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Task 4. Learn this table:
Subject Auxiliary Main verb
verb
+ I was watching TV.
+ You ( we, they) were working hard.
- She (he, it) was not helping Mary
- We were not joking.
? Were you being silly?
? Were they playing football?

Task 5. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past Simple or Past Continuous).
1. While Tom (read) ______ , Amely (watch) ______ a documentary on TV.
2. Marvin (come) ______ home, (switch) ______ on the computer and (check)
______ his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) ______ into the house, (steal) ______ the jewels and (leave)
______ without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) ______ while the teacher (explain) ______ the tenses.
5. While we (do) ______ a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ______ on the
beach.
6. He (wake) ______ up and (look) ______ at his watch.

III HOME ASSIGNMENT

Task 6 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous).
1. We (wait) ______ for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come) ______ around the
corner.
2. I (cycle) ______ through the park, when I (hear) ______ a strange noise.
3. He (pass) ______ her a message when the teacher (look / not) .
4. I (fall) ______ asleep while I (watch) ______ TV last night.
5. When Mike and Jane (paint) ______ the walls, their dog (knock) ______ over
the paint pot.
6. Tom (break) ______ his leg when he (play) ______ frisbee.
7. The phone (ring) ______ when I (sit) ______ on the toilet.

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