Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму, образуя
предложения в Past Continuous.
1. You … (not to listen) to the radio, you … (to read) the letter from your niece.
2. Clara … (to take) a bath at nine o’clock yesterday evening.
3. Monica and her friend … (to have) coffee in the sitting-room.
4. Our Granny … (not to plant) tomatoes in the garden.
5. Dick … (to carry) his bag towards the hotel room.
6. Sally and Frank … (not to decorate) the classroom, they … (to prepare) a wall
newspaper.
7. The professor … (to give) a lecture but some students … (not to listen) to him.
8. The nurse … (not to take) his temperature, she … (to give) him an aspirin.
9. The train … (to arrive) at the station at seven o’clock.
10. Olga … (not to wait) for us yesterday evening.
To form the Past Continuous tense, we use the past form of the verb "to be" (was/were) followed by the present participle (ing form) of the main verb. In this case, the subject "you" indicates that we should use the past form of "to be" which is "were". Therefore, the sentence becomes "You were not listening to the radio". Then, we add the main verb "to read" in its present participle form "reading" to indicate that the action was ongoing in the past. So the complete answer is "You were not listening to the radio, you were reading the letter from your niece."
2. Clara was taking a bath at nine o’clock yesterday evening.
Again, we use the past form of "to be" (was) followed by the present participle of the main verb (taking). So the sentence becomes "Clara was taking a bath at nine o'clock yesterday evening."
3. Monica and her friend were having coffee in the sitting-room.
We use the past form of "to be" (were) followed by the present participle of the main verb (having). So the sentence becomes "Monica and her friend were having coffee in the sitting-room."
4. Our Granny was not planting tomatoes in the garden.
Using the past form of "to be" (was) followed by the present participle of the main verb (planting), we form the sentence "Our Granny was not planting tomatoes in the garden."
5. Dick was carrying his bag towards the hotel room.
By using the past form of "to be" (was) followed by the present participle of the main verb (carrying), we get the sentence "Dick was carrying his bag towards the hotel room."
6. Sally and Frank were not decorating the classroom, they were preparing a wall newspaper.
Applying the past form of "to be" (were) followed by the present participle of the main verbs (decorating and preparing), we create the sentence "Sally and Frank were not decorating the classroom, they were preparing a wall newspaper."
7. The professor was giving a lecture but some students were not listening to him.
Using the past form of "to be" (was) followed by the present participle of the main verbs (giving and listening), we construct the sentence "The professor was giving a lecture but some students were not listening to him."
8. The nurse was not taking his temperature, she was giving him an aspirin.
By using the past form of "to be" (was) followed by the present participle of the main verbs (taking and giving), we form the sentence "The nurse was not taking his temperature, she was giving him an aspirin."
9. The train arrived at the station at seven o’clock.
In this case, we use the simple past tense of the verb "to arrive" as there is no need for the Past Continuous tense. So the sentence remains as "The train arrived at the station at seven o'clock."
10. Olga was not waiting for us yesterday evening.
Once again, by applying the past form of "to be" (was) followed by the present participle of the main verb (waiting), we create the sentence "Olga was not waiting for us yesterday evening."