1 was doing and | did
(Past Continuous and Simple Past)
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. J ast continuous)
War did edo when hephone ang? ||
He stopped reading and answered the phone, J “iPle 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? | mA: What were you doing at 10:30?
B: We played tennis. (from 10 to 11:30) | __B: We were playing tennis.
beginning end | beginning
10:00 11:30 10:00
= Eric read a book yesterday. (= from | Eric was reading a book when the
beginning to end) phone rang.
= Did you watch the movie on television | ® Were you watching television when I
last night? called you?
= Ir didn’t rain while we were on vacation. | ® It wasn't raining when I got up.
= Istarted work at 9 o'clock and finished at 4:30. At 2:30 1 was working.
w= It was raining when we went out. (= it started raining before we went out)
= [saw Lucy and Steve this morning. They were waiting at the bus stop.
= Mi Ja fell asleep while she was reading.
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14.2
Look at the pictures. Put the verbs in the past continuous or simple past. 14
1 “a, Linda broke __ (break) her arm
last week. It
t (happen) when she _
| (paint) her room. She
(fall) off the ladder.
2. The train ___ (arrive)
at the station, and Paula
(get) off. Two friends of hers, John
and Jenny, ___(wait)
to meet her.
3. Yesterday Sue He
(walk) down the street when she
(meet) Jim.
He —__ (go)
home, and he
(carry) a bag. They —_
(stop) to talk for a few minutes.
Put the verb in the past continuous or simple past.
1. ng (you! do} when the phone rang (ring)?
was watching _____ (watch) television.
2. A: Was Tracy busy when you went to see her?
es, she a _ (study).
3. A: What time (the mail / come) this morning?
a (come) while I ____ (have) breakfast.
‘Was Megan at work today?
lo, she
: How fast
(not / go) to work. She was sick.
_ (you / drive) when the police
(stop) you?
___ (not / drive) very fast.
: a (your team / win) the baseball game yesterday?
: No, the weather was very bad, so we (not / pla
|: How, (you / break) the window?
: We —__ (play) baseball. 1 a
the ball, and it (break) the window.
— (you / see) Judy last night?
(wear) a long dress.
(you / do) at 2 o’clock this morning?
don’t know exactly, but |_
(hie)
(lose) my key last night.
(you / get) into your apartment?
——— (climb) in through a window.
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