Past simple past continuous упражнения word

Тренировочные упражнения по английскому языку на употребление грамматических времен Past Simple и Past Continuous.

Упражнение -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 o’clock 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, my 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.

Упражнения — 2.

1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday.
2.  I (to go) to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday.
3. I (to go) to the cinema when you met me.
4. I (to do) my homework the whole evening yesterday.
5.  I (to do) my homework when mother came home.
6. I (to do) my homework yesterday.
7. I (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday.
8.  I (to do) my homework at six o’clock yesterday.
9.  I (not to play) the piano yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend. 1
10. I (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I (to read) a book.
11.  He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his homework.
12.   When we were in the country last summer, I (to go) to the wood one day. In the wood I (to find) a little fox cub. I (to bring) it home. I (to decide) to tame the cub. Every day I (to feed) it and (to take) care of it. I (to tame) it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite tame. It lives in my house.
13.    When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) and (to laugh). They told me a funny story. Soon I (to laugh), too. I still (to laugh) when we came to school. After school I (to tell) this story at home. My father and mother (to like) it very much.

Упражнения — 3.

1. When I (to come) home, my little sister (to sleep).
2. When Nick (to come) home, his brother (to play) with his toys.
3.  When mother (to come) home, I (to do) my homework.
4.  When father (to come) home, Pete (to sleep).
5.  When mother (to come) home, the children (to play) on the carpet.
6.  When I (to get) up, my mother and father (to drink) tea.
7.  When I (to come) to my friend’s place, he (to watch) TV.
8.  When I (to see) my friends, they (to play) football.
9.  When I (to open) the door, the cat (to sit) on the table.
10.  When Kate (to open) the door, the children (to dance) round the fir-tree.
11.  When Tom (to cross) the street, he (to fall).  
12. When I (to go) to school, I (to meet) my friend.
13.  When we (to go) to the cinema, we (to meet) grandmother.
14.  When grandmother (to go) home, she (to see) many children in the yard.
15.  When Henry (to walk) about in the forest, he (to find) a bear cub.
16.  When we (to walk) about in the forest, we (to see) a hare.
17.  When I (to wash) the floor, I (to find) my old toy under the sofa.
18.  When granny (to read) a book on the sofa, she (to fall) asleep.
19.  When I (to play) in the yard, I suddenly (to see) my old friend.
20.  When Nick (to run) about in the yard, he (to fall).

Упражнения — 4. 

1. They (to drink) tea when I (to come) home.
2.  He (to walk) along the river when a boat (to pass).
3.  The old man (to think) about his plan when he (to fall) asleep.
4.  We (to listen) to an interesting lecture yesterday.
5.  When I (to enter) the classroom, the teacher (to write) words on the blackboard and the pupils (to copy) them into their exercise-books.
6.  They (to get) ready to go out when it (to begin) raining.
7. Yesterday at one o’clock I (to have) lunch at the canteen.
8.  When he (to come) in, I (to do) my exercises.
9.  What you (to do) at eight o’clock yesterday?
10.  At this time yesterday I (to go) home.
11.  You (to sleep) when I (to go) out.
12.  He (to read) on the sofa when I (to come) in and (to sit) down beside him.
13.  I (to walk) along the street with my friend when a tram (to pass).
14.  She (to look) out of the window when I (to see) her.
15.  We (to answer) the teacher’s questions when the headmistress (to enter) the classroom.

Упражнения — 5. 

1. When I (to ring) up my friend, he (to sleep).
2.  When grandfather (to watch) TV, he (to fall) asleep.
3.  When my friend (to come) to see me, I (to do) my homework.
4.  When I (to go) to the stadium, I (to meet) Kate and Ann.
5.  When Nick (to ring) me up yesterday, I (to help) mother.
6.  When the children (to walk) through the wood, they (to see) a fox.
7.  When I (to come) home, my sister (to wash) the floor.
8.  When Mike (to play) in the yard, he (to find) a ball.
9.  When I (to draw) yesterday, I (to break) two pencils.
10.  When I (to meet) Tom, he (to go) to the shop.
11.  When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) hide-and-seek.
12.  I (to go) to the theatre yesterday.
13.  At seven o’clock yesterday I (to go) to the theatre.
14.  What you (to do) at 5 o’clock yesterday? -I (to play) the piano.
15.  When I (to come) to school, the children (to stand) near the classroom.
16.  We (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday.
17.  When I (to prepare) breakfast in the morning, I (to cut) my finger.
18.  Last year I (to go) to the United States.
19.  You (to go) to Great Britain last year? — No, I (to go) to France.
20. What you (to do) yesterday? — I (to translate) a very long art

Упражнения — 6. 

