PAST CONTINUOUS – FOLYAMATBAN LÉVŐ MÚLT IDŐ

KIJELENTÉS

I WAS WORKING
YOU WERE WORKING
HE/SHE/IT WAS WORKING
WE WERE WORKING
YOU WERE WORKING
THEY WERE WORKING

TAGADÁS

I WAS NOT vagy I WASN’T WORKING

YOU WERE NOT vagy YOU WEREN’T WORKING
HE/SHE/IT WAS NOT vagy HE WASN’T WORKING
WE WERE NOT vagy WE WEREN’T WORKING
YOU WERE NOT vagy YOU WEREN’T WORKING
THEY WERE NOT vagy THEY WEREN’T WORKING

KÉRDÉS

WAS I WORKING?
WERE YOU WORKING?
WAS HE/SHE/IT WORKING?
WERE WE WORKING?
WERE YOU WORKING?
WERE THEY WORKING?

TAGADVA KÉRDÉS

WASN’T I WORKING?
WEREN’T YOU WORKING?
WASN’T HE/SHE/IT WORKING?
WEREN’T WE WORKING?
WEREN’T YOU WORKING?
WEREN’T THEY WORKING?

Akkor kell Past Continuous-t használnod, amikor a múltban éppen történt valami, azaz akkor éppen
folyamatban volt! Emlékezz csak, hogy mit mondtunk a Present Continuous-ról! Azt mondtuk, hogy
a jelen egy adott pontján vagy szakaszában éppen folyamatban lévő cselekvésre használjuk. A Past
Continuous-ra pontosan ugyanez igaz, azzal a különbséggel, hogy itt az állítás úgy hangzik, hogy „a
múlt egy adott pillanatában vagy szakaszában éppen folyamatban lévő cselekvés leírására
használjuk”.

Yesterday at 5 we were watching TV when the neighbour knocked on the door.– Tegnap 5
órakor éppen tévét néztünk, amikor a szomszéd kopogott az ajtón.
Pr. Simple, Pr. Continuous, Past Simple and Past Continuous
tenses test

1. Put the verb from bracket in Present Simple. (15 pkt)

- I usually ……………………….. (watch) TV after dinner.

- She ………………………… (not go) to school every day.
- We …………………………. (eat) breakfast every day at 7 o’clock.
- ……………….. she ………………………. (play) the guitar?
- You never ………………………….. (wash) your hands after using bathroom.
- His dog ………………………………. (bark) at everyone.
- ……….......…. you ………………………. (like) pizza?
- They always ………………………………. (not play) soccer on Mondays.
- He rarely ………………………….. (borrow) books from a library.
- Students always ………………………. (leave) doing their homework for the last moment.
- Lisa ………………………….. (run) every day after school.
- …………………….. they ……………………… (drink) coffee every morning?
- Tom …………………………………………. (not cry) every day.
- What ………………… Tom ………………….. (read) every Sunday?
- We ……………………… (love) drinking orange juice.

2. Put the verb from bracket in Present Continuous. (15 pkt)

- We ……………………………………………… (read) Harry Potter now.

- She …………………………………………… (not jump) at the moment.
- ……………… they …………………………… (paint) the room now?
- He ………………………………………… (drive) to work now.
- Jessica and John …………………………………………. (blow) the candles.
- ……………. you ……………………. (buy) this or not.
- Look! The squirrel ……………………………………. (hide) a hazelnut in the ground.
- Who ………………………………………… (listen) to the radio now?
- ………….. Kate ……………………………. (draw) with her friends at the moment?
- Teachers ………………………………….. (not give) any homework today.
- You ……………………………………. (not keep) the dog Tom!
- I can’t talk right now, because I ……………………………………. (mow) the lawn.
- …………………… you ……………………………. (clean) your room Pete?
- We ………………………………………… (not wear) capes.
- Allison ……………………………………… (not sing) her favorite song at the moment.
3. Put the verb from bracket in Past Simple. (15 pkt)

- I …………………………….. (not break) the rules!

