THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Выполнила учитель английского языка МОУ Большееланской СОШГорохова Ю.С. Were we reading? We were not reading We were reading Was I reading? I was not reading I was reading INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE THE PAST CONTUNUOUS TENSE I wasn’t readingwe weren’t reading I was writing a letter to my friend At 5 o’clock yesterday From 5 to 6 on Sunday When Mum came The Past Continuous denotes a temporary action taking place at a given moment in the past: Exercise Here is a page from Mr.Cook’s diary:8.00- collect the car from the garage10.30- meet the manager2.00-lunch with Peter4.30-visit the dentist7.30- the concert10.00- walk the dog11.00- drive Mother home Write sentences saying what he was doing at this time:1.At 8 o’clock he was collecting the car from the garage2.3.4.5.6.7. PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS THE PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE We often use the Past Continuous and the Past Simple together to say that something happened in the middle of else: I saw Irene in the park. She was sitting on the bench and waiting for somebody. Ann broke her leg when she was skiing in Switzerland. Exercise 1. Mary (play) the piano, John (read), my wife (sew) when suddenly we all (hear) a shout. 2. When her father (come) in she (sit) before a red-tea table, finishing a very good tea. 3. Next day, while he (shave) he (cut) himself slightly. 4. The door of his room (be) open, his mother still (stand) at the window. 5. I (sleep) soundly when the phone (ring). 6. It (get) dark and I (suggest) that we should go down. 7. John (come) in, (look) at the fire, (stand) a moment, (turn) and (go) away.