol was at the party last night. She ___ a very nice dress.
A	wearing	B	was wearing	C	were wearing
9	___ at 8 p.m. yesterday?
A	Knitting she	B	Were she knitting	C	Was she knitting
10	We ___ along the coast all evening yesterday.
A	was driving	B	were driving	C	were drive
11	I ___ anything this time yesterday.
A	wasn’t doing	B	weren’t doing	C	not doing
12	We ___ a snowman all morning yesterday.
A	were making	B	were make	C	was making
13	Lucy ___ a bath at 9 o’clock yesterday.
A	were having	B	was have	C	was having
14	When I last saw you, you ___ at university.
A	were studying	B	was studying	C	studying
15	He __ for me when I came.
A	was wait	B	was waiting	C	were waiting
16	Kelly was busy, so we ___ very long.
A	wasn’t staying	B	wasn’t stay	C	weren’t staying
17	Why ___ at you?
A	were that woman staring	B	was that woman staring	C	was that woman stare
18	I didn’t go to work yesterday. I ___ well.
A	wasn’t be feel	B	wasn’t feeling	C	weren’t feeling
19	When I met Tim in the shop, he ___ for a new computer.
A	was looking	B	were looking	C	was look
20	Sally and Ann ___ in the park when it started raining.
A	was running	B	were run	C	were running
21	When I got home, my sister ___ with a kitten.
A	playing	B	was playing	C	were playing
22	Where were you yesterday evening? I ___ my niece in hospital.
A	was visiting	B	was visit	C	were visiting
23	Sue ___ outside the theatre when the performance began.
A	was to standing	B	was standing	C	were standing
24	Tom and Liz were busy yesterday. They ___ their mom around the house.
A	helping	B	was helping	C	were helping
25	We ___ a New Year tree all morning yesterday.
A	were decorating	B	were to decorating	C	was decorating

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Тест по английскому языку на Past Continuous с ответами

