O’zbekiston respublikasi ichki ishlar vazirligi akademiya m. A. Rustamov ingliz tili darslik

I was doing (past continuous) 
It is 6 o’clock now. Sarah is at home. She is watching television. 
At 4 o’clock she wasn’t at home. She was at the club. 
She was playing tennis. She wasn’t watching television. 
was / were + –ing is the past continuous: 
positive negative
I 
he 
she 
it 
was 
doing 
going 
watching 
playing 
 
I
he 
she 
it 
 
was not 
(wasn’t) 
doing 
going 
watching 
playing 
we 
you 
they 
 
were 
running 
living 
working 
 
we 
you 
they 
were not 
(weren’t) 
running 
living 
working 
question 
Was 
I 
he 
she 
it 
doing? 
going? 
watching? 
playing? 
Were 
we 
you 
they 
running? 
living? 
working? 
• What were you doing at 11.30 yesterday? Where were you 
working? 
• It was raining, so we didn’t go out. 
• In 1995 they were living in Canada.
Spelling: 
live - living run - running lie – lying 
make - making stop - stopping die – dying 
write - writing get - getting  tie - tying etc. 
 
EXERCISES 
 
6.6. Where were the people at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon? And what were 
they doing? Write sentences using the words in brackets.
1. (Ann / home / watch TV)
Ann was at home. She was 
watching TV.
 

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2. (Carol and Jack / the cinema / watch a film) .............................
3. (Tom / his car / drive) ............................................................. 
4. (Catherine / the station / wait for a train) ....................................
5. (Mr. and Mrs. Hall / the park / walk) .......................................... 
6. (The judge / the court / hear / a case) .........................................
7. (The policeman / a crime scene / protect evidence) ................... 
6.7. Sarah did a lot of things yesterday morning. Complete the sentences using 
the words in brackets. 
1. (wash / her car)
At quarter to eleven she was washing her 
car.
2. (read / a newspaper) At .............................................................
3. (have breakfast) At ....................................................................
4. (swim / the pool) At ..................................................................
5. (listen / the radio) ........................................................................ 
6. (cook / dinner) .............................................................................