II. You’re given the sentences in Present Simple. Put the verb into the correct Past Simple form to say what happened yesterday.

1. Tom usually wakes up early. Yesterday morning he  early.

2. Tom usually walks to work. Yesterday he to work. 

3. Tom is usually late for work. Yesterday he late for work.  

4. Tom usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday he a sandwich for lunch. 

5. Tom usually goes out in the evening. Yesterday evening he . 

6. Tom usually sleeps very well. Last night he very well. 

III. Use one of the following words in Past Simple.

(teach –spend- sell – buy – go- see – fall – feed – leave – come – be – send – write)

1. Tom's father . . . him how to drive when he was 17. 

2. We needed some money so we . . . our car. 

3. Ann . . . a lot of money yesterday. 

4. She . . . a new dress. 

5. I . . . to bed early last night.

6. We all were very relieved when we . . . that she was alive.

7. Ruby slipped and . . . as she was crossing the street.

8. Fred . . . the dog and . . . the house.

9. When Tom . . . back home from work he . . . very tired.

10. I . . . an e-mail to Mary yesterday and she . . . back immediately.

Past Continuous

Grammar Грамматика

Form Форма

was + verb + -ing were + verb + -ing

Positive and negative Утверждение и отрицание

I (he, she, it) was (not) working. We (you, they) were (not) working.

Question Вопросы

What was I (he, she, it) wearing? What were you (we, they) wearing?

Short answer Краткие ответы

Were you going? - Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.

Use Употребление

Для выражения действия, которое происходило в течение определенного периода времени в прошлом. 'What were you doing at 9.00 last night?' 'I was watching TV.' (начал смотреть до 9 и продолжал после 9)

Past Simple or Past Continuous

Изучите различные случаи использования этих форм глаголов.

• I was doing my homework at 7.00 last night. В 7:00 я еще не закончил делать домашнюю работу. Сообщаю о том, чем был занят в 7:00 вечера.

• I did my homework last night. Сообщаю о том, что выполнил домашнюю работу вчера.

• I was doing my homework when Jack arrived. When the teacher arrived, the students were talking. Прибытие Джека и учителя - это короткие события, которые произошли во время совершения более долгих событий (doing homework и talking) и прервали последние.

• The teacher arrived. Then they started the lesson. Здесь одно событие следует за другим.

• The moon was shining through the window. James Bond came into the room and sat down on the bed. В рассказах Past Continuous часто используется для описания фона, на котором разворачиваются события, описываемые глаголами в Past Simple.

I. Open the brackets and put the verb into the correct Past Continuous form.

1. This morning was really beautiful. The sun (shine), the birds (sing) and everyone in the street (smile) and (say) hello to each other.

2. Mrs Patrik looked beautiful last night. She (wear) a lovely evening dress.

3. When we arrived, she (make) some coffee.

4. While I (have) a bath, the telephone rang.

5. While we (walk) in the park, it began to rain.

6. He wind (blow) and the rain (beat) down. John (stand) at the bus stop shivering. He (try) to imagine being at home sitting by a warm fire. Finally he saw the lights of the bus which (approach) from the distance.

7. At 3 o'clock yesterday a geometry lesson (go) on. The teacher (draw) diagrams on the blackboard but I (look) through the window and heard nothing. I (think) about the coming New Year's party.

8. She promised not to report me to the police but ten minutes later I saw that she (talk) with a policeman and from the expression on his face I understood that she (tell) him about me.

9. The dentist's waiting room was full of people. Some (read) magazines, others just (turn) over the pages. A woman (knit), a child (play) with a toy car. Everybody (wait) for the nurse to say "Next, please".

10. I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (burn) brightly when Jane came in.

11. - The house next to yours was full of policemen and police dogs yesterday. - What they (do)? - I heard that they (look) for drugs.

"What you (do) between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday?" asked the detective. "I (clean) my house", said Mrs Jones. "I always clean my house at this time"