- She …………………………………….. (answer) all the questions during yesterday’s test.
- ……………………… Tommy ………….. (be) hungry an hour ago?
- We ………………………………………………….. (sleep) in our parent’s bed last night.
- They ……………………………………………….. (not stand) straight.
- ………………………….. you ……………………………. (forget) something?
- Wade and Mandy …………………………………….. (swim) in the pool a lot last summer.
- You ……………………………………. (not pay) for the cereal last week.
- The prince ……………………………… (ask) the princess to marry him last Sunday.
- When ……………… they……………………… (buy) that house?
- My mum …………………………………………. (not let) the cat to go outside.
- ………........ Samantha ………………………. (catch) the rabbit last night?
- I ……………………………………. (win) tennis tournament last weekend.
- Emily ………………………………………. (get) the scholarship.
- Who …………………… you ………………… (meet) yesterday?

4. Put the verb from bracket in Past Continuous. (15 pkt)

- He ___________________________ on the coach. (sleep)

- You ___________________________ about the accident. (talk)
- Mavis ___________________________ a horse when she broke her arm. (not ride)
- What _______ Kim _________________? (sing)
- Sarah …………………………………………………………………. the fence (paint)
- Who ______ Mary _________________? (question)
- _______ the Lees _________________ blue T-shirts? (wear)
- We ___________________________ to the radio yesterday morning. (listen)
- I ___________________________ when you wake me up. (not dream)
- How many apples _______ he _________________ from 2 to 4? (eat)
- Mr Green _____________________________ my hair at 5 yesterday. (not cut)
- Pete ___________________________ his car last weekend. (wash)
- The two men ___________________________ heavy boxes yesterday afternoon. (not carry)
- _______ the boy _________________ TV yesterday? (watch)
- It ___________________________ cold when I closed the window. (not get)
5. Fill in the spaces with Present Simple, Present Continuous or Past Simple. (15 pkt)

Dear Mary

How are you. I …………………… (receive) your letter last week. I …………………
(have) a new job in a supermarket in the city center. I go there every day at
3 o'clock in the afternoon and …………………. (work) there till 10 o'clock in the
evening. I am very happy because my sister ……………………. (work) there too
so we travel to and from work together. I ………………………. (get) my first
wages last week and I went shopping immediately! I …………………………. (buy)
a new stereo for my bedroom. It is gold and black and ………………….. (look)
very nice. My brother ………………………. (come) to stay with me for a few days
next week. He ………………………. (arrive) on Saturday so I am going to collect
him from the station. After I collect him, we are going to that Mexican
restaurant near the park. …………………………………………. (you/want?) to come
with us? You can ………………………… (call) me to tell me if you want to come or
not. John told me that you ………………………. (pass) your Spanish exam last
month. Congratulations. …………………………. (it/be) difficult? You know that I
………………… (be) terrible at languages but you are better.
…………………………………… (you/go?) to visit Spain for your next holiday so you
can practice it?

Please write to me soon with all your news, Mary.

All the best

Sara.
6. Use the past simple version of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence. (10 pkt)

- She……………………… (go) to the disco alone.

- An apple ……………………. (drop) on Newton's head.
- Mike's ball …………………….. (roll) down the hill and into the river.
- Jane ……………………. (get) the best score in the English test.
- The party …………………. (begin) at eight o'clock and …………………… (finish) at midnight.
- I …………………… (sell) my old red guitar and ……………………….. (buy) a trumpet.
- We ……………………. (walk) along the beach until we …………………….. (see) the cafe.

7. Use Past Simple or Past Continuous (10 pkt)

- I ……………………...(watch) TV when she ………………………....(call).

- When the phone ……………………(ring), she ………………….…. (write) a letter.
- While we ……………….….(have) the picnic, it (start)…………………. to rain.
- What (you, do)…………….…. when the earthquake ………………..…(start) ?
- I ………………..(listen) to my iPod, so I ……………..…..(not, hear) the fire alarm.
- You ………………(listen) to me when I ………….……..(tell) you to turn the oven off.
- While John …………………..(sleep) last night, someone …………….(steal) his car.
- Sammy …………………(wait) for us when we ……………(get off) the plane.
- While I ………………………….(write) the email, the computer suddenly went off.
- Last night, she………………..…(call) Pizza Hut and the delivery man……………………..(deliver) her
order right away.