1.  He (to get) up at seven o’clock yesterday.
2.  Father (to come) home at six o’clock yesterday.
3.  I (to read) a book at six o’clock yesterday.
4.  She (to fall) asleep at eleven o’clock yesterday.
5.  Moth­er (to drink) tea at eleven o’clock yesterday.
6.  Father (to watch) TV at ten o’clock yesterday.
7.  I (to go) to bed at nine o’clock yesterday.
8.  I (to finish) my homework at nine o’clock yesterday.
9.  I (to play) the piano at five o’clock yesterday.
10. He (to begin) to do his homework at four o’clock yester­day.
11.  She (to wash) the floor at four o’clock yesterday.
12.  I (to meet) Nick at three o’clock yester­day.
13.  When I (to come) home, Kate (to play) the piano.
14.  When I (to meet) John, he (to go) to the railway station.
15.  When I (to go) to the museum, I (to see) a big crowd of people in the street.
16.  They (to play) in the yard in the evening yesterday.
17.  They (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday.
18.  I (to clean) my teeth at eight o’clock in the morning yesterday.
19. We (to go) to the wood in summer.
20.  When the teacher (to open) the door of the classroom, the pupils (to sit) at their desks.

Упражнения — 7. 

1. At this time yesterday I (to sit) at the theatre.

2. He (to come) back to St. Petersburg on the 15th of January.

 3. I (to go) to the institute when I (to see) him.

4. At this time yesterday we (to have) dinner.

5. He (to write) a letter when I (to come) in.

6. He (to make) a report when I (to leave) the meeting.

7. Yesterday he (to write) a letter to his friend.

8. When I (to look) at them, they (to smile) at me.

9. What you (to do) at six o’clock yesterday?

10. I (to go) to bed at half past eleven.

11. Yesterday the lesson (to begin) at nine o’clock.

12.  The cat (to take) a piece of fish ‘and then (to run) away.

13. He (to read) a newspaper when I (to come) in.

14. Yesterday I (to get) up at seven o’clock.

15. The train (to start) at fifteen minutes to ten.

16. He (to put) on his coat and cap, (to open) the door and (to go) out.

Упражнения — 8. 

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.

Ответы к упражнениям

Упражнение — 1.

1.I played computer games yesterday.

2. I was playing computer games at five o’clock yesterday.

 3. He was playing computer games from two till three yesterday.

 4. We were playing computer games the whole evening yesterday.

5. What was Nick doing when you came to his place?

 6. What were you doing when I rang you up?

7. I was not sleeping at nine o’clock yesterday.

8. What did he do yesterday? — He read a book.

9. What was he doing the whole evening yesterday?—He was reading a book.

10. Was she sleeping when you came home?

11. My brother did not play tennis yesterday. He played tennis the day before yesterday.

12. My sister was not playing the piano at four o’clock yesterday. She was playing the piano the whole evening.

13. When I came into the kitchen, mother was cooking.

14. She was cooking the whole day yesterday.

15. We washed the floor in our flat yesterday.

16. We were washing the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday.

17. Did you do your homework yesterday?

18. Were you doing your homework from eight till ten yesterday?

19. Why was she sleeping at seven o’clock yesterday?

20. He was sitting at the table the whole evening yesterday.

 Упражнение — 2.

1. I went to the cinema yesterday.

 2. I was going to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday.

 3. I was going to the cinema when you met me.

4. I was doing my homework the whole evening yesterday.

5. I was doing my homework when mother came home.

 6. I did my homework yesterday.

7. I was doing my homework from five till eight yesterday.

 8. I was doing my homework at six o’clock yesterday.

9. I did not play the piano yesterday. I wrote a letter to my friend.

 10. I was not playing the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I was reading a book.

 11. He was not sleeping when father came home. He was doing his homework.

12.  When we were in the country last summer, I went to the wood one day. In the wood I found a little fox cub. I brought it home. I decided to tame the cub. Every day I fed it and took) care of it. I was taming it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite tame. It lives in my house.

13.   When I was going to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They were talking and laughing. They told me a funny story. Soon I laughed, too. I was still laughing when we came to school. After school I told this story at home. My father and mother liked it very much.

