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Quick Fix 231Activity 1. The three photos below were taken at exactly the sametime. What were these people doin at 1!"11#

$inda .............................................................................................................................................

....................%alph .................................................................................................................................................................

&ax .....................................................................................................................................................................

Activity 2. 'ow answer these (uestions"

)id $inda start ardenin at 1!"11#

)id %alph start readin at 1!"11#

)id &ax start playin *ootball at 1!"11#

)id $inda +nish ardenin at 1!"11#

)id %alph +nish readin at 1!"11#

)id &ax +nish playin *ootball at 1!"11#

‣ We use the PAST CONTINUOUS to say that some activity wasgoing on around a particular past time. In other words we want toshow that the activity was in progress ! it started earlier and"nished later than the time indicated in the sentence. #inda $alphand %a& started their activities 'e(ore )*+)) and "nished doingthem a(ter )*+)).

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‣ We don,t have to use the PAST CONTINUOUS with a precise timee&pression. We can use the PAST SI%P#- clause to contrast twoactivities e.g. When the telephone rang #inda was woring in hergarden. We use the SI%P#- PAST (or shorter action that interruptedor happened in the middle o( the action e&pressed in the PASTCONTINUOUS.

‣ The PAST CONTINUOUS is not used to tal a'out past ha'its or tosay how long something lasted or how o(ten something happened.

Activity 2. 'ow answer these (uestions"

1. A storm .................................................. while the

children ................................................. in the lake. ,break - swim

2. / .............................................. in my o0ce whensomebody .............................................. at the door. ,work - knock

3. Andrew ...................................................... when his mobile

phone ...................................... . ,drive - rin

. &y wi*e .............................................. a lot o* tennis when

she .............................................. youner. ,play - be

. / ............................... at the sky and .............................. a planewhich .................................. really low. ,look - see - y

4. We .............................................. television *or three hours last niht.← ,watch

5. When we .............................................. yesterday6 / ..............................................

to invite you to my birthday party6 but / .............................................. . ,meet -

want - *oret

7. 8ill ............................................... down the road when

he .............................................. his irl*riend. ,walk - see

9. / .............................................. dinner while my wi*e ..............................................the apartment. ,cook - clean

1!. As he ...................................................... the ladder6

he ................................................ o: it. ,climb - *all

11. ;ust as / ...................................... what to do next6 / ...........................................

with an excellent idea. ,wonder - come up

12. / was really surprised to see her because / .....................................she ................................. . ,think - sleep

13. / .............................................. to the arden to see what the

children ................................... . ,o - do

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