1	C
2	A
3	A
4	B
5	C
6	B
7	A
8	B
9	C
10	B
11	A
12	A
13	C
14	A
15	B
16	C
17	B
18	B
19	A
20	C
21	B
22	A
23	B
24	C
25	A

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II. Сделайте перевод с русского на английский. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Вчера вечером шел сильный дождь, и мы не смогли пойти на стадион, 2. Я не ожидал тебя здесь встретить. Когда ты приехал? 3. Я не успел на поезд в 10 часов и мне пришлось ждать следующего целый час. 4. Мы не поняли друг друга. Я ждал его в здании университета, а он в это время ждал меня на улиц 5 Стюардесса попросила пассажиров пристегнуть ремни, так как самолет шел на посадку. 6. Ты вчера вечером был дома? — Нет, я ходил в театр. Мне очень понравился спектакль. Игра актеров была великолепной. 7. Когда ты был в отпуске последний раз? — Прошлой зимой. — Как ты его провел? — Прекрасно. Ходил на лыжах, катался на коньках 8. Когда ты позвонил вчера, я был занят. Я переводил наш новый контракт. 9. Вчера я опоздал на урок английского языка. Когда я пришел, студенты писали сочинение. 10. Аня подмела пол, вымыла посуду, а потом стала готовить домашнее задание. 11. Вчера мы купались, загорали, катались на лодке, играли в теннис. Мы очень хорошо провели время 12. Шел ли дождь, когда ты вышел из дома? 13. Он спускался вниз по лестнице, когда я его увидел! 14. С кем ты разговаривал, когда я встретил тебя в коридоре 15. Что ты делала, когда я позвонила тебе вчера вечером? — Я готовила ужин. 16. Ты была вчера дома в 5 часов? — Нет, я была в университете. В это время я сдавала экзамен по грамматике. 17. В то время как я искал ключи в гостиной, моя жена искала их в столовой. 18. Она без конца била посуду. 19. Она вечно жаловалась. 20. Почему тебя не было на собрании вчера? — Я должен был встретить сестру на вокзале. 21 Когда ты видела его в последний раз? — Неделю назад в библиотеке. Пока я готовила обед, мой муж чинил автомобиль. 23. Когда ты писал родителям в последний раз? — Месяц назад. 24. Мы жили в Москве 10 лет, а потом переехали в Минск. 25. Когда я вошел в зал, студенты все еще обсуждали первый доклад. 26. Мальчик ловил рыбу, когда он упал в воду. 27. Пять лет назад я имел обыкновение рано вставать. 28. Неделю назад я потерял свои очки, но два дня спустя я нашел их. 29. Стоял прекрасный летний день. Светило солнце и пели птицы. 30. Он был очень занят, когда я его видел, так как на следующий день он уезжал в командировку. 31. Почему ты был так сердит на него? 32. В прошлую субботу мой отец ходил на рыбалку и поймал много рыбы. 33 . Почему ты не позвонил мне? — Я вернулся домой слишком поздно. 34. Кто видел вчера Елену? — Я. 35. Какие журналы он хотел показать мне? — Я не знаю. 36. Вчера весь вечер они обсуждали планы на летний отпуск. 37. Вы работали на этом заводе три года тому назад? 38. Вы просмотрели вчера эти документы? 39. Мы ужинали, когда моя старшая сестра вернулась из университета. 40. Где ты встретил Анну?—Я встретил ее около библиотеки, когда возвращался домой. Кто купил подарок для Джейн? — Ник. 42. Сколько писем вы напечатали вчера? — Двадцать одно43. Когда часы пробили двенадцать, мы пошли спать. 44. Я обедал, когда он мне позвонил. 45. Куда ты ходила после занятий? — В универмаг. 46. Когда он вернулся из Лондона?-—Неделю тому назад. 47. Он ведь показал тебе свою новую квартиру? 48. Дождь шел с пяти до семи. 49. Петр просматривал газеты, в то время как Аня смотрела телепередачу 50. Ты переводил статью весь вечер, не так ли?—Да, статья довольно трудная, и мне пришлось многие слова смотреть по словарю. 51. Когда я пришел, машинистка все еще печатала мои документы. 52. В прошлом году было много снега?—Да. 53. Когда вы получили это пись­мо? — Вчера утром. 54. Погода была хорошая, и дети попро­сили меня повести юс в парк.55. На уроке английского язы­ка преподаватель задавал вопросы, а мы отвечали на них. 56. Я прочитал изложение сестры. В нем было несколько ошибок. 57. Где вы его видели на прошлой неделе? — Мы видели его в театре. 58. Кто навестил вас вчера? — Друзья моего сына. 59. Где ты была сегодня после обеда? Я прихо­дила к тебе, но тебя не было дома. 60. В котором часу ты сегодня обедал? — Я обедал в два. 61. Он пожал мне руку и пожелал успеха в работе.

Keys:

1 didn’t hear, was sleeping 2 was shining, was blowing, were singing 3 were arguing, walked 4 got, opened, found 5 was climbing, tripped, fell, didn’t hurt 6 was reading, fell, closed, tiptoed 7 enjoyed, was snowing, was shining, were shovelling, was lying 8 finally found, was already, were busily talking, were speaking, were conversing, sounded, were just sitting, chose, sat, walked, stopped 9 arrived, was having, apologized, lunched 10 always wore, carried 11 shared, was always complaining/always complained 12 realized, was travelling 13 was playing, threw 14 was just opening, blew 15 was opening, heard, put, crawled 16 were playing, heard, hid, took 17 didn’t allow, Was blowing IB was making, was saying 19 was standing, was waiting 20 heard, went, opened, didn’t recognize, wasn’t wearing 21 were dancing,  broke, stole 22 was always buying 23 told, was spending/spent, listened 24 woke, got, went, bought, had, was usually grazing, didn’t chase, made, was crossing, went, annoyed, began, was carrying, was raining, threw, ran, stopped, began, was doing 25 did you interrupt, was having 26 were walking, heard, turned, held, stopped 27 was making, felt, brought, was able 28 saw, were you using, was using, were you riding 29 did you damage, ran, were driving, were going 30 was just writing, remembered, had 31 said, was building, thought 32 did you lend, was still reading, didn’t know, you were still reading 33 did you hear, said, wasn’t listening, was thinking 34 weren’t you, was waiting 35 was she wearing 36 did you break, slipped, was crossing 37 decided, chose, looked, were getting, was mixing, was washing, were, asked, was doing, replied, was going, went, knew, were looking, began, found, were, were waiting, remembered, had, started, was telephoning, did, came, grumbled, was always telephoning, retorted, was always complaining, worked, were starting, rang, was, wanted, was playing, stayed, went, left, returned, came, wasted, said, thought,was just climbing, rang, said, got, went, opened, was, was coming, was arriving 38 didn’t get, were having, rang, said, were making, pointed out, was, had 39 did you do, got, worked, did you stay, stayed, left, went, became 40 did you break, fell, was putting, was, was, was going, didn’t go, cancelled, spent 41. looked, said, was leaving and going, said, was, was going, told, was getting on 42 was running, struck 43 was snowing, woke, remembered, was coming, decided, lost 44. was, was, was raining, was getting, heard, looked, noticed, was turning, rushed, turned, asked 45 introduced, shook, smiled 46 hurt, cut

