The Past Continuous Tense (прошедшее продолженное время)

1. Every day the college (open) its doors at 7 a.m.

2. The inauguration of the new college President (to take place) in 1999.

3. When you (to leave) school?

4. While I (work) in the laboratory my roommate (to clean) the room.

5. How long you (to work) in the garden?

6. Now the students (choose) their majors.

7. Jane and Dolores (to join) the scientific society.

8. They (to begin) a broad-based education.

9. The two friends (to make) plans to go to dinner together.

10. It (to seem) as if you know each other for years.

11. You speak so nicely! Where you (to learn) English?

Exercise 4. Open the brackets and put the verbs into Past Continuous.

1. When Jane came to the party she saw many students there. Dolores (to dance),

Mike (to play the piano), Rebecca (to talk) to John, Ann (to argue) with Tom,

as usual, some other students (to listen) to music and (sing) the tunes.

2. During the interview Kate (to answer) a lot of questions concerning her life,

previous work and her views of business.

3. While the students (to study) at the college their residence life (to become) a part

of their exiting college experience.

Exercise 5. Read and translate the text. Write out and translate the underlined words.