Unit 4. Past Simple and Past Continuous

We use the Past Simple: - for events or actions in the past: e.g. In her youth she worked hard at English. We use the Past Continuous: - for actions in progress past: e.g. I was doing the translation all afternoon. - for actions that was in progress when anther action happened. The second action is in the Past Simple: e.g. When we came she was interviewing a new secretary.

Exercise 1. Choose the correct form:

1. He become/was becoming a very reach man when he was just 25.

2. The weather was terrible, it rained/was raining the whole day.

3. While Maria was writing the report, Henry looked/ was looking for more information.

4. At 7 o’clock this morning she studied/was studying.

5. The student was reading a magazine while the professor spoke/ was speaking.

6. Henry ate/was eating a snack at midnight last night.

7. It snowed/was snowing heavily when he was waking up/woke up.

8. I talked/was talking to my boss when you rang.

9. He often borrowed/was borrowing from me when we students.

10. Last year they were dividing/divided their business into two.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous) of the verbs in brackets:

1. While my brother (study) for his exam, I (translate) a newspaper article into Ukraine.

2. Tom (write) a letter to his family when his pencil (break).

3. When I clean the house, I (find) some old letters.

4. The doorbell (ring) while I (have) a bath.

5. They (build) a new bank when I (be) there last year.

6. My friend (own) this company but the state (buy) it and (bring) into public sector.

7. I (phone) my parents when the door bell (ring).

8. We (not hear) the phone because we (sing).

9. During his visit to Switzerland he (go) skiing every weekend.

10. While he (watch) television he hear a loud cry for help.

Exercise 3. Translate into English:

1. Вони дивилися телевізійну програму, коли прийшла мати і розповіла їм

багато цікавої інформації.

2. Ми добре навчилися задовольняти потреби наших клієнтів, коли намагалися стати лідером у секторі послуг.

3. Англія закупила товарів на $2 мільйони в минулому році.

4. Він не виконав роботу вчасно і тому залишився в офісі після роботи.

5. Його родина приватизувала декілька великих магазинів нашого міста два роки тому.

6. Він припинив постачання обладнання для нашого заводу ще у минулому році.

7. Вона прилетіла в Київ о десятій годині ранку і одразу зателефонувала на фірму.

8. Поки вона вчилась на менеджера, вони ліквідували її фірму.

9. Ми добре навчилися задовольняти потреби наших клієнтів, коли намагалися стати лідером у секторі послуг.

10. Коли він постачав вам сировинні матеріали, він переслідував свої власні інтереси.

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