Grammar test — Past continuous, Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct past continuous form of the verbs given. 1. ___ you (listen) to me yesterday? 2. The hairdresser (not cut) anyone’s hair this morning. 3. We (eat) dinner, so I didn’t answer the phone. 4. The builders (not work) last Saturday. 5. ___ the actor (learn) her lines last night? 6. My dentist (look) at my teeth, so I couldn’t speak. 7. The waiter (talk) to the customers about the menu.

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

1. Were you listening to me yesterday? (Ты слушал меня вчера?)
2. The hairdresser wasn’t cutting anyone’s hair this morning. (Сегодня утром парикмахер никому не стриг волосы.)
3. We were eating dinner, so I didn’t answer the phone. (Мы ужинали, поэтому я не ответил(а) на телефонный звонок.)
4. The builders weren’t working last Saturday. (Строители не работали в прошлую субботу.)
5. Was the actor learning her lines last night? (Актриса учила свои реплики вчера вечером?)
6. My dentist was looking at my teeth, so I couldn’t speak. (Мой стоматолог осматривал мои зубы, поэтому я не мог(ла) говорить.)
7. The waiter was talking to the customers about the menu. (Официант разговаривал с посетителями о меню.)

Past Continuous образуется с помощью was/were и глагола с окончанием -ing.