Unit 7. Past Continuous

Exercise 1. Make sentences interrogative.

Example: Sam was studying Civil law the whole evening yesterday. (Who/When) – Who was studying Civil law the whole evening yesterday? When was Sam studying Civil law?

1. The barrister was arguing his client’s case in the court from 12 till 18 p.m. yesterday. (Where/Whose case) 2. The number of people without job was rising last year. (What/When) 3. Army recruits were coaching themselves at nine in the morning last week. (Who/When) 4. Students were copying the rules from the blackboard when the dean came in. (What … from/Who) 5. At six o’clock yesterday the detective was waiting for a drug-diller at the station. (When/Whom) 6. On coming up to the house Ted saw a man who was trying to unlock the door by force. (How/What) 7. At that time our troops were crossing the bridge. В то время наши войска переходили мост. (Whose troops/When) 8. The crowd was pouring out into the streets when the horse-police appeared. (When/What) 9. His family was staying in New York while Erik was taking his examinations at Columbia. (Where/Whose family) 10. I saw our professor yesterday at 10 o’clock, he was driving his new car. (What car/Who) 11. An old lady was sleeping when the thief was stealing her TV-set. (Who/What) 12. While last election campaign the Democrat’s supporters were holding unapproved meetings. (When/Which)

Exercise 2. Open the brackets and put the verb into the correct form.

Example: Both Houses … a private bill at the last joined session (to discuss). – Both Houses were discussing a private bill at the last joined session.

1. The police … last Friday, it was a public holiday (not to work). 2. While the officer … the suspect, his workmate got new information on this case (to interrogate). 3. When the Founding Fathers … the Constitution, there were debates over how states would be represented (to draft). 4. Last night the witness … in bed, when he suddenly heard the scream (to lie). 5. Naomi wasn’t driving … very fast when the accident happened (to drive). 6. The suspected said he … from 2 till 6 last night (to walk). 7. Prices of almost all goods … during the Great Depression (to increase). 8. They … at the laboratory from 10 till 12 to gain all results of examination from place of crime (to work). 9. Post-graduate students … to find a job the whole summer because it was very difficult (to try). 10. The Chief Executive … negotiations when Attorney General phoned (to conduct). 11. Antonio … the room when his supervisor visited him (to tidy up). 12. The investigator … for finger-prints, but the computer any results (to wait, not to give) during 2 hours.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs.

work sit walk carry out make stay vote

rob cross dictate pas divorce do cry

Example: The barrister … the text of terms of the treaty to his assistant from 9 till 12 a.m. yesterday. – The barrister was dictating the text of terms of the treaty to his assistant from 9 till 12 a.m. yesterday.

1. FBI’s agents used the wallets to identify themselves to people when they …. 2. When persons cast a vote in the general election, they … directly for an individual Presidential candidate. 3. He … with his dog when he suddenly saw an accident. 4. The police caught Dan when he … a shop. 5. I … by the window when I heard the noise. 6. The police … investigative action the whole Sunday. 7. The victim … so she could not answer the police inspector’s questions clearly. 8. The judge offered to be quiet because the journalists … a lot of noise in the court-room. 9. What … you … when I … my exam the day before yesterday? 10. The suspected … in Brazil from July till August last summer. 11. Many women today … their husbands. 12. Just as Tom … the street, a car came round the corner.

Exercise 4. Correct the mistakes where necessary.

Example: The solicitor were talk to his client when he suddenly fell into a faint. – The solicitor was talking to his client when he suddenly fell into a faint.

1. Somebody stole the money from Dad’s pocket while he were sleeping. 2. I glanced at the victim who wasing still shiverfrom fear. 3. The young defendant was smiled during the trial. 4. The jury was working at that time. 5. The incendiary burnt his hand when he will firing the shop. 6. The judge was has dinner when the robbers suddenly came in. 7. The advocate were working on her speech all Sunday. 8. The advocate-depute was be looking through his papers when attorney-general entered the room. 9. The Minister was made a professional assessment of the situation and its possibilities. 10. The lecture on the Civil law was getting rather dull. 11. Ted wasing walk along the lane when he heard a shot somewhere. 12. I didn’t answer the call, because Iwastalkingwith our dean.

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

1. Администрация бывшего президента инвестировала в сильные и хорошо обученные вооруженные силы. 2. В Нью-Йорке полиция все еще пыталась бороться с уличной преступностью, но уровень преступности оставался прежним. 3. Не мешайте мне! Я разговаривал с подозреваемым, когда вы мне позвонили! – сказал полицейский. 4. Министры обсуждали предложение спикера, когда он вошел в зал. 5. Что делал подозреваемый, когда вы увидели его? 6. Президент давал пресс-интервью вчера в 11 часов. 7. Когда мы возвращались с места преступления, шел дождь. 8. Пока он учился водить, он попадал во много аварий. 9. «С кем ты разговаривал, когда я вошел?» «Я говорил со своим новым поверенным». 10. Сэм собирался стать барристером, но он не прошел итоговый экзамен. 11. У него было много сомнений, когда он планировал это преступление. 12. В тот момент я знал, что Филипп и Эллис пытались поделить наследство.

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