Упражнение — 3.

1. When I came home, my little sister was sleeping.

2. When Nick came home, his brother was playing with his toys.

 3. When mother came home, I was doing my homework.

4. When father came home, Pete was sleeping.

5. When mother came home, the children were playing on the carpet.

 6. When I got up, my mother and father were drinking tea.

7. When I came to my friend’s place, he was watching TV.

 8. When I saw my friends, they were playing football.

9. When I opened the door, the cat was sitting on the table.

10. When Kate opened the door, the children were dancing round the fir-tree.

 11. When Tom was crossing the street, he fell.  

12. When I was going to school, I met my friend.

13. When we were going to the cinema, we met grandmother.

14. When grandmother was going home, she saw many children in the yard.

15. When Henry was walking about in the forest, he found a bear cub.

16. When we were walking about in the forest, we saw a hare.

17. When I was washing the floor, I found my old toy under the sofa.

18. When granny was reading a book on the sofa, she fell asleep.

19. When I was playing in the yard, I suddenly saw my old friend.

20. When Nick was running about in the yard, he fell.

Упражнение — 4.

1. They were drinking tea when I came home.

2. He was walking along the river when a boat passed.

 3.  The old man was thinking about his plan when he fell asleep.

4. We listened to an interesting lecture yesterday.

5. When I entered the classroom, the teacher was writing words on the blackboard and the pupils were copying them into their exercise-books.

 6. They were getting ready to go out when it began raining.

 7. Yesterday at one o’clock I was having lunch at the canteen.

 8. When he came in, I was doing my exercises.

9. What were you doing at eight o’clock yesterday?

10. At this time yesterday I was going home.

11. You were sleeping when I went out.

12. He was reading on the sofa when I came in and sat down beside him.

13. I was walking along the street with my friend when a tram passed.

14. She was looking out of the window when I saw her.

15. We were answering the teacher’s questions when the headmistress entered the classroom.

Упражнение — 5.

1. When I rang up my friend, he was sleeping.

2. When grandfather was watching TV, he fell asleep.

 3. When my friend came to see me, I was doing my homework.

4. When I was going to the stadium, I met Kate and Ann.

 5. When Nick rang me up yesterday, I was helping mother.

6. When the children were walking through the wood, they saw a fox.

7. When I came home, my sister was washing the floor.

 8. When Mike was playing in the yard, he found a ball.

9. When I was drawing yesterday, I broke two pencils.

10. When I met Tom, he was going to the shop.

11. When I looked out of the window, the children were playing hide-and-seek.

12. I went to the theatre yesterday.

13. At seven o’clock yesterday I was going to the theatre.

14. What were you doing at 5 o’clock yesterday? -I was playing the piano.

15. When I came to school, the children were standing near the classroom.

16. We were playing in the yard the whole evening yesterday.

17. When I was prepare breakfast in the morning, I cut my finger.

 18. Last year I went to the United States.

19. Did you go to Great Britain last year? — No, I went to France.

20. What did you do yesterday? — I translated a very long article.

Упражнение — 6.

I. He got up at seven o’clock yesterday.

2. Father came home at six o’clock yesterday.

3. I was reading a book at six o’clock yesterday.

4. She fell asleep at eleven o’clock yesterday.

5. Mother was drinking tea at eleven o’clock yesterday.

6. Father was watching TV at ten o’clock yesterday.

7. I went to bed at nine o’clock yesterday.

8. I finished my homework at nine o’clock yesterday.

9. I was playing the piano at five o’clock yesterday.

10. He began to do his homework at four o’clock yester­day.

11. She was washing the floor at four o’clock yesterday.

 12. I met Nick at three o’clock yester­day.

13. When I came home, Kate was playing the piano.

14. When I met John, he was going to the railway station.

15. When I was going to the museum, I saw a big crowd of people in the street.

16. They played in the yard in the evening yesterday.

17. They were playing in the yard the whole evening yesterday.

18. I was cleaning my teeth at eight o’clock in the morning yesterday.

19. We went to the wood in summer.

 20. When the teacher opened the door of the classroom, the pupils were sitting at their desks.

Упражнение — 7 .

