Past Continuous and Food Vocabulary

October 23, 2025

Būdvardžiai (Adjectives)

Angliškai Tarimas Lietuviškai
cheap /tʃiːp/ pigus
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ pavojingas
expensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ brangus
fat /fæt/ riebus
gay /ɡeɪ/ linksmas
hungry /ˈhʌŋɡrɪ/ alkanas
lean /liːn/ liesas
patient /ˈpeɪʃənt/ kantrus
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ tylus
tasty /ˈteɪstɪ/ skanus
unhappy /ʌnˈhæpɪ/ nelaimingas

Maistas (Food)

Angliškai Tarimas Lietuviškai
caviar /ˈkævɪɑː/ ikrai
carp /kɑːp/ karpis
crab krabas
eel /iːl/ ungurys
herring silkė
mackerel /ˈmækrəl/ skumbrė
perch /pɜːtʃ/ ešerys
salmon /ˈsæmən/ lašiša
shrimp /ʃrɪmp/ krevetė
trout /traʊt/ upėtakis

Kasdienės frazės (Everyday Phrases)

Angliškai Lietuviškai
A sugar basin, please. Prašau, paduoti cukrinę.
We are thirsty. Mes norime gerti.
Do you take tea or coffee? Ką jūs gersite: arbatą ar kavą?
The menu (card), please. Prašau, paduokite valgiaraštį.
We want to have a snack. Mes norėtume užkąsti.

Gramatika: Būtasis tęstinis laikas (Past Continuous)

Past Continuous sudaromas iš was / were ir veiksmažodžio su –ing galūne.

I was reading a book when Nick came in.

Klausiamoji forma

Were you washing the clothes when I phoned you yesterday?

Neigiamoji forma

Sim wasn’t playing in the yard all the afternoon.

Sutrumpintos formos

Teiginys Neiginys
I was working I wasn’t working
You were working You weren’t working
He was working He wasn’t working
We were working We weren’t working
They were working They weren’t working

Vartojimas

  1. Veiksmams, kurie vyko praeityje (nebaigti):

    It wasn’t snowing all day long.

  2. Dviems veiksmams, vykstantiems vienu metu:

    While Ted was washing his car, Vanessa was reading the newspaper.

Exercises

Exercise 1Complete with 'was' or 'were'

Complete the sentences with was or were.

  1. I ___ cooking dinner yesterday at 6 p.m.
  2. You ___ reading a book at that time.
  3. He ___ not sleeping when I called him.
  4. They ___ working in the garden.
  5. We ___ watching TV together.

Exercise 2Choose the Correct Form

Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets.

  1. She ___ (was / were) reading a magazine.
  2. They ___ (was / were) not listening to music.
  3. I ___ (was / were) eating fish and chips.
  4. You ___ (was / were) helping your friend.
  5. It ___ (was / were) raining all night.

Exercise 3Make Questions

Make questions using the Past Continuous.

  1. you / watch / TV / yesterday evening?
  2. she / cook / dinner / when / he / arrive?
  3. they / play / football / at 5 p.m.?
  4. what / you / do / at that time?
  5. we / sleep / when / it / start / to rain?

Exercise 4Translate to English

Translate the sentences into English using the Past Continuous.

  1. Aš skaičiau knygą, kai jis atėjo.
  2. Ji gamino vakarienę vakar šeštą valandą.
  3. Jie žaidė futbolą, kai pradėjo lyti.
  4. Mes nežiūrėjome televizoriaus tuo metu.
  5. Ar tu miegojai, kai jis paskambino?

Exercise 5Fill in with Adjectives

Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective.

  1. This meal is very ___ (tasty / fat).
  2. Don’t eat that fish, it’s ___ (dangerous / silent).
  3. My cat is not fat, it’s ___ (lean / hungry).
  4. She felt ___ (unhappy / patient) after the exam.
  5. The shoes were too ___ (expensive / cheap).

Exercise 6Match the Words with Meanings

Match the English words with their Lithuanian meanings.

English Lithuanian
peel a) maišyti
mix b) lupti
batter c) suplakta tešla
add d) pridėti
recommend e) rekomenduoti

Exercise 7Everyday Phrases Practice

Translate or complete the everyday phrases.

  1. A sugar basin, please. → _______
  2. We are thirsty. → _______
  3. Do you take tea or coffee? → _______
  4. The menu, please. → _______
  5. We want to have a snack. → _______

Exercise 8True or False

Decide if the sentences are true or false.

  1. The Past Continuous is used for actions happening in the future.
  2. “Was” is used with “I / he / she / it”.
  3. “Were” is used with “you / we / they”.
  4. “He was not playing” can be written as “He wasn’t playing.”
  5. “Was” + verb + “ing” is the correct form.

Exercise 9Describe a Picture

Write 5 sentences describing what people were doing in a picture (imagine a restaurant scene).

Example:
The waiter was serving food. The customers were eating and talking.

Exercise 10Short Story Completion

Complete the story using the Past Continuous.

It ___ (rain) heavily. John ___ (cook) dinner while his wife ___ (set) the table. The children ___ (play) with their toys. Suddenly, the lights ___ (go) out!