Grammar in Use 13,14

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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

e tc , Appendix

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?

he

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

dc

was

not

(wasn t)

=Fe

not

wtenDt

he

she

it

we

you

t h q

doing

watching

playing

running

living .

etc

war

were



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 .............................................................................................



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



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

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