1. At this time yesterday I was sitting at the theatre.

2. He came back to St. Petersburg on the 15th of January.

3. I was going to the institute when I saw him.

 4. At this time yesterday we were having dinner.

5. He was writing a letter when I came in.

 6. He was making a report when I left the meeting.

 7. Yesterday he wrote a letter to his friend.

8. When I looked at them, they were smiling at me.

9. What were you doing at six o’clock yesterday?

10. I went to bed at half past eleven.

11. Yesterday the lesson began at nine o’clock.

12.  The cat took a piece of fish and then ran away.

13. He was reading a newspaper when I came in.

14. Yesterday I got up at seven o’clock.

15. The train started at fifteen minutes to ten.

16. He put on his coat and cap, opened the door and went out.

Упражнение — 8.

1.I fed my cat with fish yesterday.

2. What were you doing at four o’clock yesterday? — I was feeding my cat.

3. What did your brother do yesterday? -He played computer games.

4. I began re­pairing my camera at six o’clock yesterday.

5. At five o’clock yesterday Helen was cooking soup.

 6. We were playing badminton from nine till eleven yesterday.

7. Kate did not go for a walk yesterday. She was writing a composition the whole day yesterday.

 8. When did your father come home yesterday? He came home at seven o’clock.

9. When my father came home yesterday, my mother was making supper.

10. We did not going on a tramp last summer.

11. What were you doing when your sister came home yesterday?

12. Were you having supper at nine o’clock yesterday?

13. He did not go to the shop yesterday.

14. Nick went to bed at ten o’clock yesterday.

15. Rick was sleeping at eleven o’clock yesterday.

16. When we were playing in the yard yesterday, it suddenly started raining heavily.

17. I saw Mike when he was crossing the street.

18. He began repairing his bicycle in the morning yesterday.

19. He was repairing his bicycle the whole day yesterday.

20. He finished repairing his bicycle in the evening yesterday.

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Сегодняшний материал посвящен отработке двух прошедших времен – Past Simple и Past Continuous.

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• Past Simple
• Past Continuous.

На сайте также есть упражнения отдельно по каждому из данных времен:

• Past Simple exercises
• Past Continuous exercises

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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.

Упражнение 2. Complete the email with the Past Simple or Past Continuous of these verbs. You will need to use some verbs more than once.

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

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Упражнения на Past Simple и Past Continuous (Exercises)

1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. We …. (go) dancing every weekend when we were young.

2. Bob … (dance) when he fell and hurt his leg.

3. Tim … (cook) dinner when his dad … (come) home from work.

4.  I … (do) shopping when I met Tom.

5. Peter … (watch) TV while Ann … (play) computer games.

6. Robin … (sing) in the school choir twenty years ago.

7. Why ……….… (you/laugh) during the class yesterday?

8. Mr. Green … (arrive) at the office and … (turn on) the computer.

9. …… (you/study) hard when you were at university?

10. She … (sleep) at 9 o’clock in the morning.

2. Correct the mistakes. Исправьте ошибки.

1. The students were listening to the teacher while he were speaking.

2. Phil was washing the car while the rain started.

3. She was slipping on a banana skin and broke her leg.

4. I was always enjoying reading the fairy tales in the childhood.

5. They were going to the theatre last Sunday.

6. Bill came home late, drank some milk and was going to bed.

7. We were having dinner at a lovely restaurant every evening when we were on holiday.

8. Liza was buying a new dress for a party two days ago.

9. I took some really nice photos when I was being in Mexico.

10. Bob was meeting Mary yesterday.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

A. Mary 1) … (tidy) the attic at 4 o’clock last Sunday. While she 2) … (tidy) it, she 3) … (find) some old photos her grandfather 4) … (take) when she was a child. Mary 5) … (remember) about happy moments of her childhood, so she 6) … (decide) to put them into the frames in her bedroom.

B. It 1) … (happen) last night. Peter 2) … (sit) in the living-room with his wife Mary. They 3) … (watch) an interesting film when suddenly, the lights 4) … (go out). They 5) … (hear) a strange noise outside the house and Peter 6) … (rush) to see what it was.

C. When the fire alarm 1) …. (go off) at the hotel Mr. Black 2) … (talk) on the phone. Two men 3) … (pay) their bill at the reception desk. A porter 4) … (carry) some suitcases. To prevent panic Mr. Black immediately 5) … (call) the fire brigade and 6) … (begin) to evacuate people.

