Itis 6 o'clock now, Paul is at home. He is watching television. now (6 o'clock) Ac 4 o'clock he wasn’t at home. He was at the sports club. He was swimming in the pool. He wasn’t watching television. 3.30 NT 4.00 So 415 he started | he finished he was swimming, swimming swinn was/were + -ing is the past continuous: positive negative question I 1 1 he | yas | doing he | was not | doing was | he | doing? she watching, she | (wasn’t) | watching she | watching? it playing it playing it _| playing? te swimming | [—\¢ swimming, ye | Swimming? were not | living living? you | were you | (weren't) were | you they etc. | | they ete, they ete 0 What were you doing at 11.30 yesterday? Were you working? G ‘What did he say? ‘I don't know. | wasn’t listening” 1 It was raining, so we didn’t go out. © In 2001 we were living in Canada. © Today she’s wearing a skirt, but yesterday she was wearing tousers I woke up early yesterday. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. Spalling (live — living / run > running / lie —> lying etc.) + Appendix 5 am/is/are + ing (present) > was/were + -ing (past): present past 1D Pm working (now) 3 I was working at 10.30 last night. D Ie isn’t raining (now). 1 It wasn’t raining when we went out. What are you doing (now)? 0 What were you doing at three o'clock? was/were — Unit 101 was doing and I did (past continuous and simple) -> Unit 14Exercises Unit 13 131 13.2 13.3 13.4 Look at the pictures. Where were these people at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon? And what were they doing? Write two sentences for each picture. 1 2 3 4 & (ty ‘Se 4 ha 4 ae & q RACHEL JACK KATE TM TRACEY MR AND MRS HALL| at home atthe cinema | in his car at the station | in the park watch TV watch a film | drive wait fora train | walk 1 Rachel was, at home. She, was watching TV. 2 Jack and Kate ‘They Tim 6 And you? I Sarah did a lot of things yesterday morning, Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 710-725 |7.30-810 [830-900 — 1 At 8.45 ...she, was washing her. car. 2 At 10.45 she 3 At8 o'clock 10.15 — 11.43 | 1200-1245, + At 12-10 5 A715 6 AL 9.30 Complete the questions. Use was/were ~ing. Use what/where/why if necessary. 1 ((youllive) Where. were you living, in 1999? “In London \ 2} (you/do) at 2 o'clock? | I was asleep. 3 | (it/rain) when you got up? No, it was sunny. 4 | (Sue/drive) so fast? | | Because she was late. 5 \ (lim/wear) a suit yesterday? / \ No, a T-shirt and jeans, / Look at the picture. You saw Joe in the street yesterday afternoon. What was he doing? Write positive or negative sentences, Joe 1 (wear / a jacket)... He wasn't wearing a. jacket. 2 (carry / a bag) 3 (go / to the dentist) 4 (eat / an ice-cream) 5 (carry / an umbrella) 6 (go / home) 7 (wear / a hat) (cide / a bicycle)