Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

Exercise 35. Use Past Continuous in the sentences below.
Example: I wasn’t listening (not/listen), so I missed what he said.
It was (snow) heavily all day.
1. Just as I ____________ (get) to an interesting part of the story, the telephone 
rang.
2. The taxi driver ____________ (not/drive) fast enough, so Pat didn’t catch 
the train.
3. When she was younger, she ____________ (always play) jokes on other 
people.
4. While George ____________ (paint) the ceiling, he fell off the ladder.
5. Yesterday in the afternoon I ____________ (not/visit) my relatives.
6. While a friend of mine ____________ (have) a holiday in Egypt,
I ____________(travel) in Europe.

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7. Mr and Mrs Dawson ____________ (celebrate) their silver wedding anni-
versary yesterday. They both looked very happy.
8. Dina and Tom first met when they _________ (take) part in the competition.
9. Last year Frank __________ (not/attend) school. He was rather seriously ill.
10. My parents __________ (argue) about something when I walked into the 
room.
11. While Ted __________ (fix) his car yesterday, his wife brought him a glass 
of juice.
12. Peter __________ (not/listen) to the lecturer; he __________(talk) to his 
friends.
GENERAL QUESTIONS
Was
I waiting for you in the wrong place?—Yes, you were. / No, 
 
 
you weren’t.
Were you
reading when I phoned you? —Yes, I was./No, I wasn’t.
Was he
staying at home yesterday? —Yes, he was./No, he wasn’t.
Was she
wearing a fantastic dress at the party last night? —Yes, she 
was./No, she wasn’t.