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Past Continuous


Date: 2015-10-07; view: 448.


The present perfect / the past indefinite

Test

1. We ___ a holiday last year.

A didn't have

Bhaven't had

2. My parents ___ to the USA many times.

A have been

B were

3. I ___ a new dress last week, but I ___ it yet.

A have bought A haven't worn

B bought B didn't wear

4. ___ he ___ reading the novel today?

A Did he stop

BHas he stopped

5. Don't worry about your letter. I ___ it the day before yesterday.

A have sent

B sent

6. I ___ my glasses. I ___ them when I came to the college this morning.

A have lost A have had

B lost B had

7. When I was a child, I ___ late for school.

A have always been

B was always late

8. I can't find my umbrella, I think somebody ___ by mistake.

A took

B has taken

9. Are you tired? — Yes, a little. I ___ the ceiling today.

A have painted

B painted

10. We ___ Peter last week, but we ___ him a couple of weeks ago.

A didn't see A saw

B haven't seen B have seen

11. Have you got any money? — Yes, I ___ already it from my brother.

A borrowed

B have borrowed

12. — Where is Jane? — She ___ the shops. She'll be back soon.

A went to

B has gone to

Ex. 1. Make up sentences using the Past Continuous according to the model:John was writing letters all day long.

Jane work / computer all morning
Jack watch / TV all night long
Kate send / telegrams all Monday
Nick do / exercises at 5
Pete write / texts at 12
Steve answer / questions from 5 to 5
Jim tell / fairy-tales all evening
Mary make /mistakes all semester
Martha read / magazines from 11 to 12
Alice listen to/ music at 6
Sue translate / article when you came
I do / homework when she rang me up

Ex. 2. Use the Past Continuous in the following sentences:

1. The front door of the house stood open. Tom (to read) a letter without paying attention to her.

2. After a while he informed me that John (to do) a translation of some poems from English.

3. I knew Harry (to come) sometime on Monday.

4. You remember how he (to write) verses.

5. He glanced my way to see if I (to listen).

6. I was taught not to interrupt when people (to talk).

7. What you (to do) in New York, Mr Brown? I (to try) to find someone to buy my hotel.

8. It (to rain) when I left.

9. I looked into my father's study. He (to work) no longer.

10. We guessed they (to have) a party.

Ex. 3. Use the Past Continuous or the Past Indefinite in the following sentences:

1. My teacher (to wait) on the platform when I (to arrive) at Camberly.

2. He (to see) to it that their publishing house (to become) a flourishing firm again.

3. Jack (to look) at her trying to guess what (to come).

4. He (to find) that he (to speak) in a low voice.

5. It (to be) suddenly clear to me that she (to act) a part and (to amuse) herself at our expense.

6. She (to sing) softly as she (to read) a book.

7. He (to listen) gravely while I (to complain) about my reading.

8. I looked at Nora. She (to sit) on the sofa and (to look through) journals and newspapers.

9. I (to revise) grammar rules when he came into the room.

10. We had some difficulty with Jerry, who (to work) at a new book and did not want to go away.

11. A brilliant satirical genius of Russian literature, M. Saltykov, (to write) under the pen-name of N. Shchedrin.

12. During this period Kipling (to create) several of his most popular works.

13. The writer (to leave) his descendants a legacy of books which were milestones not only in literature but also in the history of social thought.

14. G. Green (to print) excerpts from his new books and interviews.

15. The teacher (to prepare) text-books, dictionaries and visual aids for the lesson from 10 to 12 yesterday.


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