1. The alarm clock rings闹铃响了, The cell phone begins to ring手机开始响了, the rainstorm comes暴风雨来了, It begins to rain heavily开始下大雨, car crash happens车祸发生了, police arrives警察到了, blow吹, blow the balloon吹气球, chase追逐, chase after sister追姐姐, knock 敲, knock at the door敲门, laugh笑, laugh at the friend嘲笑朋友, throw扔, throw a ball to the friend扔向朋友一个球, when当, while与....同时, heavily沉重地, look out当心, bug昆虫, doorbell门铃, start开始, town城镇, way方式, chat聊天, have a chat聊天, wait for等待, take a picture拍照, drop落下, luckily幸运地, break中断, suddenly突然, hear听到, footstep脚步, follow跟随, scared恐惧的, born出生于.
2.Were you ………………?
Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t, I was ………..
Were you watching the news yesterday morning?
No, I wasn’t.
What were you doing?
I was …………..
What were you doing?
I was climbing the mountain.
Was he/she ………………?
Yes, he/she was.
No, he/she wasn’t.
Was she feeding the dog?
No, she wasn’t.
What was he/she doing?
He/She was …………..
What was he doing?
He was taking out trash last night.
What was she doing?
She was asking the question.
3.What were you doing yesterday at ……….. a.m./p.m.?
I was …………..
What were you doing yesterday at 5:45 p.m.?
I was ironing the clothes.
What was …….. doing yesterday at ……….. a.m./p.m.?
He/She was …………..
What was she doing yesterday at 9:25 a.m.?
She was watering the plants.
What was/were …….. doing when ………..?
………. was/were …………..
What were you doing when car crash happened?
I was taking a nap.
What was mom doing when police arrived?
She was doing housework.
What was/were …….. doing while ………..?
………. was/were …………..
What were you doing while Ellen was eating?
I was cooking the meal.
4.Past simple and Past continuous:
I saw(see) Sue in town yesterday, but she didn’t
see(not see) me. She was looking(look) the other way.
I met(meet) Tom and Jane at the airport a few
weeks ago. They were going(go) to Paris and
I was going(go) to Rome. We had(have) a chat
while we were waiting(wait) for our flight.
I didn’t see Mike for years. When I last saw(see) him,
he was trying(try) to find a job.
How fast were you driving (you/drive) when the car
crash happened(happen)?
Sam took(take) a picture of me while I wasn’t
looking(not/look).
Last night I dropped(drop) a plate while I was
doing(do) the dishes. Luckily it didn’t break
(not break).
I was walking(walk) along the street when suddenly
I heard(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody was
following(follow) me. I was scared and I started(start)
to run.
