Correct the mistakes.

1. Philip was washing the car while the fire started.

2. Harriet was opening the door and walked into the house.

3. We were having lunch at a lovely restaurant every day when we were on holiday.

4. Brian drank tea at five o’clock yesterday afternoon.

5. I was going to the cinema last Saturday.

6. I was buying a new dress for my party yesterday.

7. Dad was repairing the TV while Mum cooked dinner.

 

40. Put the verbs in brackets into present continuous or past continuous.

1. I (to write) an English exercise now. 2. I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday. 3. My little sister (to sleep) now. 4. My little sister (to sleep) at this time yester­day. 5. My friends (not to do) their homework now. They (to play) volleyball. 6. My friends (not to do) their home­work at 7 o'clock yesterday. They (to play) volleyball. 7. You (to eat) ice-cream now? 8. You (to eat) ice-cream when I rang you up yesterday? 9. What your father (to do) now? 10. What your father (to do) from 8 till 9 yesterday? 11. Why she (to cry) now? 12. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday? 13. She (to read) the whole evening yester­day. 14. She (not to read) now. 15. Now she (to go) to school. 16. What you (to do) now? - I (to drink) tea. 17. You (to drink) tea at this time yesterday?- No, I (not to drink) tea at this time yesterday, I (to eat) a banana. 18. My sister is fond of reading. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday, and now she (to read) again. 19. Look! My cat (to play) with a ball. 20. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the trees.