| was doing and | did (Past Continuous and Simple Past) mS ) Eric was reading The phone rang. He stopped reading. He answered the a book. phone. ‘What happened? The phone rang. (simple past) What was Eric doing when the phone rang? He was reading a book. Jioase continuous) What dhe do when te phone rang? |} He stopped reading and answered the phone, J “ile past) Eric 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 = Simple past Past continuous = A: What did you do yesterday morning? | m 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 I ' | > 10:00 11:30 10:00 m= Eric read a book yesterday. (= from —_| m Eric was reading a book when the beginning to end) phone rang. = Did you watch the movie on television | m Were you watching television when I last night? called you? = Itdidn’t rain while we were on vacation. | m It wasn’t raining when I got up. Istarted work at 9 o’clock and finished at 4:30. At 2:30 I was working. = It was raining when we went out. (= it started raining before we went out) = Isaw Lucy and Steve this morning. They were waiting at the bus stop. = Mi Ja fell asleep while she was reading. I did (Simple Past) Units 11-12 I was doing (Past Continuous) Unit 13 While Unit 100 When Unit 112Exercises 14.1. Look at the pictures. Put the verbs in the past continuous or simple past. 14 i Linda broke (break) her arm last week. It (happen) when she (paint) her room. She (fall) off the ladder. Thetrain (arrive) at the station, and Paula (get) off. Two friends of hers, John and Jenny, (wait) to meet her. Yesterday Sue (walk) down the street when she (meet) Jim. (go) He home, and he (carry) a bag. They (stop) to talk for a few minutes. 14.2. Put the verb in the past continuous or simple past. a Bs A: What _were you doing (you! do) when the phone rang (ring)? B: 1 _was watching (watch) television. A: Was Tracy busy when you went to see her? B: Yes,she (study). A: What time (the mail / come) this morning? Bz It (come) wl __ (have) breakfast. A: Was Megan at work today? B: No, she a (not / go) to work. She was sick. A: How fast = (you / drive) when the police é E (stop) you? B: don’t know exactly, but [__ ____ (not/ drive) very fast. (your team / win) the baseball game yesterday? No, the weather was very bad, so we _ (not / play). How _ a (you / break) the window? pWe (play) baseball. I (hit) the ball, and it ____ (break) the window. A: _____(you/ see) Judy last night? B: __ (wear) a long dress. A: E (you / do) at 2 o'clock this morning? Iwas asleep. ArT (lose) my key last night. B: How k (you / get) into your apartment? A:T 3 (climb) in through a window. Additional Exercises 14-15 (pages 248-249) _ 29