ake CLiexes A Form (2) Today is the first of January, the start of a new year. Most people are feeling a bit tired. What were they doing at midnight last night? Use these verbs: dance, drive, listen, watch, write Use these phrases after the verb: an essay, his taxi, in the street, television, to a band > Claire mas listening to. 4 band, 1 Trevor and Laura 2 Vicky and Rachel 3 Tom 4 Andrew B Form (2) ‘Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Continuous forms. dessica: (>) | was. looking, (1/100) for you, Vicky. I'm afraid I've broken this dish, Vicky: Oh no! What (1) {you / do}? Jessica: (2) (1/ take) it into the kitchen. | bumped into Emma. (3) (she / come) out just as @) (1/ go) in. Vicky: expect it was your fault. (5) (you / not / look) where (6) (you / go). Jessica: Sorry, I'll buy you another one as soon as | have some money. C Use (3) ‘What can you say in these situations? Add a sentence with the Past Continuous > You had to work yesterday. The work went on all day. Laas working all day. 1 You had to make phone calls. The calls went on all evening. 2 You had to wait in the rain. The wait lasted for half an hour. 3 You had to make sandwiches. This went on all afternoon. 4 You had to sit in a traffic jam. You were there for two hours. 5 Your neighbour played loud music. This went on all night. VERBS + PAGE 21Practice A Past Continuous or Past Simple? (1-2) David is always having accidents. His girlfriend Melanie is talking about some of the accidents. Write her sentences from these notes. Each sentence has one verb in the Past Continuous and ‘one in the Past Simple. > when / he / carry / a suitcase / he / drop / it / on his foot Wher. he. was.carrying.a suitcase, .he. dropped. it. on. his. foot. he / break / his leg / when / he / ski He. broke. his. leq. when. he.,was. skiing, 1 he/ sit down / on a chair / while /1/ paint / it 2 as/he /run / for a bus / he / collide / with a lamppost 3 his hair / catch / fire / when / he / cook / chips 4 when /he / hold / a beautiful vase / he / suddenly / drop / it 5 he/sit/in the garden / when / a wasp / sting / him / on the nose B Past Continuous or Past Simple? (1-2) Put in the correct form of the verb. Rita: I hear the lights (m) went. (go) out in your flats last night. Emma: Yes, (»)..|_ was. watching. (1/ watch) a documentary on TV when suddenly ) (we / lose) all the power. But oy (it/ come) on again after about ten minutes. Vicky: Rachel (3) (come) down the stairs when the lights 6 (Go) out. She almost (5) (fall over, Daniel: Matthew and | (6) (play) table tennis at the time, Andrew: (7) (1/ work) on the computer. (8) (1/lose) a whole hour's work. But this morning (9) ((/ get) up early and (10) (do) it again. C Past Continuous or Pasy Simple? (1-3) Find the second part of each sentence. Put each verb into the correct form. Vicky (have) a beautiful dream when she (touch) the wire. When Andrew (see) the question, when | (find) a £10 note in i. The train (wait) when the alarm clock (ring). | (read) a library book the crowd (rush) in. Sarah (have) an electric shock he (know) the answer immediately. ‘When the doors (open), they (see) that the sun (shine). When the campers (wake), when we (arrive) at the station. Vicky..was.. having... beautiful. drean.when, the. alarm. clock. rang. When..Andrew. sam. the. question, he knew. the. ansiwer.imeaediately, Osonayyusonayy VERBS + PAGE 23