Дистанційне навчання

Past Continuous

Exercise 1. Open the brackets using Past Continuous.

• While I ___________ (to copy) the exercise, my friends __________ (to describe a picture.

• When we came in, the children __________ (to clean) their desks.

• We met her at the bus stop. She ___________ (to wait) for the bus.

• Some of the children ________ (to ski) while other children ___________ (to skate). Everybody __________ (to have) a lot of fun.

• When we came the family ________ (to get) everything ready for Christmas. Bob and Helen _________ (to decorate) the Christmas tree.

• The girls _________ (to feed) the birds in the garden while the boys _______ (to make) a bird-house.

Exercise 2. Read the text and answer the question:

Who broke the window ?

At 6 o’clock the match started on TV, so Dad was still watching it at 6.30. Mum was sitting in the kitchen. She was quietly reading a woman’s magazine. Rosie was trying on her Mum’s clothes in her room. Nick ‘ s cousins were listening to rock music. It was very loud so they didn’t hear the crash. At 6.30 the dogs were lying in front of the fire and they were sleeping. Nick went into the garden with his friend to play football. So at 6.30 he was still there.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using exercise 2.

1. When someone broke the window Dad _________________

2. When Mum heard the crash she ___________________

3. The cousins didn’t hear the noise because they ____________________

4. The dogs when the noise woke them up. ______________

5. At 6.30 Nick ________________

Past Perfect

Exercise 4. Open the brackets.

1. I lost the key that he ____________ (give) to me.
2. She told me that she ____________ (see)  the film .
3. I went outside as I ____________ (hear)  a noise.
4. Mike ____________ (not / swim)  in the beach before that day.
5. His father was angry because he ____________ (not / help)  him.
6. (you / have) ____________ dinner before you left the house?
7. (he / manage) ____________ to find a place to stay when he went to Paris?
8. Where (she / stay) ____________ before she moved to live with her boyfriend?

Exercise 5. Open the brackets using Past Simple чи Past Perfect:

1. The storm (destroy) ____________ the house that they had built .
2. When she went out to play, she (do / already) ____________ her homework.
3. The children (clean) ____________ the blackboard they had used to do the mathematics exercise.
4. He took off the jacket he (put on) ____________ before.
5. They (eat) ____________ all of the food that she had made .

Exercise 6. Read the text and do vocabulary work.

Everything was calm in the Kingdom of Camelot. The sun was shining, the flowers were blooming, and the birds were flying around happily. The King was sitting on his throne, feeling fine about his life and about his kingdom.

All of a sudden, a dark cloud appeared over a horizon. There was a strange feeling in the air. The Queen burst into the room, waving her arms and shouting. She told the King that their daughter had been kidnapped. The King got extremely angry. He told his best knight, Lancelot, to go and search for the princess. Lancelot took his horse and left the castle. He was riding his horse up mountains and down valleys. Suddenly in the deep forest he saw the Princess, tied to a tree and guarded by the evil dragon.

Lancelot fought the dragon, and the dragon fought Lancelot. They fought and fought and at last Lancelot killed the evil dragon.

Lancelot and Princess got on the horse and together they rode to the castle. The King and the Queen were extremely happy, hugged and kissed the Princess, hugged and kissed Lancelot, hugged and kissed the horse.

And again…

Everything was calm in the Kingdom of Camelot. The sun was shining, the flowers were blooming, and the birds were flying around happily. The King was sitting on his throne, feeling fine about his life and about his kingdom.

Exercise 7. Write out verbs from the text used in Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect

Past Simple	Past Continuous	Past Perfect
Was appeared	Was shining	…

Exercise 8. Name all characters of the story.

1. The King

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6. the flowers

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10. strange feeling

Exercise 9. Answer the questions.

1. Who was sitting on the throne?

2. Why did the Queen burst into the room?

3. Who searched for the Princess?

4. What did Lancelot do with the dragon?