I was doing (past continuous) BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE

 

BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE UNIT 13 I was doing (past continuous)

 

A B Was/were + -ing is the past continuous: ■ What were you doing at 11:30 yesterday? Were you working? ■ “What did he say?” “I don’t know. I wasn’t listening.” ■ It was raining, so we didn’t go out. ■ In 2001 we were living in Japan. ■ Today she’s wearing a skirt, but yesterday she was wearing pants. ■ I woke up early yesterday. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining, and the birds were singing. Spelling (live →living / run →running / lie →lying, etc.) →Appendix 5 C Am /is/are + -ing (present) → was/were + -ing (past):   EXERCISES 13.1 Look at the pictures. Where were these people at 3:00 yesterday afternoon? And what were they doing? Write two sentences for each picture. 1 ____ Rachel was at home. She was watching TV ______ 2 Jack and K ate_________________________________. They_________________________________. 3 Tim _________________________________. 13.2 Sarah did a lot of things yesterday. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 13.3 Complete the questions. Use was/were -ing. Use what/where/why if necessary. 13.4 Look at the picture. You saw Joe in the street yesterday afternoon. What was he doing? Write positive or negative sentences. 1 (wear / a jacket) He wasn’t wearing a jacket. 2 (carry / a bag) _______________________ 3 (go / to the dentist) _______________________

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