Exercises
1. Make up the sentences using the Past Continuous Tense.
1) We/to plant/the trees/all morning/yesterday.
2) Frank/ to work/in the garage/from 2 till 5 oTclock last Saturday.
3) Children/to train/in the gym/at 7 o'clock yesterday.
4) It/ to snow/heavily/all the day/last Monday.
5) At 11 o'clock yesterday morning1/Mr Brooks and his son/to wash/the car.
6) Nelly/to talk/on the phone/at 3 o'clock yesterday.
7) Some girls/to play/tennis/at this time/yesterday.
8) You/to have/ lunch/from 1 till 2 o'clock last Wednesday.
9) Some workers/to load/the boxes/into the lorry/at that time,
10) Alice/to clean/ the flat/a 11 the afternoon/yesterday.
An actor whose name has become synonymous with All-American testosterone-driven entertainment, Tom Cruise spent the 1980s as one of Hollywood's brightest shining Golden Boys. With black hair, blue eyes, and unabashed cockiness, Cruise rode high on such hits as Top Gun and Rain Man. Although his popularity dimmed slightly in the early '90s, he was able to bounce back with a string of hits that re-established him as both an action hero and, in the case of Jerry Maguire and Magnolia, a talented actor. Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, NY, actor Tom Cruise led a peripatetic existence as a child, moving from town to town with his rootless family. A high school wrestler, Cruise went into acting after being sidelined by a knee injury. This new activity served a dual purpose: Performing satiated Cruise's need for attention, while the memorization aspect of acting helped him come to grips with his dyslexia. Moving to New York in 1980, Cruise held down odd jobs until getting his first movie break in Endless Love (1981). His first big hit was Risky Business (1982), in which he entered movie-trivia heaven with the scene wherein he celebrates his parents' absence by dancing around the living room in his underwear. The Hollywood press corps began touting Cruise as one of the "Brat Pack," a group of twenty-something young actors who seemed on the verge of taking over the movie industry in the early '80s. But Cruise chose not to play the sort of teen-angst roles that the other Bratpackers specialized in -- a wise decision, in that he has sustained his stardom while many of his contemporaries have fallen by the wayside or retreated into direct-to-video cheapies. In 2000, he scored again when he reprised his role as international agent Ethan Hunt in John Woo's MI:2, which proved to be one of the summer's first big moneymakers. His status as a full-blown star of impressive dramatic range now cemented in the eyes of both longtime fans and detractors, the popular actor next set his sights on reteaming with Jerry Maguire director Cameron Crowe for a remake of Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar's (The Others) Abre Los Ojos titled Vanilla Sky. Though Vanilla Sky's sometimes surreal trappings found the film recieving a mixed reception at the box office, the same could not be said for the following years massively successful sci-fi chase film Minority Report. Based on a short story by science fiction writer Phillip K. Dick and directed by none other than Steven Spielberg, Minority Report scored a direct hit at the box office, and Cruise could next be seen gearing up for his role in Edward Zwick's The Last Samurai. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.
There ...were a lot of T-shirts and shorts there.
"Good morning, Mrs Tiger," ... said Father Elephant.
"Good morning, Mr Elephant!" ... said Mrs Tiger.
"Have you got a T-shirt and shorts for my Baby Elephant?" ... asked Father Elephant.
"We have very small T-shirts and shorts. But wait a little, and my little Tigers will make him a nice big T-shirt and shorts," ... answered Mrs Tiger.
The little Tigers ... made a nice new blue T-shirt and white shorts for Baby Elephant.
Then Father Elephant ... put them on Baby Elephant.
Baby Elephant ... was very happy, and he ... said, "I lIke my new yellow socks, blue T-shirt and white shorts
and I thank you, Dad! Now I can play football And 1 will play very well"
Они пришли в магазин тетушки Тигрицы.Там было много футболок и шорт."Доброе утро, тетушка Тигрица",- сказал папа Слон. "Доброе утро, мистер Слон",- сказала тетушка Тигрица."Есть ли у Вас футболка и шорты для моего сынишки Слоненка?"-спросил папа Слон."У нас есть очень маленькие футболки и шорты.Но подождите немножко и мои маленькие тигрята сделают для него хорошую большую футболку",-сказала тетушка Тигрица.Маленькие тигрята сделали большую новую голубую футболку и белые шорты для малыша Слоненка. Отец Слон примерил их на сына Слоненка.Малыш Слоненок был очень счастлив, и он сказал "Мне нравятся мои новые желтые носки, голубая футболка и белые шорты и тебе, папа! Теперь я смогу играть в футбол и я буду играть очень хорошо"