Lesson 10: Past Continuous.

PAST CONTINUOUS

Lesson 10: Past Continuous

1.  Zastosowanie:

·         czynności, które miały miejsce w przeszłości, i trwały dłuższy czas.

2.  Konstrukcja:

• zdania twierdzące:

I was writing a letter for all day yesterday.

When he was reading a book the telephone rang.

• pytania:

Were you writing a letter yesterday?

• zaprzeczenia:

You weren’t reading a book all yesterday evening.

     3.  Charakterystyczne określenia czasu:

all day yesterday, all night, all the afternoon, from 12:00 to 13:00, for 2 hours, this time yesterday; while (używamy z czasem Past Continuous), when (używamy z Past Simple).

Ćwiczenia:

1.   Uzupełnij zdania czasownikami w czasie Past Continuous.

·         This time yesterday I ________________________ (lie) on a sandy beach.

·         The band _________________ (practice) before a concert for all night.

·         Mary _________________ (read) a book in bed from 10:00 to 11:00.

·         Tommy ________________ (ride) his bike for 3 hours in the morning.

2.   Zaznacz poprawne formy czasowników:

While we talked/were talking in the living room, the kids played/were playing in the garden. Jill just talked/was talking about their trip to Paris when we heard/were hearing a strange noise. We looked/were looking out of the window and saw/were seeing little Jim who stood/was standing on the lawn. It was Mike who first realized/was realizing that the boy choked/was choking. When Mike picked/was picking him up and slapped/was slapping him on the back a little stone came/was coming out of Jim’s mouth.

3.   Uzupełnij zdania czasownikami z nawiasów w czasie Past Continuous i Past Simple:

·         While we ______________________ (not look), the cat ________________ (jump) on the table and _______________ (steal) one of the fish sticks.

·         It was midnight and we ________________ (sleep) when the doorbell ______________ (ring). It was Jill. She ______________ (not have) the keys to open the door.)

·         Jeff ______________ (watch) TV in bed when he ____________ (hear) some voices outside. He ____________ (look) out of the window and ________________ (see) a group of young people who ____________ (stand) in front of the building.

Odpowiedzi:

1. Uzupełnij zdania czasownikami w czasie Past Continuous.

·         This time yesterday I was lying on a sandy beach.

·         The band was practicing before a concert for all night.

·         Mary was reading a book in bed from 10:00 to 11:00.

·         Tommy was riding his bike for 3 hours in the morning.

2.   Zaznacz poprawne formy czasowników:

While we were talking in the living room, the kids were playing in the garden. Jill just was talking about their trip to Paris when we heard a strange noise. We looked out of the window and saw little Jim who was standing on the lawn. It was Mike who first realized that the boy was choking. When Mike picked him up and was slapping him on the back a little stone came out of Jim’s mouth.

3.   Uzupełnij zdania czasownikami z nawiasów w czasie Past Continuous i Past Simple:

·         While we weren’t looking the cat jumped on the table and stole one of the fish sticks.

·         It was midnight and we were sleeping when the doorbell rang It was Jill. She didn’t have the keys to open the door.)

·         Jeff was watching TV in bed when he heard some voices outside. He looked out of the window and saw a group of young people who were stansing