Упражнения 7

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. I (to feed) my cat with fish yesterday.
2. What you (to do) at four o’clock yesterday? — I (to feed) my cat.
3. What your brother (to do) yesterday? -He (to play) computer games.
4. I (to begin) re­pairing my camera at six o’clock yesterday.
5. At five o’clock yesterday Helen (to cook) soup.
6. We (to play) badminton from nine till eleven yester­day.
7. Kate (not to go) for a walk yesterday. She (to write) a composition the whole day yesterday.
8. When your father (to come) home yesterday? He (to come) home at seven o’clock.
9. When my father (to come) home yesterday, my mother (to make) supper.
10. We (not to go) on a tramp last summer.
11. What you (to do) when your sister (to come) home yesterday?
12. You (to have) supper at nine o’clock yesterday?
13. He (not to go) to the shop yesterday.
14. Nick (to go) to bed at ten o’clock yesterday.
15. Rick (to sleep) at eleven o’clock yes­terday.
16. When we (to play) in the yard yester­day, it suddenly (to start) raining heavily.
17. I (to see) Mike when he (to cross) the street.
18. He (to begin) repairing his bicycle in the morning yes­terday.
19. He (to repair) his bicycle the whole day yesterday.
20. He (to finish) repairing his bicycle in the evening yesterday.

Задания на Past Continuous и Past Simple повышенной сложности (уровень знаний английского A2-B1)

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Продолжайте выполнять упражнения делая правильный выбор между употреблением Past Simple и Past Continuous.

Задание №2-2.

Теперь самостоятельно напишите глаголы, указанные в скобках, выбирая правильное время Past Simple илиPast Continuous.

1. While I (listen) to the radio, the telephone (ring).

2. He (break) his leg when he (ski) in the Alps.

3. We (see) an accident while we (wait) for the bus.

4. While she (prepare) lunch, she (cut) herself.

5. Which countries (they, visit) when they (travel) round the world?

6. (you, work) in the garden when I (come) to the house?

7. They (live) in Canada when they (meet) each other.

8. Lisa (study) when her mum (arrive) home.

9. While Ann (to be) at the hairdresser’s, her boyfriend (send) her a text message.

10. At 6 pm Alice (buy) lots of presents for her family.

Задание №2-3.

Продолжайте самостоятельно писать глаголы, указанные в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. While Bob and Helen (wait) for the bus it (start) to rain.

