tailieunhanh - OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 9

OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 9 sau đây là giáo trình lý thuyết tiếng anh và bài tập áp dụng từ cơ bản đến nâng cao , nhằm giúp các bạn có thể tự mình ôn tập và củng cố thêm về nền tảng kiến thức môn Anh văn , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi ngoại ngữ | OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 9 THE PAST CONTINUOUS had n wonderful dream fast night. I was sitting n a pork I be sum was shining and the birds were singing. Children were playing and laughing t was very peaceful. I didn t want - to wake up. A Introduction The past continuous means that at a time in the past we were in the middle of an action. B Form The past continuous is the past tense of be an ing-form. I he she it was playing you we they were playing NEGATIVE I he she it wasn t playing you we they weren tplaying QUESTION was I he she it playing were you we they playing Soft music was playing. People were walking in the park. I wasn t dreaming. I really was in New York City. Why did you give our secret away What were you thinking of Was Matthew already waiting for you when you got there C Use Read this conversation. Melanie rang at about three yesterday afternoon but you weren t in. I didn t know where you were. David Oh I was helping Mike. We were repairing his car. It took ages. We were working on it all afternoon. Melanie It was raining. 1 hope you weren t doing it outside. David No we were in the garage. So I didn t get wet. But I m afraid I got oil all over my new trousers. Melanie Why were you wearing your new trousers to repair a car David don t know. I forgot I had them on. It was raining at three o clock means that at three o clock we were in the middle of a period of rain. The rain began before three and stopped some time after three. We were working all afternoon means that the action went on for the whole period. David is stressing the length of time that the work went on. We use the continuous with actions. We do not normally use it with state verbs see Unit 7 . For states we use the past simple. 1 didn t know where you were NOT I wasn t knowing. 10 Past continuous or simple 9 EXERCISES 1 Form B Today is the first of January the start of a new year. Most people are feeling a bit .