1. Were they drinking tea when I arrived home? 2. Was he walking along the river when a boat
2. Was he walking along the river when a boat passed?
3. Was the old man thinking about his plan when he fell asleep?
4. Did we listen to an interesting lecture yesterday?
5. When I entered the classroom, was the teacher writing words on the blackboard and the pupils copying them into their exercise-books?
6. Were they getting ready to go out when it started raining?
7. Did I have lunch at the canteen yesterday at one o’clock?
8. When he came in, was I doing my exercises?
9. What were you doing at eight o’clock yesterday?
10. At this time yesterday, was I going home?
11. Were you sleeping when I went out?
12. Was he reading on the sofa when I came in and sat down beside him?
13. Was I walking along the street with my friend when a tram passed?
14. Was she looking out of the window when I saw her?
15. Were we answering the teacher’s questions when the headmistress entered the classroom?
Инструкция: В данной задаче необходимо перевести предложения в прошедшее продолженное время в вопросительной форме. Для образования таких вопросов используется вспомогательный глагол «to be» в прошедшем времени, а после него следует главный глагол в инфинитиве с окончанием -ing.
Вопросительная форма для каждого предложения будет выглядеть следующим образом:
1. Were they drinking tea when I arrived home?
2. Was he walking along the river when a boat passed?
3. Was the old man thinking about his plan when he fell asleep?
4. Did we listen to an interesting lecture yesterday?
5. When I entered the classroom, were the teacher writing words on the blackboard and the pupils copying them into their exercise-books?
6. Were they getting ready to go out when it started raining?
7. Did I have lunch at the canteen yesterday at one o’clock?
8. When he came in, was I doing my exercises?
9. What were you doing at eight o’clock yesterday?
10. At this time
Совет: Для лучшего понимания данной темы рекомендуется изучить правила образования вопросительных предложений в прошедшем продолженном времени. Практика перевода таких предложений также поможет закрепить изученный материал.
Упражнение:
Переведите следующие предложения в прошедшее продолженное время в вопросительной форме:
1. I was studying English when the phone rang.
2. She was cooking dinner while her husband was watching TV.
3. They were playing football in the park when it started raining.
4. He was reading a book when his friends arrived.