Ex.6. Put disjunctive questions.
1. When he entered the room she (stand) in front of the mirror, … ? 2. You (not, listen) when I explained, … ? 3. The police (investigate) the crime at the time, … ? 4. Henry (not, do) his homework when I called him, … ? 5. The Greens (not, have) supper from 6 to 7 o’clock yesterday, … ? 6. The day (break) when you landed, … ? 7. At that time Clare (give) a briefing, … ? 8. I (not, play) on the computer at 5 o’clock, … ? 9. Diana and I (work) in the library on Saturday morning, … ? 10. Tom (make) his decision the whole week, … ? 11. Sally (not, clean) her room when you entered, … ? 12. John constantly (tell) nonsense, … ? 13. Nancy (not, cry) at that time, … ? 14. It (get) dark when you left, … ?
Ex.7. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Progressive.
1. I saw a man who (to try) to climb through the window. 2. We were frightened because it (to get) dark. 3. What he (to wear) when you last saw him? 4. They (to redecorate) the house, so it was all in a mess. 5. The nurse was alone with the baby at that time because Mr Spencer (to work) in the garden and Mrs Spencer (to do) shopping. 6. I wanted to speak to the captain of the ship which (to leave) for Dover. 7. When I first met her she (not, to work) yet. She (to study) music. 8. I watched the children for some time. Some of them (to bathe), others (to play) ball, the rest (to run) about. 9. We met quite by chance. I saw Victor at a bus stop. He (to wait) for a bus. 10. He always (to whisper) something. It was impossible to hear a word. 11. Just as I (to think) what to do next, there was a knock at the door.
Ex.8. Make up the complex sentences.
Model: play / talk to somebody
While you were playing your mother was talking to her neighbour.
1. have a bath / wash the dishes; 2. make tea / clean the car; 3. listen to the news / read the papers; 4. have a holiday / work hard; 5. write an article / do one’s homework; 6. repair the radio / clean the house; 7. look through the papers / type the documents; 8. to drive the car / walk to the office; 9. play the guitar / knit the socks; 10. tell stories / set the table.
1. When he entered the room she (stand) in front of the mirror, … ? 2. You (not, listen) when I explained, … ? 3. The police (investigate) the crime at the time, … ? 4. Henry (not, do) his homework when I called him, … ? 5. The Greens (not, have) supper from 6 to 7 o’clock yesterday, … ? 6. The day (break) when you landed, … ? 7. At that time Clare (give) a briefing, … ? 8. I (not, play) on the computer at 5 o’clock, … ? 9. Diana and I (work) in the library on Saturday morning, … ? 10. Tom (make) his decision the whole week, … ? 11. Sally (not, clean) her room when you entered, … ? 12. John constantly (tell) nonsense, … ? 13. Nancy (not, cry) at that time, … ? 14. It (get) dark when you left, … ?
Ex.7. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Progressive.
1. I saw a man who (to try) to climb through the window. 2. We were frightened because it (to get) dark. 3. What he (to wear) when you last saw him? 4. They (to redecorate) the house, so it was all in a mess. 5. The nurse was alone with the baby at that time because Mr Spencer (to work) in the garden and Mrs Spencer (to do) shopping. 6. I wanted to speak to the captain of the ship which (to leave) for Dover. 7. When I first met her she (not, to work) yet. She (to study) music. 8. I watched the children for some time. Some of them (to bathe), others (to play) ball, the rest (to run) about. 9. We met quite by chance. I saw Victor at a bus stop. He (to wait) for a bus. 10. He always (to whisper) something. It was impossible to hear a word. 11. Just as I (to think) what to do next, there was a knock at the door.
Ex.8. Make up the complex sentences.
Model: play / talk to somebody
While you were playing your mother was talking to her neighbour.
1. have a bath / wash the dishes; 2. make tea / clean the car; 3. listen to the news / read the papers; 4. have a holiday / work hard; 5. write an article / do one’s homework; 6. repair the radio / clean the house; 7. look through the papers / type the documents; 8. to drive the car / walk to the office; 9. play the guitar / knit the socks; 10. tell stories / set the table.
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Ex.6. Put disjunctive questions.
1. When he entered the room, she was standing in front of the mirror, wasn't she? 2. You weren't listening when I explained, were you? 3. The police were investigating the crime at the time, weren't they? 4. Henry wasn't doing his homework when I called him, was he? 5. The Greens weren't having supper from 6 to 7 o’clock yesterday, were they? 6. The day was breaking when you landed, wasn't it? 7. At that time Clare was giving a briefing, wasn't she? 8. I wasn't playing on the computer at 5 o’clock, was I? 9. Diana and I were working in the library on Saturday morning, weren't we? 10. Tom was making his decision the whole week, wasn't he? 11. Sally wasn't cleaning her room when you entered, was she? 12. John was constantly telling nonsense, wasn't he? 13. Nancy wasn't crying at that time, was she? 14. It was getting dark when you left, wasn't it?
Ex.7. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Progressive.
1. I saw a man who was trying to climb through the window. 2. We were frightened because it was getting dark. 3. What was he wearing when you last saw him? 4. They were redecorating the house, so it was all in a mess. 5. The nurse was alone with the baby at that time because Mr Spencer was working in the garden and Mrs Spencer was doing shopping. 6. I wanted to speak to the captain of the ship which was leaving for Dover. 7. When I first met her she wasn't working yet. She was studying music. 8. I watched the children for some time. Some of them were bathing, others were playing ball, the rest were running about. 9. We met quite by chance. I saw Victor at a bus stop. He was waiting for a bus. 10. He was always whispering. It was impossible to hear a word. 11. Just as I was thinking what to do next, there was a knock at the door.
Ex.8. Make up the complex sentences.
Model: play / talk to somebody
While you were playing your mother was talking to her neighbour.
1. While you were having a bath I was washing the dishes.
2. While Mum was making tea Dad was cleaning the car.
3. While we were listening to the news our uncle was reading the papers.
4. While my boss was having a holiday I was working hard.
5. While John was writing an article his son was doing his homework.
6. While Mike was repairing the radio his wife was cleaning the house.
7. While Jane was looking through the papers her secretary was typing the documents.
8. While you were driving the car I was walking to the office.
9. While I was playing the guitar my granny was knitting the socks.
10. While you were telling stories I was setting the table.