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Past Continuous. Exercises. Прошедшее длительное время. Упражнения
Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в фоpму Past Continuous.
1. While I ___________ (to copy) the exercise, my friends __________ (to describe) a picture.
2. When we came in, the children __________ (to clean) their desks.
3. We met her at the bus stop. She ___________ (to wait) for the bus.
4. Some of the children ________ (to ski) while other children ___________ (to skate). Everybody __________ (to have) a lot of fun.
5. When we came the family ________ (to get) everything ready for Christmas. Bob and Helen _________ (to decorate) the Christmas tree.
6. The girls _________ (to feed) the birds in the garden while the boys _______ (to make) a bird-house.

Упражнение 2. Допишите предложения по содержанию текста предыдущего упражнения, используя глаголы в Past Continuous.
1. When someone broke the window Dad _________________
2. When Mum heard the crash she ___________________
3. The cousins didn’t hear the noise because they ____________________
4. The dogs when the noise woke them up. ______________
5. At 7.30 Nick ________________
Упражнение 3. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу глаголы в форме Past Continuous.
play swim feed sleep laugh
Yesterday we went to the zoo and saw there a lot of animals. First we went to see the white bears. They __________. Then we went to the cage with monkeys. There were a lot of children in front of the cage. They ___________ because a monkey in the the cage ____________. After that we went to see the elephant. There was a man there. He ____________the elephant. But we ___________ see much of the lions. They _______________.
Упражнение 4. Из имеющихся слов составьте вопросы к готовым ответам. Все вопросы должны быть в Past Continuous.
1. Where | the white bears | swimming | were ?
- In the swimming pool.
2. It | was | raining ?
- Oh, no. It wasn’t. The sun was shining brightly.
3. The elephant | what | eating | was ?
- Some grass and fruit.
4. What | was | playing with | the monkey ?
— With a small ball.
5. Were | how many lions | sleeping in the cage?
— Both of them.
Упражнение 5. Дополните вопросы и ответы глаголами в Past Continous.
— Mr. Rambler , what _______ you ______ (do) at 6.30 ?
— Oh, I ____________ (read) at that time in my room.
— Were you? _____________ you really ___________ (read)? What __________ you ________ (read) at that time?
— A book.
— Did your friends see you then?
— No, they didn’t. They _______________ (watch TV).
— What ________ they ____________ (watch)?
— Some film. But why?
— Some people saw a man who ___________ (try) to kill an elephant at that time. We think it was you.
Упражнение 6. Составьте вопросы в Past Continuous. Используйте вопросительные слова в скобках.
1. Were you watching TV at 11 o’clock last night? (when)
2. We were speaking about books at the lesson. (what, where)
3. After school they were practising a new game. (alternative)
4. When I came, Nick was cleaning his room, (what)
5. He was returning to his camp with a pail of water. (where?)

Answer 1

Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в фоpму Past Continuous.
1. While I _____was copying ______ (to copy) the exercise, my friends _____were describing_____ (to describe) a picture.
2. When we came in, the children _____were cleaning_____ (to clean) their desks.
3. We met her at the bus stop. She _____was waiting ______ (to wait) for the bus.
4. Some of the children ____were skiing____ (to ski) while other children ____were skating_______ (to skate). Everybody _____was having_____ (to have) a lot of fun.
5. When we came the family ____was getting____ (to get) everything ready for Christmas. Bob and Helen ____were decorating_____ (to decorate) the Christmas tree.
6. The girls ____were feeding_____ (to feed) the birds in the garden while the boys ____were making___ (to make) a bird-house.

Упражнение 2. Допишите предложения по содержанию текста предыдущего упражнения, используя глаголы в Past Continuous.

1.When someone broke the window Dad was watching TV 
2.When Mum heard the crash she was sitting in the kitchen,quietly
reading a woman’s magazine.
3. The cousins didn’t hear the noise because they were listening to rock music. 
4. The dogs were lying in front of the fire when the noise woke them up.
5. At 7.30 Nick was playing football with his friend in the garden.



Упражнение 3. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу глаголы в форме Past Continuous.
play swim feed sleep laugh
Yesterday we went to the zoo and saw there a lot of animals. First we went to see the white bears. They ___were swimming_______. Then we went to the cage with monkeys. There were a lot of children in front of the cage. They ______were laughing_____ because a monkey in the the cage ______was playing______. After that we went to see the elephant. There was a man there. He _____was feeding_______the elephant. But we _____didn't ______ see much of the lions. They ______were sleeping _________.


Упражнение 4. Из имеющихся слов составьте вопросы к готовым ответам. Все вопросы должны быть в Past Continuous.
1. Where were the white bears swimming?
- In the swimming pool.
2. was it raining ?
- Oh, no. It wasn’t. The sun was shining brightly.
3. what was the elephant eating?
- Some grass and fruit.
4. What was the monkey playing with?
— With a small ball.
5. how many lions were sleeping in the cage?
— Both of them.



Упражнение 5. Дополните вопросы и ответы глаголами в Past Continous.
— Mr. Rambler , what ___were____ you ___doing___ (do) at 6.30 ?
— Oh, I ______was reading______ (read) at that time in my room.
— Were you? _______were______ you really ______reading_____ (read)? What ______were____ you ____reading____ (read) at that time?
— A book.
— Did your friends see you then?
— No, they didn’t. They _______were watching________ (watch TV).
— What ____were____ they _____watching_______ (watch)?
— Some film. But why?
— Some people saw a man who ______was trying_____ (try) to kill an elephant at that time. We think it was you.


Упражнение 6. Составьте вопросы в Past Continuous. Используйте вопросительные слова в скобках.
1. When were you watching TV last night?
2. What books were we speaking about at the lesson?
where were we speaking about books at the lesson?
3. were they practising a new game after school or at the lesson?
4. what was Nick cleaning, when I came?

5 where was he returning with a pail of water?