Exercise 1. Insert the Past Indefinite or Past Continuous. Translate the sentences. 1. Montanelli entered the room where Arthur __ for him at the supper table, (to wait) 2. Miss Marple's telephone rang when she __ (to dress) 3. I lighted my pipe afresh and nodded to him to show that I __ (to listen) 4. Leila felt the girls __ really __ her. They __ towards the men. (to see — negative, to look) 5. The Sergeant __ when his clients __. (to write, to enter) 6. She __ constantly __ me to lunch and dine with her and once or twice a year. __ me to spend a week-end at her house in the country, (to ask, to invite) 7. Gretta had the feeling that everyone __ at her, and she __ her eyes... (to look, to lower) 8. For some seconds she stood watching him and both __ very quickly, (to think) 9. They walked on a little and then he __ she __ (to see, to cry) 10. I looked at the First of the Barons. He __ salad, (to eat) 11. Clyde __ as she talked how different she was from Hortense. (to think) 12. Sir Henry looked into the lounge... In the lounge Hugo McLean __ a crossword puzzle and __ a good deal over it. (to do, to frown) 13. The storm grew worse and worse, and the rain fell in torrents, and little Hans could not see where he __. (to go) 14. It was warm and cosy in the kitchen when he walked in. Madam Perier __ and her husband __ a Paris-Soir. Annette .— stockings, (to cook, to read, to darn) Exercise 2. Use your own ideas to complete the sentences below using the Past Continuous. Translate the sentences into Russian. 1. The computer screen froze while… 2. John saw her yesterday when… 3. She fell asleep while… 4. The radio was on but… 5. I went home early from the party because he… 6. He found $20 yesterday when… 7. When I arrived at work he… 8. The doorbell rang while… 9. I got to work late because… 10. I fell over because I… 11. He stopped talking when… 12. I didn’t hear the man shouting because… 13. I didn’t see you because… 14. I had to leave the office because he… 15. The phone rang while… Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with the Past Continuous form of each verb in parentheses. Translate the text into Russian. Last night at 7 o'clock, Nate _______________ (to take) pictures of birds. He _______________ (to walk) through the city park when he saw a fire. An old, empty building near the park was on fire. Nate pulled out his camera. He _______________ (to take) pictures of the fire when the fire trucks pulled up. The firefighters jumped out. They hooked up their hoses. While they _______________ (to fight) the fire, Nate _______________ (to take) more pictures. The firefighters _______________ (to fight) the fire and Nate _______________ (to take) pictures when the rain started. The rain helped put the fire out. The firefighters _______________ (to clap) and Nate _______________ (to cheer). The fire was finally out. Exercise 4. Look at the schedule below and then complete the following sentences according to the example. Translate the sentences into Russian. Time Mr. Anderson Mrs. Anderson 7:00 – 7:15 A.M. 7:15 – 7:20 A.M. showered shaved made breakfast for family 8:00 – 8:30 A.M. ate breakfast ate breakfast 9:00 - 12:00 A.M. wrote e-mails taught history classes 12:00 -1:00 P.M. ate lunch in a restaurant ate lunch at school 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. met with boss taught math class 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. met with secretary met with principal 3:00 - 4:00 P.M. wrote reports exercised at gym 4:00 – 5:00 P.M. visited clients bought groceries Ex. At 7:10 Mr. Anderson was taking a shower. 1. At 7:15 Mrs. Anderson ________________________________________________________ 2. At 8:15 Mr. and Mrs. Anderson _________________________________________ 3. At 10:00 Mr. Anderson ________________________________________________________ 4. At 11:00 Mrs. Anderson________________________________________________________ 5. At 12:30 Mr. Anderson ________________________________________________________ and Mrs. Anderson ________________________________________________________ 6. At 1:30 Mrs. Anderson ________________________________________________________ 7. At 3:30 Mrs. Anderson ________________________________________________________ 8. At 4:30 Mr. Anderson ________________________________________________________ and Mrs. Anderson ________________________________________________________ Exercise 5. Translate into English. 1. Когда Давид приехал, Хэм уже ждал его. 2. Когда бы я ни пришла к вам, вы всегда работаете. 3. Где ваш брат? — Он провожает приятеля. 4. Пароход уходит завтра. 5. Том Сойер не мог играть со своими приятелями. Он белил забор. 6. Миссис Гуммидж постоянно жаловалась на холод. 7. He говорите так громко. Я вас хорошо слышу. 8. Становится темно. 9. Я слышу шаги. Кто-то идет сюда. 10. Не беспокойте его, когда он работает. 11. Мой брат завтра уезжает в Москву. 12. Вы чувствуете себя лучше сегодня? 13. Когда декан вошел в аудиторию, тов. Петров делал доклад. 14. Когда туристы вернулись, они увидели, что машина их уже ждет. 15. Она постоянно говорила о своем ребенке. 16. Я уезжаю в Москву на будущей неделе.
