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I was doing (past continuous)
SARAH
NOW 6 O'CLOCK
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 sports club.
She was playing tennis.
She wasn't watching television.
3.ÖÖ
she began playing
Sijfe? was f>la:
B    was/were + -ing is the past continuous:
positive
negative
she stopped playing
question
I		
he she it	was	doing watching playing
we you	were	running living
they		etc.
I he she it	was not (wasn't)	doing watching playing running living etc.
we you they	were not (weren't)	
	I	
was	he she it	doing? watching? playing?
were	we you	running? living?
	they	etc.
• What were you doing at 11.30 yesterday? Were you working?
• 'What did he say?'   'I don't know. I wasn't listening.'
• It was raining, so we didn't go out.
• In 1985 we were living in Canada.
• Today she's wearing a skirt, but yesterday she was wearing trousers.
• I woke up early yesterday. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
Spelling (live -> living / run -» running / lie -> lying etc.) => Appendix 5
am/is/are + -ing (present) -> was/were + -ing (past):
• I'm working (now). I was working at 10.30 last night.
• It isn't raining (now). It wasn't raining when we went out.
• What are you doing (now)?     What were you doing at three o'clock?
was/were
I was doing and I did (past continuous and simple)
EXERCISES
13.1    Look at the pictures. Where were thesepeople at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon? And what were they doing? Write two sentences for each picture.
13.3
13.4
UNIT
13
1 Ann was at Home, SHe was watcViiri^ TV.
2 Carol and Jack............................................................................... They
3 Tom
4
5
6 And you? I.................................................................................................................................................
13.2   Sarah did a lot of things yesterday morning. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
1 At 9.45       was.w<«Hi^.her ouv... 4 At 12.50
2 At 11.45 she....................................................................... 5 At 8.15 ..
3 At 9 o'clock....................................................................... 6 At 10.30
Complete the questions. Use was/were -ing. Use what/where/why if necessary.
(you/live) M}^.P..^^MOU^^_ in 1990?
(you/do) .................................................................................at 2 o'clock?
(it/rain) .....................................................................when you got up?
(Ann/drive) .......................................................................................So fast?
(Tim/wear) ...................................................................a suit yesterday?
In London. I was asleep. No, it was sunny. Because she was in a hurry. No, a T-shirt and jeans.
Look at the picture. You saw Joe in the street yesterday afternoon. What was he doing? Write positive or negative sentences.
HI. I'm going shopping.
(wear / a jacket) ...He wasn't Wj^^
(carry / a bag) ..............................................................................
(go / to the dentist) .................................................................
(eat / an ice-cream) .................................................................
(carry / an umbrella) ..............................................................
(go / home)...................................................................................
(wear / a hat).................................................................................
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