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ATTENTION
ADMISSON BY TICKET ONLY
ADMISSION FREE
BARBER'S SHOP
BEWARE OF CARS!
BE WEAR OF THE DOG! ! !
BOOKING OFFICE
BOX OFFICE
BUS STOP
CAUTION
CAUTION: AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC
CHEMIST' S
CINEMA
CLOSED
DANGER! !
DEPARTMENT STORE
DETOUR
DRUGSTORE
EMERGENCY EXIT
ENTRANCE
EXIT
FASTEN SAFETY BELTS! !
FIRST AID
FIRST AID POST
FIRST FLOOR //
GROUND FLOOR (.)
HAIRDRESSER'S
HOTEL
HOURS:...TO... : ......
INFORMATION
INQUIRY OFFICE
KEEP OFF THE GRASS! !
LOOK OUT! !
MEN
MOVIE THEATRE
NO ADMISSION ٨
NO ENTRY () ٨
NO PARKING
NO PHOTOGRAPHING
NO SMOKING
NO STOPPING
NO SWIMMING
OFF
ON
ON SALE
OPEN
PARKING
POST OFFICE
PRIVATE BEACH
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PULL
PUSH
RESERVED
REST ROOMS ()
ROAD CLOSED
SECOND FLOOR //
SERVICE ENTRANCE
SMOKING AREA ()
SMOKING SECTION ()
STOP! DON'T WALK !
TAKEN
TICKET-MACHINES -
TRAM STOP
WALK! !
WARNING! !
WC
WOMEN
WET PAINT ! !
Exercise 1. Choose the right variant:
Example: The flight lasted / was lasting three hours.
1. It was 8.00 in the morning. A lot of people stood / were standing at the bus stop, waiting to go to work.
2. A magnificent oak tree stood / was standing in the middle of the garden.
3. I studied / was studying politics at university.
4. He studied / was studying the effects of radiation when he suddenly died.
5. When I woke up this morning it rained / was raining.
6. It rained / was raining every single day of the holidays.
7. I asked him what he thought / was thinking about.
8. I thought / was thinking the play was extremely good.
9. A What did you do / were you doing with that electric drill?
B I was putting up some book shelves in my bedroom.
10. A What did you do / were you doing with that electric drill?
B I put it back in its box in the tool cupboard.
11. A What did you do / were you doing before you took this job?
B Nothing, actually. I only left school a few months ago.
12. A What did you do / were you doing in my bedroom just now?
B The light was on, so I just went in to turn it off.
13. The poor chap died / was dying. All we could do was comfort him.
14. The poor chap died / was dying early last morning.
Exercise 2. Put the verbs into the Past Simple or Past Coutinuons.
a. I _______ (watch) TV when Mark ______. (phone).
b. What _____________ (you/do) at the time of the murder?
c. She _____________ (jump) into the river and ___________ (rescue) the drowning boy.
d. I _____ (see) my first baseball game while I _______ (live) in New York.
e. Where __________ (you/go) when you ___________ (get off) the train?
f. We ________ (ring) the police because the neighbours _________ (play) their music too loud.
g. He ____________ (write) the whole composition during the lunch hour.
h. She ___________ (write) to her brother when he ____________ (walk) through the front door.
i. ___________ (you/work) in Spain this time last year? Yes, I ___________ (go) out there in '93.
j. Mum and Dad ______ (sleep) when I _________ (get) home last night.
k. What _____ (that news reader / say) just then? I don't know. I _______ (not / listen).
l. Someone ________ (take) a photo of me while I ___________ (have) a bath.
m. __________ (you / see) the match last night? No. I ________ (try) to get some work done.
n. We ________ (not/know) what to do when the omputer ______ (break down).
o. It __________ (rain) outside and the children __________ (cry), so we ___________ (decide) to play a game.
Exercise 3. Are the verbs correct?
a. The kitchen caught fire while we were having dinner.
b. The sun shone so we decided to go for a walk.
c. I'm afraid I wasn't hearing what you said.
d. Alan read a newspaper when he heard a strange noise.
e. She was knowing she was being followed.
f. The boss walked in while I played a computer game.
g. I was walking home from work when a dog attacked me.
h. He was reading the entire book, from start to finish, in two hours.
i. What did you do when you saw someone trying to steal your car?
j. I didn't see the last goal because I looked at the sky at the time.