PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE ตอนที่ 2

06/09/2011 by: admin

ต่อจาก ตอนที่ 1

การเปลี่ยน  Past continuous tense ให้อยู่ในรูปประโยคคำถาม

1.  คำถามแบบ  Yes – No question  เช่น

Positive (Answer) Interrogative
The woman was walking across the bridge when we met her.

The women was walking across the bridge when we met her.

Jim and Dick were waiting for a bus when the car hit the old man.

Jim and Dick were waiting for a bus when the car hit the old man

Nittaya was writing a letter as Tom was talking with her.

Nittaya was writing a letter as Tom was talking with her.

The children were playing a ball while their mother was cooking.

The children were playing a ball while their mother was cooking.

Tom and Jane were playing a ball while their mother was cooking.

What was the woman doing when we (you) not her?

Who was walking across the bridge when we (you) not her?

What were Jim and Dick doing when the car hit the old man?

Who was waiting for a bus when the car hit the old man?

What was Nittaya doing as To was talking with her?

Who was writing a letter as Tom was talking with?

What were the children doing while their mother was cooking?

What were the children playing while their mother was cooking ?

Who was playing a ball while their mother was cooking?

EXERCISE 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given.

  1. My mother was cooking when I ………………………… up this morning. (get)
  2. They were not playing but they ………………………… . (work)
  3. She ………………………… while we ………………………… . (sing – dance)
  4. Charl was speaking as the people ………………………… to him. (listen)
  5. when my father ………………………… in Thailand, my mother and I were staying in London. (be)
  6. They were smoking when the teacher ………………………… them. (see)
  7. The monkey’s paw ………………………… while the man was holding it in his hand. (move)
  8. The baby was crying as his mother ………………………… a bath. (take)
  9. The plane was flying in the sky when we ………………………… it. (see)
  10. I ………………………… when she celled me. (dream)

EXERCISE 2

Change these sentences into negative.

  1. The teacher was teaching when a student came into the class.
  2. My son was watching television while I was reading.
  3. She was ringing the bell while the pupils were playing.
  4. You were waiting for a bus when the strange man stared a you.
  5. The sun was shining while Roger sat under the tree.
  6. The tiger was climbing up the ladder when the hunter tried to shoot it.
  7. Jane was lighting the fire while someone was shouting at him.
  8. He was riding a bicycle as the car was coming through him.
  9. Tom and Susan were dancing when the telephone rang.
  10. Everybody was sleeping when the thief came into their house.

EXERISE 3

Change these sentences into simple question.

  1. She was eating when you waited for her.
  2. Wanna and Wittaya were talking when their friends studied.
  3. He was running while the wind was blowing hard.
  4. They were sinking into the river while we were calling them.
  5. Prapai was going to school when she saw the happen.
  1. The butterfly was flying as we were catching it.
  2. Everybody was swimming while the police were looking for them.
  3. The singers were singing as everybody was listening to them.
  4. She was sewing while her child was sleeping.
  5. Susan was sitting in the sun when her aunt saw her.

EXERCISE 4

Make questions from the sentences in exercise 3 as in the example.

Example  ;  The dog was barking when he came in.

=  What was the dog doing when he came in?

EXERCISE 5

Make questions fro the underlined words in each sentence.

  1. Yuphin was drinking some wine when the waitor gave her some food.
  2. Mr. John was talking to his friends when we saw him.
  3. Wanpen was doing her homework while her father was watching television
  4. They were making a noise while the teacher was working.
  5. Praphun was going home when he saw the happen.
  6. The cat was eating a rat while the dog was barking.
  7. Tom was opening the door when the telephone rang.
  8. Many cars were coming while we were waiting for a bus at the bus stop.
  9. Mr. Sawai was punishing his son while this wife was working.

10.She was helping her mother when he met her.

INTEGRATED EXERCISE

Choose the best answer from the words given in the parentheses.

  1. What were you doing when your mother worked yesterday?

I ………………………….. . (study, to study, was studying, studied)

  1. We ………………………….. while our teacher was beaching.

(not sleep, was sleeping, were not sleeping, were not sleep)

  1. She ………………………….. a bath when her sister called.

(take, taking, was taking, not taking)

  1. Were the children ………………………….. as their father was watching television.

(draws, is drawing, were drawing, drawing)

  1. Whom ………………………….. the policeman ………………………….. many questions while they were sitting in the police station.

(were – asking, didn’t – asking, was – asking, doesn’t – ask)

  1. The fire was burning while everybody ………………………….. .

(were sleeping, was sleeping, not sleeping. Slept)

  1. My son ………………………….. while I was cleaning my house.

(play, not playing, was playing, were playing)

  1. Pranee was standing when something ………………………….. on her head.

(hits, hitting, hit, to hit)

  1. The wind was blowing hard when I ………………………….. home yesterday.

(go, goes, went, gone, was going)

  1. Everybody was talking when Peter ………………………….. a song.

(sings, was singing, sang, were singing)

ANSWER KEY

EXERCISE 1

1.  got                                  6.  saw

2.  were working                          7.  was moving

3.  was – singing – were dancing          8.  was taking

4.  were listening                         9.  saw

5.  was                                 10. was dreaming

EXERCISE 2

  1. The teacher wasn’t teaching when a student came into the class.
  2. My son wasn’t watching television while I was reading.
  3. She wasn’t ringing the bell while the pupils were playing.
  4. You weren’t waiting for a bus when the strange man stared at you.
  5. The sun wasn’t shining while Roger sat under the tree.
  6. The tiger wasn’t climbing up the ladder when the hunter tried to shoot it.
  7. Jane wasn’t lighting the fire while someone was shouting at him.
  8. He wasn’t riding a bicycle as the car was coming through him.
  9. Tom and Susan weren’t dancing when the telephone rang.
  10. Everybody wasn’t sleeping when the thief came into their house.
EXERCISE 3

1.   Was she eating when you waited for her?

  1. Were Wanna and Wittaya talking when their friends studied?
  2. Was he running while the wind was blowing hard?
  3. Were they sinking into the river while we were calling them?
  4. Was Prapai going to school when she saw the happen?
  5. Was the butterfly flying as we were catching it?
  6. Was everybody swimming while the police were looking for them?
  7. Were the singers singing as everybody was listening to them?
  8. Was she sewing while her child was sleeping?
  9. Was Susan sitting in the sun when her aunt saw her?
EXERCISE 4

1.   What was she doing when you waited for her?

  1. What were Wanna and Wittaya doing when their friends studied?
  2. What was he doing while the wind was blowing hard?
  3. What were they doing while we were calling them?
  4. What was Prapai doing when she saw the happen?
  5. What was the butterfly doing as we were catching it?
  6. What was everybody doing while the police were looking for them?
  7. What were the singers doing as everybody was listening to them?
  8. What was she doing while her child was sleeping?
  9. What was Susan doing when her aunt saw her
EXERCISE 5

  1. What was Yuphin drinking when the waitor gave her some food?
  2. Who (Whom) was Mr. John talking to when we saw him?
  3. What was Wanpen doing while her father was watching television?
  4. What were they doing while the teacher was working?
  5. Where was praphun going when he was the happen?
  6. What was the eat eating while the dog was barking?
  7. Who was opening the door when the telephone rang?
  8. What was coming while we were waiting for a bus at the bus stop?
  9. Who (Whom) was punishing while this wife was working
  10. Who (Whom) was she helping when he met her?
INTEGRATED EXERCISE

1.  was studying                  6.  was sleeping

2.  were not sleeping           7.  was playing

3.  was taking                      8.  hit

4.  drawing                           9.  went

5.  Was – asking                  10. sang

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