-First, let’s get acquainted with grammar theme «Past Continuous» The Past Continuous Tense дәл көрсетілген уақытта немесе уақыт аралығында өткен іс-әрекетті білдіреді. Қолданылатын кездері: 1. Белгілі бір уақыт аралығында болған,созыла аяқталған өткендегі іс-әрекет Мысалы: - What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday? - Кеше сағат 7 де не істеп жаттыңыз? 2.Өткен шақта іс-әрекет жүріп жатқанда екінші бір іс қимылдың болғанын көрсетеді Мысалы: - We were watching TV when somebody knocked the door - Біз теледидар көріп жатқан кезде біреу есікті қақты. 3.Қатар болып өткен іс-әрекет Мысалы: -I was writing a composition while she was looking through the journals -Ол журналдарға қарап отқан кезде,мен шығарма жазып жатырмын. Біз Past Continuous уақытын сөйлемде кездесетін арнайы сөздер-маркерлер арқылы біле аламыз. Әдетте олар «бұл қашан болды?"» деген сұраққа жауап береді. at the moment when while as all night (long) all morning all day (long) last Sunday last month last year from Monday to Wednesday at 3:15 pm at 6 yesterday Forming the Past Continuous Жасалуы: was/were+V+ing Болымды сөйлем: I/he/she/it was playing a guitar You/we/they were playing a guitar Болымсыз Сөйлем: Болымсыз Сөйлем жасау үшін to be етістігінен кейін not көмекші сөзі қосылады. I/he/she/it was not playing a guitar You/we/they were not playing a guitar Сұраулы сөйлем: Сұраулы сөйлем жасау үшін to be етістігі бастауыштың алдына шығады. Was I/he/she/it playing a guitar? Were you/we/they playing a guitar? Past continouos та етістіктің соңында –ing жалғанады. Affirmative | Negative | I was playing. You were playing. He/She/It was playing. We/You/They were playing. | I wasn’t playing. You weren’t playing. He/She/It wasn’t playing. We/You/They weren’t playing. | Interrogative | Short Answers | Was I playing? Were you playing? Was he/she/it playing? Were we/you/they playing? | Yes, I was./No, I wasn’t. Yes, you were./No, you weren’t. Yes, he/she/it was./ No, he/she/it wasn’t. Yes, we/you/they were./ No, we/you/they weren’t. | We use the past continuous for actions which were happening at a certain time in the past. Time expressions used with the past continuous: while, as, etc. | Task 1 The picture was taken last Sunday afternoon. What were the people doing? Use these verbs in the past continuous to complete the sentences. • take • dance • paint • drink • eat 1. Jane _________ cola. 2. Paul and Laura ________. 3. John _________ pictures. 4. Jim and Bob _________ sandwiches 5. The clown ________ Jessie’s face. Keys: 1. Jane was drinking cola. 2. Paul and Laura were dancing. 3. John was taking pictures. 4. Jim and Bob were eating sandwiches 5. The clown was painting Jessie’s face. Task 2 Look at the picture in Ex. 1 and correct the statements. 1. Jane was wearing jeans. Jane wasn’t wearing jeans. She was wearing a dress. 2. Paul was eating. 3. Jim and Bob were dancing. 4. John was painting Jessie’s face. 5. Jane was dancing. Keys: 2. Paul wasn’t eating. He was dancing. 3. Jim and Bob weren’t dancing. They were eating sandwiches. 4. John wasn’t painting Jessie’s face. He was taking pictures. 5. Jane wasn’t dancing. She was drinking cola. Task 3 Write questions and answers about what the people were doing at 4 o’clock on Saturday. 1. Kairat/act in a school play? ✗ (visit a theatre) Was Kairat acting in a school play? No, he wasn’t. He was visiting a theatre. 2. Ulan and Gulnara/watch a film? ✗ (play computer games) 3. Nurlan/eat a meal with his family? ✗ (eat popcorn at the cinema with friends) 4. Saule/sleep? ✗ (read a book) 5. Aidar and Kanat/visit a film set? ✗ (visit a wildlife park) Keys: 2. Were Ulan and Gulnara watching a film? No, they weren’t. They were playing computer games. 