D. Put the verbs into Past Continuous. 1. John (to send) a text message on his mobile at 6 o’clock yesterday. 2. Carol (to iron) her clothes all the evening. 3. Laura and Mary (to water) plants all the morning. 4. Mike and Steve (to play) computer games. 5. Children (to have) a picnic on Saturday morning. 6. At 3 o’clock on Friday Diana (to write) a letter to her friend. 7. Mary (to watch) cartoons all the day long. 8. We (to help) our parents about the house on Saturday morning. 9. Kate (to read) an interesting book in the evening yesterday. 10. Mike and Lucy (to watch) a chat show at 7 pm yesterday.

Перевод задания: Поставь глаголы в Past Continuous (прошедшее длительное время).

1. John was sending a text message on his mobile at 6 o’clock yesterday. (Вчера в шесть часов Джон отправлял текстовое сообщение на мобильном.)
2. Carol was ironing her clothes all the evening. (Кэрол гладила одежду весь вечер.)
3. Laura and Mary were watering plants all the morning. (Лора и Мэри поливали растения всё утро.)
4. Mike and Steve were playing computer games. (Майк и Стив играли в компьютерные игры.)
5. Children were having a picnic on Saturday morning. (Дети устраивали пикник в субботу утром.)
6. At 3 o’clock on Friday Diana was writing a letter to her friend. (В пятницу в три часа Диана писала письмо подруге.)
7. Mary was watching cartoons all the day long. (Мэри смотрела мультфильмы весь день.)
8. We were helping our parents about the house on Saturday morning. (В субботу утром мы помогали родителям по дому.)
9. Kate was reading an interesting book in the evening yesterday. (Вчера вечером Кейт читала интересную книгу.)
10. Mike and Lucy were watching a chat show at 7 pm yesterday. (Вчера в семь вечера Майк и Люси смотрели ток-шоу.)

Past Continuous образуется с помощью was/were и глагола с окончанием -ing. Для множественного числа и местоимений we/they используется were, для единственного числа — was.