4. Underline the correct form of the verb. Подчеркните правильную форму глагола.

1. While I was in the park, I saw lots of children who rode/were riding bikes.

2. I washed/was washing the dishes when the phone rang/was ringing.

3. What did you do/were you doing last weekend?

4. Three day ago, Tim gave/was giving his wife a gold ring for their wedding anniversary.

5. He was walking/walked down the street when he was seeing/ saw the accident.

6. Bob was having/had some coffee with his friends when he was hearing/heard the news.

7. The sun shone/was shining and the birds sang/were singing.

8. Sheila arrived/was arriving in London last month.

9. She got out of/was getting out of bed, went/was going to the kitchen and turned on/was turning on the coffee machine.

10. I watched/was watching a good film at 10 o’clock yesterday.

5. A policeman is asking a witness about the robbery in the bank he saw. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous. Полицейский допрашивает свидетеля об ограблении банка, которое он видел. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

P: Where 1) … (be) you when you 2) … (see) the accident, Sir?

W: I 3) … (stand) near the bakery opposite the bank.

P: What exactly 4) … (happen)?

W: Well, I 5) … (hear) a strange noise, 6) … (turn around) and 7) … (see) as two men … (run out of) the bank. They 9) … (sit) into the car and 10) … (drive away).

P: 11) … (you/see) their faces?

W: No, not at all. They were in masks.

P: Thank you very much for your help.

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Ответы (Answers)

1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. We went dancing every weekend when we were young.

2. Bob was dancing when he fell and hurt his leg.

3. Tim was cooking dinner when his dad came home from work.

4.  I was doing shopping when I met Tom.

5. Peter was watching TV while Ann was playing computer games.

6. Robin sang in the school choir twenty years ago.

7. Why were you laughing during the class yesterday?

8. Mr. Green arrived at the office and turned on the computer.

9. Did you study hard when you were at university?

10. She was sleeping at 9 o’clock in the morning.

2. Correct the mistakes. Исправьте ошибки.

1. The students were listening to the teacher while he were was speaking.

2. Phil was washing the car while when the rain started.

3. She was slipping slipped on a banana skin and broke her leg.

4. I was always enjoying always enjoyed reading the fairy tales in the childhood.

5. They were going went to the theatre last Sunday.

6. Bill came home late, drank some milk and was going went to bed.

7. We were having had dinner at a lovely restaurant every evening when we were on holiday.

8. Liza was buying bought a new dress for a party two days ago.

9. I took some really nice photos when I was being was in Mexico.

10. Bob was meeting met Mary yesterday.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

A. Mary 1) was tidying the attic at 4 o’clock last Sunday. While she 2) was tidying it, she 3) found some old photos her grandfather 4) took when she was a child. Mary 5) remembered about happy moments of her childhood, so she 6) decided to put them into the frames in her bedroom.

B. It 1) happened last night. Peter 2) was sitting in the living-room with his wife Mary. They 3) were watching an interesting film when suddenly, the lights 4) went out. They 5) heard a strange noise outside the house and Peter 6) rushed to see what it was.

C. When the fire alarm 1) went off at the hotel Mr. Black 2) was talking on the phone. Two men 3) were paying their bill at the reception desk. A porter 4) was carrying some suitcases. To prevent panic Mr. Black immediately 5) called a fire brigade and 6) began to evacuate people.

4. Underline the correct form of the verb. Подчеркните правильную форму глагола.

1. While I was in the park, I saw lots of children who rode/were riding bikes.

2. I washed/was washing the dishes when the phone rang/was ringing.

3. What did you do/were you doing last weekend?

4. Three day ago, Tim gave/was giving his wife a gold ring for their wedding anniversary.

5. He was walking/walked down the street when he was seeing/ saw the accident.

6. Bob was having/had some coffee with his friends when he was hearing/heard the news.

7. The sun shone/was shining and the birds sang/were singing.

8. Sheila arrived/was arriving in London last month.

9. She got out of/was getting out of bed, went/was going to the kitchen and turned on/was turning on the coffee machine.

10. I watched/was watching a good film at 10 o’clock yesterday.

5. A policeman is asking a witness about the robbery in the bank he saw. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous. Полицейский допрашивает свидетеля об ограблении банка, которое он видел. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

P: Where 1) were you when you 2) saw the accident, Sir?

W: I 3) was standing near the bakery opposite the bank.

P: What exactly 4) happened?

W: Well, I 5) heard a strange noise, 6) turned around and 7) saw as two men were running out of the bank. They 9) sat into the car and 10) drove away.

P: 11) Did you see their faces?

W: No, not at all. They were in masks.

P: Thank you very much for your help.

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