Question

Pick out the sentences with the Past Continuous Tense:
New factories were built in all towns.

All were happy when the war was over.

There were illuminations in all the streets.

They were dusting the rooms and washing the floor all the morning.

Read the sentence and answer the questions:

At 12 o'clock on Sunday the children were skating on the pond in the park.

Were the children skating on the pond in the park on Sunday?

What were they doing?

Where were the children skating?

When were the children skating?

Change the following sentence into the negative and interrogative: At three o'clock Ann was chattering with her friends.

Change the following sentences into the Past Continuous Tense, making use of the given time indications:

I am reading a letter now. (at 7 o'clock yesterday)

She is waiting for her friend now. (from 5 till 6 yesterday)

Mary and Helen are listening to music, (when I came)

Answer the questions:

What were your parents doing while you were doing your homework yesterday the evening?

What were your friends and you talking about when the bell rang?

What was your mother doing at 7 o'clock in the morning?

Translate into English:

Я пошёл домой в 7 часов.

Я шёл домой в 7 часов.

Что твой друг делал вчера вечером?

В то время как ты рассказывал им смешные истории, твой брат разговаривал со мной в гостиной.

Весь вечер Боб слушал музыку, он не делал уроки.

Я встретил своего друга в библиотеке, когда он брал там книгу.

Ребёнок спал, когда пришёл врач.

Answer 1

1)They were dusting the rooms.....
At 12 o'clock on Sunday the children were skating....
Were the children skating....?
What were they doing?
Where were the children skating?
When were the children skating?
Эти предложения в past continuous
2)))I was reading a letter at 7 o'clock
She was waiting for her friend at from 5 till 6
Mary and helen were listening to music when I came
3))))They were watching TV
We were talking about music
She was making breakfast
4)

I went home at 7
I was going home at 7
What did your friend do yesterday?
While you were telling funny stories your brother was talking to me in the living room
Bob was listening to music the whole evening. he wasn't doing his homework
I met my friend at the library while he was taking a book
The child was sleeping when the doctor came