3. ‘What ………you doing when they arrived?’ ‘ I … reading the paper.’
4. ‘… they working hard?’ ‘No, they … ’
5. ‘… she crying when you saw her?’ ‘Yes, she …’
6. ‘… they speak to you when you met?’ ‘No, they …’
7. Peter … still lying in bed so he … n’t hear the doorbell.’
8. ‘… the police find the man?’ No, they …n’t. ‘He … hiding in an empty building.
9. We … shouting to you …n’t you hear us?
10. I … looking for some photos when you rang but I … n’t find them
5. Open the brackets and use the Past Continuous Tense:
1. When the telephone rang, Mr. Jackson (to play) the piano. 2. Robert (to sweep) the floor, when mother came into the room. 3. When I came to see Mary she (to read) an English book. 4. John (to work) in the garden when the film began. 5. When father returned home Jim (to do) his homework. 6. When the teacher looked at Peter he (not to listen) to her. 7. Gorge (to listen) to a wonderful melody when father looked into his room. 8. When they came back from the theatre the girl (to sleep) 9. When Mr. Bill phoned them, they (to have) breakfast. 10. While they (to visit) the Palace, one of the women had an idea.
6. Write questions. Use was/were –ing.
1. (what/ Tim/ do/ when you saw him?) - What was Tim doing when you saw him?
2. (what/ you/ do/ at 11 o’clock?) - …………………………………………?
3. (what/ she/ wear/ yesterday?) - …………………………………………?
4. (it/ rain/ when you went out?) -……………...………………………….?
5. (where/ you/ live/ in 1981?) - ……………………...………………….?
6. (why/ he/ smoke/ a pipe?) - …………...…………………………….?
7. (why/ they/ carry/ an umbrella?) - ………...……………………………….?
8. (what/ she/ buy/ yesterday?) - ……………………...………………….?
9. ( where/ he/ be/ last week-end?) - ………………...……………………….?
10. (what/ you/ write/ about your holiday?) - …..………………………………?
7. Translate the following sentences into your native language.
1. I was working at my office at 3 o’clock yesterday. 2. It was 7 o’clock in the evening when Mr. Frolov came home. His wife was cooking supper and his daughter was playing the piano. 3. My sister was reading a book when I came in. 4. Who was listening to the radio news when you came in? 5. We were not discussing any questions when you telephoned us. We were going through some catalogues. 6. When I saw Peter he was speaking to his friend and smoking. 7. Two of our engineers were translating letters while the other engineers were discussing a new contract. 8. It was getting cold. The days were short already. There was not much sunshine outside. Autumn was coming.
8. Put the following sentences in negative and interrogative forms:
1. Mr. Parkinson was answering an enquiry at 10 o’clock in the morning. 2. I was having breakfast at this time on Sunday. 3. He was going through the catalogues when I came into the room. 4. Nina was going to the institute when I met her. 5. My friend was writing his English exercises while his wife and son were watching TV. 6. We were discussing the prices when you telephoned us. 7. I was translating from Russian into English while Oleg was answering our teacher’s questions. 8. They were having their English lesson at 9 o’clock yesterday morning.
9. Answer the following questions:
1. Were you having your lesson at 9 yesterday morning? 2. Were you watching TV or were you reading a book at 8 o’clock yesterday? 3. Were your children playing or doing their lessons when you came home? 4. What were you doing at 12 o’clock yesterday? 5. What was your director doing at this time yesterday? 6. What were the other engineers doing when you came to your office after the lesson yesterday? 7. What was your mother doing when you came home yesterday? 8. Who was receiving foreign businessmen at 11 o’clock yesterday? 9. What were you doing while the other engineers were going through catalogues? 10. What was Mr. Jackson doing while you were answering the teacher’s questions?
Ask questions on the text. Retell the text
An embarrassing incident
One day last summer I was walking through the local park. It was a hot day and I was eating an ice cream. As I was walking past the boating lake, I saw my friends, Carol and Jim. They were taking their dog for a walk. When we met, we stopped for a chat. While we were talking, the dog suddenly jumped up and tried to get my ice cream. I pulled my hand away and unfortunately the ice cream came out of the cone. Now there was a bald man behind me. The poor man wasn’t doing any harm. He was just sitting on a bench and reading a newspaper. Well, when I pulled my hand away, the ice cream flew through the air and it landed on the man’s head. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but Carol and Jim did. When I looked at them, they weren’t just laughing they were in hysterics. But I was terribly embarrassed.
Complete these sentences to make true sentences about the story. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous tense:
1. Carol and Jim …(walk) through the park. 2. The young woman … (take) her dog for a walk. 3. Carol and Jim …(eat) ice cream.4. The bald man … (sit) on a bench.5. He … (read) a book. 6. Carol and Jim … (laugh).7. The bald man … (laugh).
Write questions, using the information and the Past Continuous tense:
1. What/you/do 2. What/Carol and Jim/do 3. Where/the bald man/sit 4. What/you/eat 5. Carol and Jim/eat/ice cream, too 6. Where/you/stand 7. the man/read/a book 8. Carol and Jim/laugh
Future Continuous tense
| to be + V ing will be (Participle 1) |
| Positive | Negative | Interrogative |
| I will be sleeping She will be singing | I will not be sleeping. She will not be singing. | Will I be sleeping? Will she be singing? |
1. Translate these sentences:
1. He will be waiting for you at 7 in the evening. 2. They will be having dinner at that time. 3. We will be discussing this question tomorrow morning. 4. The Browns will be packing at 10 o’clock tomorrow. 5. The man will be waiting for his friend at 5. 6. The tourist will be staying at the hotel. 7. When you come they will be packing their things. 8. I will be waiting for you at 11. Will you come? 9. Mother will be sewing a blouse if you come at 6. 10. The girl will be writing her homework if you come in the afternoon.
2. Say what you or other people will be doing at definite moment in the future:
1. I’m going to watch TV from 9 till 10 o’clock in the evening. So at 9.30 I’ll be watching TV. 2. Tomorrow afternoon I’m going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4.30. So at 4 o’clock tomorrow I… . 3. Jim is going to study from 8 o’clock until 10 o’clock this evening. So at 8.30 this evening he…. 4. We are going to clean the flat tomorrow. It will take from till 11 o’clock. So at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning …. 5. Susan has a lot of typing to do. She’s going to type today from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. So at 4.30 this afternoon …. 6. We are going to pack our things from 6 to 9 this evening. So at 7 o’clock this evening we …. 7. We are going to have our classes from 3 to 6 o’clock. So at 5 o’clock we …. 8. I’m going to write letters from 10 until 11. So at 10.30 I …. 9. From 11 till 6 I’m going to prepare for my exam. So at 2 o’clock I …. 10. Tomorrow they are going to go for a walk from 8 to 9. So at 8.30 they….
3. Paraphrase using the Future Continuous:
e.g.: We are going to London tomorrow.