Упражнение 1. Вставьте was или were. Дайте краткие и полные ответы на вопросы в Past Continuous.
Образец.
Were you going to the cinema at 7 o’clock?
—Yes, I was. I was going to the cinema.
— No, I wasn’t. I wasn’t going to the cinema.

1. … you having dinner at 2 o’clock?
2. … your friend sitting in the yard when you saw him.
Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки в Past Continuous
1. When I called my friends, they (play) ___ monopoly.
2. Yesterday at seven I (prepare) ___ dinner.
3. The kids (play) ___ in the garden when it suddenly began to snow.
4. I (practice) ___ the piano when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle) ___ all day yesterday.
Упражнение 3.
1. While I ___________ (to copy) the exercise, my friends __________ (to describe) a picture.
2. When we came in, the children __________ (to clean) their desks.
3. Some of the children ________ (to ski) while other children ___________ (to skate). Everybody __________ (to have) a lot of fun.
4. When we came the family ________ (to get) everything ready for Christmas. Bob and Helen _________ (to decorate) the Christmas tree.
5. The girls _________ (to feed) the birds in the garden while the boys _______ (to make) a bird-house.
Упражнение 4. Заполните пропуски глаголами в Past Continuous или Past Simple.
1. Peter (stay) at a seaside hotel on holiday when he (meet) his friend.
2. While I (have) lunch the sun (come) out again.
3. Who … you (talk to) on the telephone when I (come)?
4. While Mary (read) the letter she (notice) many spelling mistakes.
5. She (go) to bed when suddenly she (see) a mouse.