Ex.5. Put questions to the underlined words.

1. Kate (discuss) the essay with the tutor from 3 to 4 p.m. yesterday. 2. Father (look) through the papers when I arrived. 3. Ann (hurry) to work when we met her. 4. They (stay) at home all day yesterday because of the rainy weather. 5. Jane (wait) for Tom when you saw her. 6. She (prepare) an important account at that time. 7. Mr. Black (tell) about his journey when we entered. 8. The Simons (talk) to their neighbours very noisily.    9. I (play) the computer game all day long yesterday. 10. She (suffer) from toothacheterribly all evening. 11. We (sit) in the lounge when they called out our flight. 12. She (sell) newspapers when we met her. 13. Robert (make) a report on Economicswhen the bell rang. 14. They (learn) new English words from 5 to 6 o’clock yesterday. 15. Helen (study) Math all day because she passed her entrance exam. 16. Frank’s group-mates (do) practical work all last week. 17. I (have) an interview with the employer at that time. 18. He (wonder) if he could take my mobile telephone.

Ex.6. Put disjunctive questions.

1. When he entered the room she (stand) in front of the mirror, … ? 2. You (not, listen) when I explained, … ? 3. The police (investigate) the crime at the time, … ? 4. Henry (not, do) his homework when I called him, … ? 5. The Greens (not, have) supper from 6 to 7 o’clock yesterday, … ? 6. The day (break) when you landed, … ? 7. At that time Clare (give) a briefing, … ? 8. I (not, play) on the computer at 5 o’clock, … ? 9. Diana and I (work) in the library on Saturday morning, … ? 10. Tom (make) his decision the whole week, … ? 11. Sally (not, clean) her room when you entered, … ? 12. John constantly (tell) nonsense, … ? 13. Nancy (not, cry) at that time, … ? 14. It (get) dark when you left, … ? 

Ex.7. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Progressive.

1. I saw a man who (to try) to climb through the window. 2. We were frightened because it (to get) dark. 3. What he (to wear) when you last saw him? 4. They (to redecorate) the house, so it was all in a mess. 5. The nurse was alone with the baby at that time because Mr Spencer (to work) in the garden and Mrs Spencer (to do) shopping. 6. I wanted to speak to the captain of the ship which (to leave) for Dover. 7. When I first met her she (not, to work) yet. She (to study) music. 8. I watched the children for some time. Some of them (to bathe), others (to play) ball, the rest (to run) about. 9. We met quite by chance. I saw Victor at a bus stop. He (to wait) for a bus. 10. He always (to whisper) something. It was impossible to hear a word. 11. Just as I (to think) what to do next, there was a knock at the door.

Ex.8. Make up the complex sentences.

Model: play / talk to somebody

While you were playing your mother was talking to her neighbour.

1. have a bath / wash the dishes; 2. make tea / clean the car; 3. listen to the news / read the papers; 4. have a holiday / work hard; 5. write an article / do one’s homework; 6. repair the radio / clean the house; 7. look through the papers / type the documents; 8. to drive the car / walk to the office; 9. play the guitar / knit the socks; 10. tell stories / set the table.

Ex.9. Translate into English.

1. Мы занимались в библиотеке вчера с 4 до 7. 2. В поезде было много людей. Некоторые читали, другие спали, а дети играли. 3. Они долго наблюдали закат солнца вчера. 4. Ник делал уроки в 8 часов вчера. 5. Соседи спорили весь день позавчера. 6. Пока она гладила брюки мужа, он слушал новости по радио. 7. Когда мы расстались, шел сильный дождь. 8. Она сказала, что возвращается на следующей неделе. 9. Роберт все еще переводил предложения, когда мы выходили из комнаты. 10. Майк не работал над проектом весь месяц, не так ли? – Да, вы правы. Он готовился к экзамену по вождению вместо этого. 11. С кем ты беседовал вчера, когда мы встретились?

12. Где они останавливались в Москве: у родственников или в гостинице? 13. Почему вы смеялись во время лекции вчера? 14. Она писала сочинение или учила стихотворение все это время вчера? 15. В какое время вы шли мимо магазина?

ПРОШЕДШЕЕ НЕОПРЕДЕЛЕННОЕ И

ПРОШЕДШЕЕ ПРОДОЛЖЕННОЕ ВРЕМЯ

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PROGRESSIVE

Grammar Practice

Ex.1. Choose the correct tense.

1. While John was having / had breakfast his sister phoned from New York. 2. When I was seeing / saw his face I was realizing / realized the mistake. 3. Sue was writing / wrote a letter to her friend last night. 4. I was taking / took the umbrella because it was raining / rained. 5. She was wondering / wondered if she could take my calculator. 6. It was a cold winter night. It was snowing / snowed hard and we were wanting / wanted to get back home as quickly as possible. 7. While Helen was washing / washed her hair somebody rang the doorbell. 8. How were you feeling / did you feel yesterday afternoon? 9. When he was reaching / reached home he was receiving / received my telephone call. 10. Last summer they were swimming / swam every weekend. 11. We were singing / sang some songs and then were eating / ate some sandwiches. 12. While Nancy was washing-up / washed-up she was breaking / broke a cup. 13. What were you doing / did you do when I was phoning / phoned you last night?        14. I wasn’t seeing / didn’t see where the bus-stop, so I was missing / missed the bus. 15. We suddenly were realizing / realized that we were travelling / travelled in the wrong direction. 16. Why did you wake / were you waking me up? I was having / had such a wonderful dream. 17. I didn’t mean / wasn’t meaning to hurt you. I just was joking / joked.