Read the sentences and say the opposite

Example: Mr. Brown was reading a magazine when I came in. – Oh no. Mr. Brown wasn’t reading a magazine when I came in.

1. I was listening to the news when you came in. 2. She was playing with her little daughter. 3. When the door-bell rang, Alex was repairing his son’s toy. 4. Nelly was wearing a little dress when I met her. 5. When Phillip came with a brush, his brother was painting a wall. 6. When father opened the door, Mary was watching her favorite TV program. 7. When mother came into the room, her daughter was painting a wonderful picture. 8. At 8 o’clock in the morning my parents were making plans for the week-end. 9. When Mary phoned, her son was washing up. 10. Yesterday evening my uncle was sweeping the floor. 11. I was sleeping, when my dad came. 12. Kate was having breakfast when the phone rang. 13. The doctors were examining a little girl for an hour yesterday. 14. When mother returned home, Jane was doing her homework. 15. A young lady was watering the flowers, when it started raining.

Make up questions to the following sentences. Use the Past Continuous.

1. When her husband arrived home, Ann was watching television. 2. I was cooking dinner when the telephone rang. 3. The gentleman was having tea when the postman arrived. 4. Julie was learning to drive when she worked in London. 5. You were sitting on the balcony when the show began. 6. I visited Athens while I was touring Greece. 7. It was when he was crossing the street that John fell. 8. I saw a nice kitty while I was waiting for the bus. 9. My friends were going to the stadium when their car broke down. 10. Linda met Peter when she was walking in the park. 11. The moon was shining high in the sky, and the night was warm and beautiful. 12. The nightingale was singing a wonderful song and Adam stopped to listen to it. 13. When I came home from school yesterday, my little brother was sitting on the floor with all his toys around him. 14. When we were playing in the yard yesterday, it suddenly started raining heavily. 15. Jane was writing a composition at this time yesterday.

Replace the infinitives by the verbs in the Present Continuous or the Past Continuous.

1. I (to write) an English exercise now. 2. My little sister (to sleep) at this time yesterday. 3. My friends (not to do) their homework now. 4. They (to play) volley-ball at the moment. 5. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 6. Now she (to go) to school. 7. What (to do) you now? – I (to drink) tea. 8. My sister is fond of reading. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday, and now she (to read) again. 9. Look! My cat (to play) with a ball. 10. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and the birds (to sing) in the trees. 11. You (to eat) ice-cream when I rang you up yesterday. 12. What your father (to do) now? 13. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday? 14. I (to eat) a banana now. 15. I (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday.

Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous.

1. My brother and sister (to play) tennis at 11am yesterday. 2. … you still (to work) at 7pm last night? 3. At 8.30am today I (to drive ) to work. 4. Mary (to wait) for me when I (to arrive). 5. We (to sleep) at 11pm. 6. I (to meet) John in town yesterday. He (to shop). 7. Why … he (to have) lunch at 4 pm? 8. The telephone rang when we (to watch) TV. 9. I (not/to know) what to say when they asked about that. 10. … he (to have) a shower when I (to call)? 11. Where … you (to go) yesterday? 12. Jim’s way (to lie) along the quays. He (to walk) slowly. 13. Andrew (to write) the label when the surgery bell (to ring) and presently a short man (to enter). 14. Mrs. Page (to leave) the house. A small dog (to follow) her. 15. “I (to see) a light in your window as I (to pass),” he (to say).

Translate into English, using the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous.

1. Когда я вошел в зал, студенты все еще обсуждали первый доклад. 2. Поезд приближался к станции; делегаты стояли у окон и махали шляпами. 3. Пассажиры так и не увидели Байкал. Когда поезд проезжал Байкал, была ночь. 4. Машинистка печатала доклад, когда вошла секретарь и положила на стол еще какие-то бумаги. 5. Иванов писал свою знаменитую картину «Явление Христа народу» двадцать лет. 6. Поезд набирал скорость, когда он вскочил в вагон. 7. Я разговаривал со своим братом по телефону в течение 20 минут. 8. Пока директор вел деловую беседу с представителями иностранных фирм, секретарь сортировала утреннюю почту. 9. В то время пока он пробирался сквозь толпу, он услышал, как кто-то окликнул него. 10. Мы вышли на привокзальную площадь. Толпы людей спешили на вокзал и с вокзала; сновали носильщики с тяжелыми чемоданами, подъезжали и отъезжали машины, кто-то покупал цветы. 11. Вчера в это время они сидели в гостиной и разговаривали о своей поездке. 12. Солнце уже садилось за холмы, когда я дошел до деревни, которая была в несколько милях от моря. 13. Мы шли вниз по улице по направлению к дому моего друга. 14. Он закончил ремонтировать свой велосипед вчера вечером. 15. Когда отец пришел домой, моя сестра готовила ужин.

THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

БУДУЩЕЕ ДЛИТЕЛЬНОЕ ВРЕМЯ

Образование

Future Continuous образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в будущем времени и четвертой основной формы смыслового глагола. При образовании вопросительной формы вспомогательный глагол shall или will ставится перед подлежащим. При образовании отрицательной формы после глагола shall или willставится отрицание not.

I shall be speaking. – Я буду говорить.

Will he be speaking? – Будет ли он говорить?

Не will not be speaking. – Он не будет говорить.