Стр.91-92 Рабочая тетрадь Grammar Bank ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 8 класс
Match the sentences (1–7) with the correct description (A–G), as in the example.
1. It was a cold day. A freezing wind was blowing and snow was falling all morning.
2. Edna was watching her favourite soap opera at 6:00 pm yesterday.
3. A terrible explosion happened last Monday at noon causing a lot of damage.
4. Peter was ice skating when he slipped and broke his arm.
5. Jason finished his essay, saved his work and turned off his computer.
6. We always had roast beef on Sundays when I was a child.
7. The sales assistant was talking on the phone while she was serving customers.
A. past habit
B. past action which was in progress when another action interrupted it
C. action which was in progress at a specific time in the past
D. past actions which happened immediately one after the other
E. background information to a story
F. actions which were happening at the same time in the past
G. action which happened at a specific time in the past
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple or the past continuous.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple or the past continuous.
Write sentences about what Drake used to/didn’t use to do when he was younger. When can we use would?
1. watch cartoons ?
2. travel abroad X
3. go windsurfing X
4. live in a flat ?
5. have a car X
6. ride a bike ?
Complete the sentences with your own words.
1 — E
2 — G
3 — B
4 — D
5 — A
6 — F
7
1. I was reading about it in the paper when you came in.
2. Last week, when I fell off my bike.
3. I grabbed my family and we drove to higher ground.
4. No, we were watching CSI.
8
1. I was listening to the news as I was driving to work and I heard that the mine in your town collapsed earlier today.
2. What happened? Why did the mine collapse?
3. Were you working at the time?
4. I hope people didn’t get trapped down there.
5. I was trying to call you earlier, but your line was constantly busy.
9
1. He used to watch cartoons.
2. He didn’t use to travel abroad.
3. He didn’t use to go windsurfing.
4. He used to live in a flat.
5. He didn’t use to have a car.
6. He used to ride a bike.
We can use would for repeated actions in the past, but not for past states.
10
1. As I was riding my bike, I fell down and sprained my ankle.
2. First our teacher gave us our tests back, then he explained our mistakes to us.
3. My friend was talking on the phone while I was preparing breakfast.
4. Last week, I went to the shopping centre and bought some Christmas presents.
5. When I was little, I used to enjoy visiting my great aunt Mary every Sunday.
