2B Grammar: Past continuous. 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 and [имя неразборчиво] ___ (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 7 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 6 часов 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 выполнять упражнение.)
3. Kate and [неразборчивое имя] were lying on the beach and Anna was eating an ice cream. (Кейт и [имя] лежали 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. (Ханна раздражалась, потому что мужчина в поезде громко разговаривал по мобильному.)
7. At 7 a.m. Fred was still chatting with his friends on Facebook. (В семь утра 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.