Ex.29. Choose the correct tense form to complete the sentences.
THE PAST SIMPLE versus THE PAST CONTINUOUS
Ex.26. Ask questions to the words in bold, as in the example below. The first one is given to you as an example.
1. At half past seven, we were signinga contract. – What were you doing at half past seven?
2. When Charlie was driving homehe saw a motorcycle accident.
3. Robert looked out of the window. Ricky was still waiting forHolly.
4. Everything happened so unexpectedly. Mrs. Rich was speaking on the phone, I was sortingout the papers, and he was standing over there by the window.
5. I saw Grace in the garden. She was watering flowerssinging softly to herself.
6. He turned on the TV; the match hadn’t started yet. Players from both teams were signing autographs.
7. They resigned when wewere launching a new product.
8. Yesterday afternoon while Iwas shopping, I lost my wallet.
9. While she was cooking you were all watching television. (tag question)
Ex.27. Ask questions of all possible types (general, who/what/why-questions, tag questions, etc.) to the following sentence:
We were developing a new market campaign, when we heard news of a takeover bid.
Ex.28.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form: the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Compare and analyse the sentences, and elicit the difference.
1. She __________ (to cook) dinner yesterday.
2. She __________ (to cook) at three o'clock yesterday.
3. She __________ (to cook) from two till four yesterday.
4. I __________ (to read) a very good book last month.
5. I __________ (not to read) at five o'clock.
6. I __________ (not to read) when you came in.
7. Susan __________ (to pass) her exam two days ago.
8. Susan __________ (to pass) her exam at this time yesterday.
10.Pete __________ (to work) in the garden yesterday.
11.Pete __________ (to work) in the garden at five o'clock yesterday.
12.Where Pete __________ (to work) when I came to see him?
13.My sister __________ (to wash) the dishes after dinner yesterday.
15.My sister __________ (to wash) the dishes at eight o’clock yesterday.
1. I saw a light in your window as I passed/was passing by.
2. Yesterday as I was walking down Cherry Lane, I met/ was meeting Frank, an old friend of mine.
3. Lucy’s elder sister said that she went/was going to enter Leeds University.
4. While my daughter waited/was waiting for my call, somebody knocked at the door.
5. We just talked/were talking about her when she suddenly came in/was coming in.
6. Yesterday while Dad shaved/was shaving, he cut/ was cutting himself slightly.
7. They quarreled/were quarrelling while they washed /were washing the car.
8. I sat/was sitting by the window when I heard/was hearing astrange noise from the street.
9. At six o’clock I waited/was waiting for Jenifer at the station.
10. It rained/was raining heavily as I walked/was walking towards their house.