Question

Past Continuous
7 Forming the Past Continuous
U T3.3 Yesterday you went to a party. This is what you saw when
you arrived. Make sentences in the Past Continuous.
When I arrived at the party...
1 Jenny/talk/to Mick
Jenny was talking to Mick.
2 Annie and Pete/dance
3 Sarah and Bill/sit/on the sofa
4 Katie/choose/a CD
5 Max/drink/champagne
6 Beth and Daveleat/crisps
7 Justin/show/Lucinda a photograph
8 Harry/smoke/a cigar
9 James/tell/a joke

Answer 1

Ответ:

subject + to be + глагол + ing

to be меняется на WAS в единственном лице

to be меняется на WERE во множественном лице

1) Jenny/talk/to Mick

Jenny + was + talk + ing to Mick

Jenny was talking to Mick

2) Annie and Pete/dance

Annie and Pete + were + dance  + ing

Annie and Pete were dancing (в глаголе непроизносимая e выпадает)

3) Sarah and Bill/sit/on the sofa

Sarah and Bill + were + sit + ing on the sofa

Sarah and Bill were sitting on the sofa (в глаголе t удваивается)

4) Katie/choose/a CD

Katie + was + choose + ing a CD

Katie was choosing a CD  (в глаголе непроизносимая e выпадает)

5) Max/drink/champagne

Max + was + drink + ing champagne

Max was drinking champagne

6) Beth and Daveleat/crisps

Beth and Davel + were + eating crisps

Beth and Davel were eating crisps

7) Justin/show/Lucinda a photograph

Justin + was + show+ ing Lucinda a photograph

Justin was showing Lucinda a photograph

8) Harry/smoke/a cigar

Harry + was + smoke + ing a cigar

Harry was smoking a cigar  (в глаголе непроизносимая e выпадает)

9) James/tell/a joke

James + was + tell + ing a joke

James was telling a joke.

Объяснение:

Формула образования Past Continuous:

subject + to be + глагол + ing - при повествовательных предложениях

to be + subject + глагол + ing ? -  при вопросах

subject + to be + NOT + глагол + ing - при отрицании

to be меняется на WAS в единственном лице

to be меняется на WERE во множественном лице