Lesson 7, Homework

Lesson 7, grammar

Compose the sentences using the following verbs in the right time:

do dress listen make look follow use watch

a)

• I _______ TV the whole evening.
• You ___________ pullover or shirt; I don’t remember.
• I thought they _________ soup, but it turned out porridge.
• We ________ our exercises when he came.
• She __________ at me, and I did not know what to answer.
• He _____________ traffic regulations, they arrested him for some reason.
• The teacher saw they ______________ to him, but he didn’t want to stop the speech.
• I ________ your dictionary last week, thank you.

b)

• Yesterday we _____ a lot of work. She _____ her dolls in the garden.
• I _____ her through the window.
• He _______ for new information about architecture.
• They ________ their homework.
• We _____________ to the radio in the evening.
• When they _______ to my last fairy tale, I said that I was going to sleep, and they ______ my example.

Conduct your investigation. Yesterday you met your friend and asked him questions. Use past simple and past continuous tenses to ask questions and express your reaction.

• Your friend was wearing a dirty T-shirt. – What were you doing? You look messy.
• Your friend was looking unhealthy. –
• He just came from a party. –
• He said that they were making jokes about him. –
• There were too many people there. –
• They were drinking only juice and soda. –
• He was lost on his way home. –

Change the following phrases to the negatives:

• I was making a cheesecake when my phone rang. – I was not making a cheesecake when my phone rang.
• You were listening to me. –
• I was asking her about her personal life when I saw a new candidate for my stupid interview. –
• They were swimming under water at 8 am. –
• He was trying to sleep. –
• She was wearing her best suit yesterday. –
• We were talking too much. –

Answer the following questions:

• What were you doing yesterday morning?
• Where was your sister at 9 am?
• Why were you tired after school?
• How were they dancing tonight? Did you like it?
• Where was he yesterday when we were in the theater?

Lesson 7, Answers 

 Fill in the blanks using the indicated verbs in the right tense: 

• I was watching TV the whole evening.
• You were wearing a pullover or shirt; I don’t remember.
• I thought they were making soup, but it turned out porridge.
• We were doing our exercises when he came.
• She looked at me, and I did not know what to answer.
• He was obeying the traffic regulations, but they arrested him for some reason.
• The teacher saw they were not listening to him, but he didn’t want to stop the speech.
• I used your dictionary last week, thank you.
• Yesterday we did a lot of work in the garden while she was playing with her dolls.
• I was watching her though the window when I saw her fall.
• He looked for new information about architecture.
• They were doing their homework while they chatted.
• We were listening to the radio that evening.
• When they listened to my last fairy tale, I said that I was going to sleep, and they followed my example.

Conduct your own investigation. Yesterday you met your friend and asked him some questions. Use past simple and past continuous tenses to ask questions and express your reactions.

• What did you eat? You look unhealthy!
• Where was the party?
• Who was making jokes about you?
• So you didn’t know the people there?
• What did you drink?
• Why did you come home so late?

Change the following phrases to the negatives: 

• I was not making a cheesecake when my phone rang.
• You weren’t listening to me.
• I wasn’t asking her about her personal life.
• They weren’t swimming under water at 8 am.
• He wasn’t trying to sleep.
• She wasn’t wearing her best suit yesterday.
• We weren’t talking too much.

Answer the following questions:

• Yesterday morning I was sleeping!
• My sister was at the play at 9 pm.
• There was a lot of work to do.
• We danced in a beautiful way. I liked it very much.
• He was repairing his old car.