Exercises
Unit 6
6.2
6.1    What were you doing at these times? Write sentences as in the examples. The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).
1 (at 8 o'clock yesterday evening) .....Li^SJS^SL^StSSL..................................................................................................
2 (at 5 o'clock last Monday) .....L.(3!^9*UM^^.........................................................................
3 (at 10.15 yesterday morning) ....................................-........................•.........................________............................................................-........
4 (at 4.30 this morning) .............................................._______....................................................................................................................................
5 (at 7.45 yesterday evening) ..................................................................„........„................................................................................................
6 (half an hour ago)......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the past continuous.
1 Matt phoned while we.....w.^„.h^k?3....4m^......................................................_____......
2 The doorbell rang while I.........................................................„............................................................
3 We saw an accident while we.........................................................................._____...........................
4 Ann fell asleep while she........................................................................................................„.„..........„
5 The television was on, but nobody............................................................................................
6.3    Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
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I.....Si^tf......(see) Sue in town
yesterday, but she..............................
................................._____(not / see) me.
She...................................................(look)
the other way.
I
(meet) Tom
and Jane at the airport a few
weeks ago. They......................_____......
...............................(go) to Paris and I
I
.............................(cycle) home
yesterday when a man
.......................-..........................(step) out
into the road in front of me. I
.............................................................(go) to ! .......................„............       (go) quite fast,
Rome. We.................................(have) ! but luckily I...........................................
a chat while we..................................... j (manage) to stop in time and
.......................(wait) for our flights. ] .„................................(not / hit) him.
6.4   Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1 Jenny.....gSU&fi&H.....(wait) for me when I.....(arrive).
2 'What........................................................................ (you / do) at this time yesterday?'   'I was asleep.'
3 '.......................................................................(you / go) out last night?'   'No, I was too tired.'
4 How fast........................................................................ (you / drive) when the accident...........„...................„..................
(happen)?
5 Sam......................................-------------(take) a photograph of me while I....................„..................................................
(not / look).
6 We were in a very difficult position. We....................................................................„. (not / know) what to do.
7 I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last......................................................(see) him, he
________.......................................................... (try) to find a job.
8 I........................................................................(walk) along the street when suddenly I......................................................
(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody........................................................................(follow) me. I was scared
and I......................................................(start) to run.
9 When I was young, I......................................................(want) to be a pilot.
10 Last night I............_.........................................................(drop) a plate when I........................................................................(do)
the washing up. Fortunately it....................................................................... (not / break).
Additional exercise 1 (page 302)