B [34] I was doing (past continuous) sarah now 6 o'clock she began playing 4.00 site was playing 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. 41 was/were + -ing is the past continuous: positive negative she stopped playing question I I he she it was doing watching playing he she it was not (wasn't) doing watching playing we you they were running living etc. we you they were not (weren't) running living etc. 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 -4 running / lie H> lying etc.) => Appendix 5 C 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 these-people at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon? And what were they doing? Write two sentences for each picture. 13.2 134 1 ■■Ahw,»MS. afrHome., S^ii^^ftf^l^Hj^. 2 Carol and Jack............................................................................... They 3 Tom................................................................................................ 4 ...............................................................................................................................17 5 .............................................................................. 6 And you? I............................................................................................................................................................. Sarah did a lot of things yesterday morning. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 1 At9.45 ...sHe was...wfiLshttig hwajr. 2 At 11.45 she.......................................................... 3 At 9 o'clock.......................................................... 4 At 12.50 5 At 8.15 ... 6 At 10.30 13.3 Complete the questions. Use was/were -ing. Use what/where/why if necessary. 1 2 3 4 5 (you/live) .WH^. were youJivu^ m 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. UNIT 13 Look at the picture. You saw Joe in the street yesterday afternoon. What was he doing? Write positive or negative sentences. 1 (wear/ajacket) ..... 2 (carry / a bag) ....................................................................................................... 3 (go / to the dentist) .......................................................................................... 4 (eat / an ice-cream)......................................................................................... 5 (carry / an umbrella) ....................................................................................... 6 (go / home)............................................................................................................. 7 (wear / a hat) .......................................................................................................... ■ 8 (ride / a bicycle) .................................................................................................. Hi. I'm .goings shopping. [35]