2. While Stella (talk) to her boyfriend the waitress (prepare) them an exotic drink.

3. At 5 o’clock, Paul (leave) his office and Anna (speak) on her mobile phone.

4. At 10 am Laura (give) a speech to her employees at her office.

5. While Sue (sit) under a tree in the park her little cat (observe) her.

6. When Linda (have) breakfast the doorbell (ring).

7. Rob and Liz (jog) in the park when I (see) them.

8. Frank and Sandra (have) a cup of coffee while they (watch) the sun go down.

9. While Tina (look) at a dress her husband (hold) a pile of packets.

10. The three girls (reach) an agreement after talking for over two hours.

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Exercise II, p. 40

1. It was raining hard yesterday evening, so we couldn’t go to the stadium. 2. I didn’t expect to meet you here. When did you come? 3. I missed the 10 o’clock train so I had to wait for the next one the whole hour. 4. We misunderstood each other. I was waiting for him inside the university, while he was waiting for me outside. 5. The stewardess asked the passengers to fasten seat belts, as the plane was landing. 6. Were you at home yesterday evening? — No, I went to the theatre. I enjoyed the performance. The acting was superb. 7. When were you on holiday last? — Last winter. — How did you spend it? — Very well. I went skiing and skating. 8. When you phoned yesterday, I was busy. I was translating our new contract. 9. I was late for my English class yesterday. When I came, the students were writing a composition. 10. Ann swept the floor, washed up the dishes and began to do her homework. Yesterday we swam, lay in the sun, went boating, played tennis. We had a lot of fun. 12. Was it raining when you left home? 13. He was walking downstairs, when I saw him. 14. Who were you talking to when I met you in the corridor? 15. What were you doing when I rang you up yesterday evening?—I was making supper. 16. Were you at home at 5 о’clock yesterday? — No, I was at the university. I was taking my exam in Grammar at that time. 17. While I was looking for the keys in the sitting-room, my wife was looking for them in the dining-room. 18. She was constantly breaking the dishes. 19. She was always complaining. 20. Why weren’t you at the meeting yesterday? — I had to meet my sister at the station. When did you see him last? — A week ago in the library. While I was making dinner, my husband was repairing the car. 23. When did you last write to your parents? — A month ago.24. We lived in Moscow for ten years, then we moved to Minsk. 25. When I entered the hall, the students were still discussing the first report. 26. The boy was fishing, when he fell down into the water. 27. Five years ago I used to get up early. 28. A week ago I lost my glasses, but two days later I found them. 29. It was a fine summer day. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. 30. He was very busy, when I saw him, because he was going away on business on the next day. 31. Why were you so angry with him? 32. Last Saturday my father went fishing and caught a lot of fish. 33. Why didn’t you phone me? — I came home too late. 34. Who saw Helen yesterday? — I did. 35. What journals did he want to show me? — I don’t know. 36. The whole evening yesterday they were discussing their plans for summer holidays. 37. Did you work at this plant three years ago? 38. Did you look through the documents yesterday? 39. We were having . supper when my elder sister returned from the university. 40. Where did you meet Ann? — I met her outside the library when I was going home. 41. Who bought the present for Jane? — Nick did. 42. How many letters did you type yesterday?—Twenty. 43. When the clock struck twelve, we went to bed. 44. I was having dinner when he called me. 45. Where did you go after our classes? — To the department store. 46. When did he come back from London? -— A week ago. 47. He showed you his new flat, didn’t he? 48 .It was raining from five to seven. 49. Peter was looking through the newspapers, while Ann was watching television. 50. You were translating the article the whole evening, weren’t you? -— Yes, the article was rather difficult and I had to look up many words in the dictionary. 51. When I came, the typist was still typing my documents. 52. Was there much snow last year? — Yes, there was.53. When did you get this letter? — Yesterday morning. 54. The weather was nice, and the children asked me to take them to the park. 55. At our English lesson the teacher asked questions and we answered them. 56. I read my sister’s composition. There were some mistakes in it. 57. Where did you see him last week? — We saw him at the theatre. 58. Who visited you yesterday? — My son’s friends. 59. Where were you this afternoon? I came to see you, but you weren’t at home. 60. What time did you have dinner today? — At two о’clock. 61. He shook my hand and wished me success in my work.

Лексические упражнения для 6 класса.

Упражнение 21. Соотнесите слова и их перевод.

A.

Abroad dangerous plant wild danger

a)                   опасный b)                   растение c)                   за границей d)                   опасность e)                   дикий

B.

comfortable population cross capital anthem

a) крест b) удобный c) столица d) гимн e) население

Упражнение 22. Fill in when or while.

1. Fred was watching TV, ________ Pit was reading.
2. _________ mother came into the room, Anthony was sleeping.
3. Melody was crying ______ Derek first saw her.
4. Gill was cooking _______ the phone rang.
5. _________ Steven was thinking, the train left.

Упражнение 23.  Match these verbs with the words.

1.       Do 2.       Make 3.       Clean 4.       Wash 5.       Water

a) the plants b) your homework c) the bed d) the dishes e) the house

Упражнение 24. Put these words into the most suitable column.

Vegetable:                                                                                                                               

Fruit:

Meat:

Упражнение 25. Put the words into the correct order to make sentences.

1. has to, stay, Ann, at school, lessons, after
2. get, early, up, tomorrow, don’t, have to, I
3. the dates, have to, they, learn, by heart
4. have to, the, blackboard, clean, I
5. don’t, eat, have to, you, the soup

Упражнение 26. Use the words to complete the sentences.