3. Was Nurlan eating a meal with his family? No, he wasn’t. He was eating popcorn at the cinema with friends. 4. Was Saule sleeping? No, she wasn’t. She was reading a book. 5. Were Aidar and Kanat visiting a film set? No, they weren’t. They were visiting a wildlife park. Task 4 Fill in the blanks with “was” or “were”. 1) Jane _____ doing homework. 2) We_______ eating cookies. 3) The dog ____ barking. 4) Mom ________ cooking dinner. 5) The boys _____ playing baseball 6) Dad ______ watching TV. 7) It ____ raining outside. 8) The baby ____ crying. 9) The girls _____ listening to music. 10) I _____ taking a photo. 11) They ______ running. 12) You ______studying at home. Keys: 1) Jane was doing homework. 2) We were eating cookies. 3) The dog was barking. 4) Mom was cooking dinner. 5) The boys were playing baseball 6) Dad was watching TV 7) It was raining outside. 8) The baby was crying. 9) The girls were listening to music. 10) I was taking a photo. 11) They were eating turkey. 12) You were studying at home Task 5 Make a question. Fill in the blank with “be” and an “ing” verb 1._______ they _____________ dinner? (eat) 2. ______ I ______________ to music? (listen) 3._______ it ______________? (snow) 4.______ we_______________ TV? (watch) 5. ____you___________Easter eggs? (paint) 6.______ she ____________homework? (do) 7. ____ the dog________________ ?(bark) 8._____ she ________________ a photo ?(take) 9.______he _____________soccer?(play) 10______Kate and John ___________ fast?(run) Keys: 1. Were they eating dinner? 2. Was I listening to music? 3. Was it snowing? 4. Were we watching TV? 5. Were you painting Easter eggs? 6. Was she doing homework? 7. Was the dog barking? 8. Was she taking a photo? 9. Was he playing soccer? 10 Were Kate and John running fast? Five – minutes test «Present Continous» Fill in the correct form of the verb: Variant I 1. I ____ (write) a letter to my friend now. 2. We ____ (not sing) at the lesson at present. 3. ___ you ___ (do) your homework now? 4. Kate ____ (not help) her mum in the kitchen. 5. Tom ____ (watch) an interesting film. 6. ___ he ___ (ride) his bike now? Variant II 1. Nick ____ (not call) his friend at the moment. 2. I ____ (send) an SMS to my friend now. 3. We ____ (not play) football now. 4. ___ you ___ (read) a new text now? 5. She ____ (draw) a very beautiful doll now. 6. ___ he ___ (speak) German now? Variant III 1. They ____ (eat) soup at the moment. 2. I ____ (not jog) in the street now. 3. Pam ____ (feed) the kitten in the kitchen. 4. ___ you ___ (tidy) your room now? 5. Tim ____ (not drink) milk at the moment. 6. ___ she ___ (cook) now? Variant VI 1. We ____ (play) basketball now. 2. Liz ____ (not learn) new words now. 3. Alec ____ (watch) a new film now. 4. ___ you ___ (sweep) the floor now? 5. I ____ (not swim) in the pool now. 6. ___ he ___ (draw) now? Keys: Variant I 1. I am writing a letter to my friend now. 2. We are not singing at the lesson at present. 3. Are you doing your homework now? 4. Kate is not helping her mum in the kitchen. 5. Tom is watching an interesting film. 6. Is he riding his bike now? Variant II 1. Nick is not calling his friend at the moment. 2. I am sending an SMS to my friend now. 3. We are not playing football now. 4. Are you reading a new text now? 5. She is drawing a very beautiful doll now. 6. Is he speaking German now? Variant III 1. They are eating soup at the moment. 2. I am not jogging in the street now. 3. Pam is feeding the kitten in the kitchen. 4. Are you tiding your room now? 5. Tim is not drinking milk at the moment. 6. Is she cooking now? Variant VI 1. We are playing basketball now. 2. Liz is not learning new words now. 3. Alec is watching a new film now. 4. Are you sweeping the floor now? 5. I am not swimming in the pool now. 6. Is he drawing now? |