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5. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Past or Present Continuous or Simple tense.

1) I (to write) an English exercise now. 2) He (to go) to the laboratory when I saw him yesterday. 3) She (to prepare) a report at this time yesterday. 4) My friends (to work) at the library now. 5) What you (to do) from 5 to 6 o’clock yesterday? 6) We (not to help) them now. 7) My friend (to do) his homework at the moment. 8) He (not to drive) his car the whole evening yesterday. 9) Look! He (to drive) very fast. 10)This company (not to produce) such devices at the moment. 11) The manager (not to speak) on the phone from 2 till 3 yesterday. 12) What you (to read) now? 13) You (to discuss) urgent problems now? 14) He (to know) him well now. 15) We (to improve) this equipment the whole year. 16) They (not to come) yesterday. 17) Where you (to be) last week? 18) What he (to learn) last time? 19) What he (to read) when we (to come) yesterday? 20) You (to help) your friend at that time yesterday?

6. Translate the following sentences into English.

1) Я зараз працюю над новим приладом. 2) Ми не читали цю статтю весь вечір. 3) Вони вивчали ці методи весь день учора. 4) Вони зараз відпочивають у своїй кімнаті. 5) Директор зараз зайнятий. Він говорить по телефону. 6) Де ви були весь ранок учора? 7) Вона готує зараз доповідь. 8) Що ви читали в цей час? 9) Я зараз не обговорюю останні новини. 10) Послухай! Він говорить про цікаві факти. 11) Цей прилад зараз не працює. 12) Ми не говорили по телефону в цей час учора. 13) Психологи використовували ці методи протягом усього року. 14) Ці інструменти не відповідають вимогам наших клієнтів. 15) Рисунок 3 показує нові методи, розроблені нашими вченими.

7. What were you doing at the following time? Write one sentence.

1) (at 8 o’clock yesterday evening) 2) (at 5 o’clock last Saturday) 3) (at 11.15 yesterday morning) 4) (at 5.30 this morning) 5) (at 7.45 yesterday evening) 6) (half an hour ago)

8. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use the past continuous.

1) Ann burnt her hand while she… 2) The bell rang while I… 3) We saw an accident while we … 4) Nastya fell asleep while she … 5) The television was on but nobody ..

9. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1) I (see) Olha in town yesterday but she (not/see) me. She (look) the other way. 2) I (meet) Denys and Yulya at the airport a few weeks ago. They (go) to Paris and I (go) to Warsaw. We (have) a chat while we (wait) for our flights. 3) I (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man (step) out into the road in front of me. I (go) quite fast but luckily I (manage) to stop in time and (not/hit) him.

10. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1) Mary (wait) for me when I (arrive). 2) What you (do) at this time yesterday? 3) I (not/go) out last night. 4) Katya (be) at the classes yesterday? Yes, she (be). 5) How fast you (drive) when the accident (happen)? 6) Ivan (work) hard in the lab at this time yesterday. 7) We (be) in a very difficult position. We (not/know) what to do. 8) I haven’t seen Oleh for ages. When I last (see) him, he (try) to find a job. 9) I (walk) along the street when suddenly I (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) me. I (be) frightened and I (start) to run. 10) I (want) to be an engineer two years ago.