1. The “Titanic” is a very _________ film.
2. The film was very_________- , so I fell asleep.
3. “Car” is an__________cartoon for the whole family.
4. The “Star wars” is a very__________ film, so I couldn’t stop watching it.
5. The “Dracula” was a __________ film, so I was not asleep.

Ответы.

Exercise 1.  1 is, 2 are / am, 3 are, 4 is, 5 is

Exercise 2.  2 /3 /5

Exercise 3.

1 lived, 2 stopped, 3 has bought, 4 has blown, 5 have just met, 6 has gone,  7 left, 8 has changed, 9 has … happened  

Exercise 4.  3 /5

Exercise 5.

1. Have you bought a present for your Granny?
2. Meredith hasn’t seen this film, yet.
3. I’ve just broken the vase.
4. Veronica has just come from Paris.
5. Petr has already done his homework.

Exercise 6.

1. When were you in Mir?
2. When did you read it?
3. How long have you been in the village?
4. What have you done? or What have you broken?
5. Where have you met Kate?

Exercise 7. Was writing, was cooking, was not sleeping, was doing, were talking

Exercise 8. Your own answers.

Exercise 9. 1 is, 2 next, 3 are, 4 won’t, 5 am

Exercise 10. it are vacation -> it is vacation, I go ->I went, also go -> also went, There is swimming -> there were swimming, I is very -> I was very

Exercise 11.

1. My uncle went to Bosnia last night.
2. Scot has just come back from America.
3. Have you ever been to Yemen?
4. You haven’t visited your granny, yet.
5. I always clean my teeth two times a day.

Exercise 12. 1 have, 2 do, 3 do, 4 have, 5 do

Exercise 13. 1 would, 2 do, 3 would like, 4 like, 5 would like

Exercise 14. Wolves, bison, sheep, teeth, glasses, oxen.

Exercise 15. 1 Shorter than – the shortest, 2 worse than – the worst, 3 more boring – the most boring, farther / further than – the farthest/ furthest

Exercise 16.

When did the accident happen?

What housework do the boys do?

What machines can you use?

What does Molly do in her room?

Do you like this film?

Exercise 17.

HOW	1.       much 2.       many 3.       much 4.       many 5.       many

Exercise 18.

1 isn’t it?

2 have you?

3 can’t you?

4 doesn’t he?

5 doesn’t she?

Exercise 19.

1. When did Greg finish repairing his bicycle?
2. How long was Nelly working at her English yesterday?
3. Where is your sister?
4. What is little Millie doing? Or What is little Millie brushing?
5. When did aunt Pam get a postcard from her cousin?

Exercise 20. 1 doesn’t have to, 2 have to, 3 has to, 4 do … have to, 5 don’t have to

Exercise 21.

A: Abroad – c,  dangerous – a, plant – b, wild – e, danger – d.

B: comfortable – b, population – e,  cross – a, capital – c,  anthem– d.

Exercise 22. 1 while, 2 when, 3 when, 4 when, 5 while

Exercise 23. 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 –e, 4- d, 5-a

Exercise 24.

Vegetable:  cucumber, onion, potatoes, carrot.

Fruit: apple, lemon, grapes

Meat: steak, ham, bacon, grapes

Exercise 26.  1 touching, 2 boring, 3 amusing, 4 exciting, 5 horror

Надеюсь эти лексические и грамматические упражнения для 6 класса были полезны для тренировки навыков английского языка.

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous Exercises.

Упражнение 1.  Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous) to complete the sentences.

1. The film was rubbish, so we left / were leaving the cinema and went / were going to the cybercafé.
2. I didn’t like / wasn’t liking the program we watched / were watching, so I turned / was turning off the TV.
3. Dave rang / was ringing me while I did / was doing my homework.
4. As I fell / was falling asleep, I heard/was hearing a strange noise.
5. I dropped / was dropping my keys while I ran / was running for the bus.
6. The competition judges didn’t know / weren’t knowing whose food they tasted / were tasting.

