Стр.64 Unit 5 Зона катастрофы! ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 7 класс
Look at the table. What are the past continuous forms for I, you and we?
Affirmative subject was/were + -ing form He was recovering in hospital. They were riding their bikes. Negative subject wasn’t/weren’t + -ing form She wasn’t carrying a mobile phone. They weren’t wearing avalanche monitors. Write sentences. Use the past continuous affirmative.
- They / talk / about the floods
- It / rain / a lot
- People / leave / their homes
- The water / cover / the roads
- Rescue workers / help / people to escape
Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Complete the texts with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
A Volcano Appears
In 1943, a farmer in Mexico (1) when he saw a large hole appear in his field. Smoke (2) out of the ground and there was a bad smell of eggs. He didn’t know where his family were but everyone was in danger. Soon, ash (3) out of the ground and everybody (4) away from the new volcano, because it (5) bigger. After a week there was a cone 100 metres high.
The Story of Pompeii
In the Roman city of Pompeii, there was a terrible volcanic eruption in 79 AD. Lava and dangerous gases (1) out of the volcano. All the people (2) away from the town. They (3) their mouths. The volcano destroyed the city. In 1748, an archaeologist (4) in Pompeii, and he discovered some of the victims. They (5) on the ground. They (6) to escape, but they didn’t survive.
Look at the list of times. What were you doing at these times yesterday? Write past continuous sentences.
6.45; 8.30; 12.00; 2.30; 6.15
Your voice
Read your sentences out to your partner.
1. For I, you and we we use were in the past continuous.
2.
- They were talking about the floods.
- It was raining a lot.
- People were leaving their homes.
- The water was covering the roads.
- Rescue workers were helping people to escape.
3.
- I wasn’t studying last weekend.
- Our teacher wasn’t working last Saturday.
- You weren’t listening to me!
- We weren’t swimming because it was very cold.
- It wasn’t raining here yesterday.
- My friends weren’t waiting for me in town.
4.
A Volcano Appears
- was working
- was coming
- was erupting
- was running
- was growing
The Story of Pompeii
- were coming
- were running
- were covering
- was working
- were lying
- were trying
5. Example answers:
- At 6.45 I was getting up.
- At 8.30 I was having breakfast.
- At 12.00 I was having lunch.
- At 2.30 I was doing my homework.
- At 6.15 I was watching TV.
