PAST PROGRESSIVE
I-VARIANT
I. ПОСТАВЬТЕ ГЛАГОЛ В PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. The gardener (to dig) in the garden all day long yesterday.
2. Mr. Priestley (to write) a book .
3. The boys (to work) very hard the last term.
4. Why the baby (to cry)?
5. They (not to listen) to music at 10 yesterday.
6. This time last year he (to live) in London.
7. The weather was good and it (to get) better and better.
8. Who (to talk) to Nick about the car?
9. When the phone rang we (to have) dinner.
10. I (not to play) computer games when you came.
II. ПОСТАВЬТЕ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЯ В ВОПРОСИТЕЛЬНУЮ
И ОТРИЦАТЕЛЬНУЮ ФОРМЫ:
1. The whole day yesterday she was preparing for her report.
2. My wife and I were talking about you the other day.
3. They were playing chess all the morning yesterday.
4. Mary was looking at the people in the hall.
5. We were translating the text at that time.
III. ПЕРЕВЕДИТЕ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЯ:
1. She was doing something in the kitchen when I came in.
2. Richard lost his money when he was going home.
3. I couldn’t answer the phone because I was shaving.
4. While parents were discussing news children were playing football.
5. We were having an interesting talk when you entered.
6. I was trying to find a publisher for my new book.
7. He was looking for a key when we came in.
8. They were writing a test when the teacher entered.
9. The old man was driving his car when he saw an accident.
10. They were laughing when she saw them.
PAST PROGRESSIVE
II-VARIANT
I. ПОСТАВЬТЕ ГЛАГОЛ В PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. What you (to do) when we rang you up?
2. The singer (to sing) very well at that moment.
3. The weather was bad and it (to get) worse and worse.
4. Margaret (to write) a letter the whole evening yesterday.
5. John and Olaf (not to swim) in the river this time last year.
6. Who you (to wait) for?
7. He (to look through) the mail when the telephone rang.
8. They (to go) home when I met them.
9. The teacher and I (not to talk) about you the other day.
10. She (to tell) a very interesting story at that moment.
II. ПОСТАВЬТЕ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЯ В ВОПРОСИТЕЛЬНУЮ
И ОТРИЦАТЕЛЬНУЮ ФОРМЫ:
1. I was getting ready for my exams the whole day yesterday.
2. Ann and Mary were having an English lesson at 10 o’clock in the morning.
3. This time yesterday Helen was speaking to her best friend.
4. They were learning new English words then.
5. My friend and I were taking our exam in history at this time yesterday.
III. ПЕРЕВЕДИТЕ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЯ:
1. He cut himself while he was shaving.
2. I was looking through my dictation when the bell rang.
3. We were playing tennis when we saw this accident.
4. Everybody was talking about his report when we finished the conference.
5. These girls were not working when the manager came in.
6. Ann was reciting a poem when we entered the hall.
7. While we were having dinner the orchestra was playing.
8. She was learning new words when the light went out.
9. I didn’t answer the call because I was taking a shower.
10. It was raining when I went out into the street.