Decide /    get   /  give   /  go   /   happen   /  not hurt   / play   / try  / want

Last weekend Ben and I visited that new leisure center that everyone is talking about. We 1) ___________ to the ice-skating rink first. Ben slipped a few times while he 2) ___________ to do acrobatic tricks, but luckily he 3) ___________ himself. After that, we went to the main hall to see what 4) __________ there. On one side of the hall a rock band 5) __________ while on the other side some skateboarders 6) ____________ a display. The Skateboarders were fantastic so we 7) ___________ to stay and watch them.

After the exhibition, we both __________ to go to the shops inside the center. But it was nearly rush hour and the shops 9) ___________ really crowded so we 10) ____________ to the multiplex cinema to see The Illusionist. What a fantastic film!

Упражнение 3.  Match the beginnings (1-7) with the endings (a-g). Then complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. He ___________ (climb) down the side of a building 2. The sun _________ (shine) brightly 3. The hot water tank _________ (explode) 4. When we _________ (get) to the concert 5. I _________ (not know) that my friends 6. While you _________ (lie) on the beach 7. Last year, Simon _________ (give up) painting

a) while I __________ (have) a shower. b) the band ___________ (play) my favourite song. c) when suddenly the rope _________ (break). d) and __________ (take up) sculpture instead. e) ___________ (prepare) a surprise  party for me. f) when I __________ (get up) this morning. g) we ___________ (study) for our exams!

Упражнение 4. Вставьте Past Simple или Past Continuous

1. An amazing display of traditional-style canoes ____ last week in Portland (to begin).
2. Last month, we ________ the most amazing opportunity to head down to Nashville (to have).
3. These ladies__________ an apartment when they ____ both _______ English in Jakarta, Indonesia (to share, to teach).
4. Last year we________ too tired even to make quality home design (to be).
5. While the tourists __________ at the beach, animators __________ coffee in the bar (to dance, to have).
6. Last time there ________ a snowfall in November in 2016 (to be).
7. A Qatari sheikh ________ more than £1billion on his art collection last year (to spend).
8. The hot-blooded and furious Tybalt ________ a grudge against Romeo (to bear).
9. While we __________ to a dive site we __________ the advantages of Utila, the smallest and most unspoiled of the Bay Islands of Honduras (to boat, to discuss).
10. In the late 1600s, the British ________ all non-English ships from trading with colonies (to forbid).
11. We ________ busy building our new country house that year (to be).
12. Our friend’s dog __________ us as we__________ around the neighborhood (to follow, to walk).
13. The student __________ up the escalator while it __________ (to run, to move).

Ответы к упражнениям.

Exercise 1.

1 — Left / went, 2 — didn’t like / were watching / turned, 3 – rang / was doing, 4 — was falling / heard, 5-dropped / was running, 6 — didn’t know / were tasting

Exercise 2. 1.went    2.was trying     3.didn’t hurt       4.was happening         5.was playing      6.were giving     7.decided     8.wanted  9.were getting  10.went

Exercise 3.

1C — was climbing, broke

2G — was shining, got up

3A —  exploded, was having

4B – got, was/were playing

5E – didn’t know, were preparing

6G – were lying, were studying

7D – gave up, took up

Exercise 4.

1 began, 2 had, 3 were sharing / were teaching, 4 were, 5 were dancing  / were having, 6 was, 7 spent, 8 bore, 9 were boating / were discussing, 10  forbade, 11 were, 12 was following /were walking, 13 was running / was moving

Упражнения 1

1. I (to play) computer games yesterday.
2. I (to play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday.
3. He (to play) computer games from two till three yesterday.
4. We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday.
5. What Nick (to do) when you came to his place?
6. What you (to do) when I rang you up?
7. I (not to sleep) at nine o’clock yesterday.
8. What he (to do) yesterday? — He (to read) a book.
9. What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? —He (to read) a book.
10. She (to sleep) when you came home?
11. My brother (not to play) tennis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day be­fore yesterday.
12. My sister (not to play) the pi­ano at four o’clock yesterday. She (to play) the piano the whole evening.
13. When I came into the kitchen, mother (to cook).
14. She (to cook) the whole day yesterday.
15. We (to wash) the floor in our flat yesterday.
16. We (to wash) the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday.
17. You (to do) your homework yesterday?
18. You (to do) your homework from eight till ten yesterday?
19. Why she (to sleep) at seven o’clock yesterday?
20. He (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday.