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THE PAST CONTINUOUS THE PAST CONTINUOUS

TENSETENSE

Past Continuous Tense.Past Continuous Tense.

Past Continuous TensePast Continuous Tense виражає дію, виражає дію, яка тривала протягом певного яка тривала протягом певного періоду часу у минулому.періоду часу у минулому.

На час дії вказують На час дії вказують обставини обставини або або підрядні речення.підрядні речення.

Часова форма утворюється з Часова форма утворюється з допоміжного дієслова допоміжного дієслова TO BE TO BE в в Past Simple (WAS/WERE)Past Simple (WAS/WERE) та та

-ing -ing форми основного форми основного дієслова.дієслова.

I I a book. a book.

They a book.They a book.

was readingwas reading

were readingwere reading

He was writing a letter He was writing a letter at 7 at 7 o’clock yesterday.o’clock yesterday.

( ( обставинобставинa)a)

at 7 o’clock yesterdayat 7 o’clock yesterday

Past

Present

He was using a computer He was using a computer while while they were dancing.they were dancing.(підрядне (підрядне

речення)речення)

Past

Present

Marry was singing songs Marry was singing songs while Ducky while Ducky was painting a picture. was painting a picture. (підрядне (підрядне

речення)речення)

PAST

PRESENT

Tom was swimming Tom was swimming when his mother when his mother

came home.came home. (підрядне речення)(підрядне речення)

PAST

PRESENT

Питальні речення.Питальні речення.

You were reading a book at 6 o’clock yesterday.You were reading a book at 6 o’clock yesterday.

Were you reading a book at 6 o’clock Were you reading a book at 6 o’clock yesterday?yesterday?

Yes, I was.Yes, I was.

No, I wasn’t.No, I wasn’t.

Make up the sentences using Make up the sentences using the words from the box.the words from the box.

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YouYou

SheShe

HeHe

WeWe

TheyThey

waswas

werewere

listening to musiclistening to music

reading a newspaperreading a newspaper

typing an articletyping an article

using the Internet using the Internet

making a planmaking a plan

choosing the best choosing the best storiesstories

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YouYou

SheShe

HeHe

WeWe

TheTheyy

waswas

werewere

listening to musiclistening to music

reading a newspaperreading a newspaper

typing an articletyping an article

using the Internet using the Internet

making a planmaking a plan

choosing the best choosing the best

storiesstories

while Marry was going to the while Marry was going to the

cinema.cinema.

while Marry was doing while Marry was doing shopping.shopping.

while they were doing while they were doing homework.homework.

while John was having while John was having breakfast.breakfast.

when mother came.when mother came.

when the teacher into the when the teacher into the

classroom.classroom.

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YouYou

SheShe

HeHe

WeWe

TheTheyy

??

??

(to write)(to write) a letter a letter

(to read)(to read) a a newspapernewspaper

( to send)( to send) e-mails e-mails

(to use)(to use) a computer a computer

( to draw)( to draw) cartoons cartoons

( to take)( to take) photos photos

while John while John ? ? (to cook).(to cook).

while Max while Max ? ? (to sins)(to sins) songs. songs.

while they while they ? (to make)? (to make) the the newspapers.newspapers.

while Marry while Marry ? (to deliver)? (to deliver) newspapers newspapers

to shops and to shops and stations.stations.

when Billwhen Bill ? ? (to type)(to type) messages. messages.

when an editor when an editor ? (to send)? (to send) out out reporters reporters

to interview to interview people.people.

Make up the sentences. Put the words in the brackets into correct form.

WEII DONE!