Iwas doing (past continuous) and
Idid (past simple)
J)
Hello!
Jack was reading a book. The phone rang. He stopped reading. He answered the pho.a
What happened? The phone rang. (past simple)
What was Jack doing when the phone rang?
He was reading a book.
(past continuous)
What did he do when the phone rang?
simple)
He stopped reading and answered the phone.(past
Jack began reading before the phone rang.
So: When the phone rang, he was reading.
he began the phone he stopped he answered
reading rang reading the phone
HE WAS READING
B past simple past continuous
A: What did you do yesterday morning? " A: What were you doing at 10.30?
B: We played tennis. (from 10 to 11.30) B: We were playing tennis.
beginning end beginning
(10 o'clock) (11 .30) (10 o'clock)
we played we were playing
(complete action) (untinished action)
" Jack read a book yesterday. (= from "Jack was reading a book when the
beginning to end) phone rang.
Did you watch the film on television " Were you watching television when
last night? phoned you?
" It didn't rain while we were on holiday. " It wasn't raining when l got up
Istarted work at 9 o'lock and finished at 4.30, At 2.30 Iwas working.
" It was raining when we went out. (= it started raining befor we went out)
" Isaw Lucy and Steve this mornmg. They were waiting at the buN stop.
Jenny fell asleep while she was reading.
UNIT
EXERCISES
14.1 Lookat
a the pictures and put t the verbs in the correct form, past continuous
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or past simple.
Carol broke (break) her arm last
week. It (happen)
when she
(paint)
her room. She
(fall) off the ladder.
2 Hi, Paula! The train (arrive)
at the station and Paula
(get) off. Two friends of hers, John and
Jenny, (wait) to
meet her.
PAULA
3 Yesterday Sue
Hello, Jim! I'm goung to
the station. (walk) along the road when she
(meet) Jim.
He -(go) to the
station to catch a train and he
.(carry) a bag.
SUE They (stop) to
talk for a few minutes.
14.2 Putthe verb into the past continuous or past simple.
1A: What .were you doing..(you/do) when the phone..rang.(ring)?
B: L.was watching..(watch) television.
2 A: Was Jane busy when you went to see her?
B: Yes, she. .(study).
3 A: What timne (the post / arrive) this morning?
B: It (come) while I. (have) breakfast.
4 A: Was Margaret at work today?
B: No, she (not/go) to work. She was ill.
5 A: How fast (you/drive) when the police
(stop) you?
B: Idon't know exactly butI (not/drive) very fast.
6 A: (your team /win) the football match vesterday?
B: No, the weather was very bad, so we (not/plav).
7 A: How (you/break) the window?
B: We (play) football. I
(kick) thec ball and it (hit) the wndov.
8 A: (you/see) Jenuy last nigh?
3: Yes, she (wear) a very nice jarket.
9 A: What (you/do) at 2o'ok this mornmg?
B: Iwas asleep.
10 A: | (love) my key last nght.
B How (you/ge) mto yOur noonn?
A: I (clb) u thougha wmdou
