1. Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1) Yesterday at 6 p.m. we ___ (have) dinner. 2) Harry ___ (not listen) so he didn’t know how to do the exercise. 3) Kate ___ (lie) on the beach and Anna ___ (eat) an ice cream. 4) Sam and Ryan ___ (smile) and Nancy ___ (take) a photo of them. 5) Why ___ you and Zoe ___ (argue)? 6) Hannah was annoyed because a man on the train ___ (talk) loudly on his mobile. 7) At 1 a.m. Fred ___ still ___ (chat) with his friends on Facebook. 8) My eyes were closed, but I ___ (not sleep).

Перевод задания: Дополните предложения формой Past Continuous глаголов в скобках.

1. Yesterday at 6 p.m. we were having dinner. (Вчера в шесть вечера мы ужинали.)
2. Harry wasn’t listening, so he didn’t know how to do the exercise. (Гарри не слушал, поэтому не знал, как выполнить упражнение.)
3. Kate was lying on the beach and Anna was eating an ice cream. (Кейт лежала на пляже, а Анна ела мороженое.)
4. Sam and Ryan were smiling and Nancy was taking a photo of them. (Сэм и Райан улыбались, а Нэнси фотографировала их.)
5. Why were you and Zoe arguing? (Почему вы с Зои спорили?)
6. Hannah was annoyed because a man on the train was talking loudly on his mobile. (Ханну раздражало, потому что мужчина в поезде громко разговаривал по мобильному телефону.)
7. At 1 a.m. Fred was still chatting with his friends on Facebook. (В час ночи Фред всё ещё переписывался с друзьями в Facebook.)
8. My eyes were closed, but I wasn’t sleeping. (Мои глаза были закрыты, но я не спал.)

Past Continuous образуется как was/were + глагол с окончанием -ing; в вопросе was/were ставится перед подлежащим, а отрицание образуется с not.