Food and Past Continuous
October 23, 2025
KARTOJIMAS. Garsiai ištarkite
| /əʊ/ | /tʃ/ | /ə/ | /s/ |
|---|---|---|---|
| almost | a beach | ago | a centre |
| cosy | future | an island | nice |
| a hotel | lunch | a tourist | a sentence |
FOOD – MAISTAS 🍊
| Angliškai | Tarimas | Lietuviškai |
|---|---|---|
| whisky | /ˈwɪskɪ/ | viskis |
| wine | /waɪn/ | vynas |
| gin | /dʒɪn/ | džinas |
| champagne | /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ | šampanas |
| cognac | /ˈkɒnjak/ | konjakas |
| liqueur | /lɪˈkjʊə/ | likerinis gėrimas |
| rum | /rʌm/ | romas |
| fresh | – | šviežias |
| spoiled | – | sugedęs |
| juicy | /ˈdʒuːsɪ/ | sultingas |
| fruit-tree | /ˈfruːt triː/ | vaismedis |
| pineapple | /ˈpaɪnæpl/ | ananasas |
| orange | /ˈɒrɪndʒ/ | apelsinas |
| tangerine | /ˌtændʒəˈriːn/ | mandarinas |
| lemon | – | citrina |
| apricot | /ˈeɪprɪkɒt/ | abrikosas |
| peach | /piːtʃ/ | persikas |
| pear | /peə/ | kriaušė |
| banana | /bəˈnɑːnə/ | bananas |
| mango | /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ | mangas |
| kiwi | – | kivis |
| grapefruit | /ˈɡreɪpfruːt/ | greipfrutas |
| poppy | – | aguona |
DO YOU KNOW THAT… 🍋
- The orange, the lemon, and the peach originated in China.
- The apple-tree is one of the oldest fruit-trees — more than four thousand years old.
- The orange-tree grows about twenty feet high and gives three to four hundred oranges a year.
- The banana plant grows well if it has much warmth and rain. Some are thirty feet tall, and their leaves ten feet long. A good flour is made from dry bananas.
GRAMATIKA. BŪTASIS TĘSTINIS LAIKAS – PAST CONTINUOUS
Veiksmažodis to swim – plaukti
Teigiamoji forma
| Asmuo | Angliškai | Lietuviškai |
|---|---|---|
| I | was swimming | aš plaukiau |
| You | were swimming | tu plaukei |
| He | was swimming | jis plaukė |
| She | was swimming | ji plaukė |
| It | was swimming | jis, ji (daiktas) plaukė |
| We | were swimming | mes plaukėme |
| You | were swimming | jūs plaukėte |
| They | were swimming | jie, jos plaukė |
Neigiamoji forma
| Asmuo | Angliškai | Lietuviškai |
|---|---|---|
| I | was not swimming | aš neplaukiau |
| You | were not swimming | tu neplaukei |
| He | was not swimming | jis neplaukė |
| She | was not swimming | ji neplaukė |
| We | were not swimming | mes neplaukėme |
| They | were not swimming | jie neplaukė |
Klausiamoji forma
| Klausimas | Vertimas |
|---|---|
| Was I swimming? | Ar aš plaukiau? |
| Were you swimming? | Ar tu plaukei? |
| Was he swimming? | Ar jis plaukė? |
| Were they swimming? | Ar jie plaukė? |
Atsakymai
| Teigiami | Neigiami |
|---|---|
| Yes, I was. | No, I was not. |
| Yes, you were. | No, you were not. |
| Yes, he/she was. | No, he/she was not. |
| Yes, we were. | No, we were not. |
| Yes, they were. | No, they were not. |
Exercises
Exercise 1Fill in the blanks
Complete the sentences with the correct form of "to be" and the verb in brackets.
- I ___ (swim) when you called me.
- She ___ (read) a book yesterday evening.
- They ___ (watch) TV at 9 p.m.
- It ___ (rain) all night.
- We ___ (not sleep) at midnight.
Exercise 2Choose the correct answer
Choose the correct option.
-
He ___ swimming when it started to rain.
a) was
b) were
c) is -
___ you listening to music yesterday?
a) Was
b) Were
c) Did -
They ___ eating dinner at 7 p.m.
a) were
b) was
c) are -
She ___ not working at that time.
a) were
b) was
c) be -
What ___ you doing yesterday evening?
a) were
b) are
c) did
Exercise 3Rewrite in Past Continuous
Rewrite the sentences in the Past Continuous tense.
- I play football.
- She drinks tea.
- They watch TV.
- He reads a book.
- We eat dinner.
Exercise 4Yes/No Questions
Write Yes/No questions for the following sentences.
- You were studying.
- She was cooking.
- They were running.
- We were talking.
- He was listening.
Exercise 5Match the words
Match the words with their Lithuanian meaning.
- orange
- lemon
- pineapple
- peach
- pear
a) kriaušė
b) apelsinas
c) ananasas
d) citrina
e) persikas
Exercise 6Translate into English
Translate these sentences into English.
- Aš plaukiau baseine.
- Jie valgė vaisius.
- Ji gėrė sultis.
- Mes ilsėjomės po pietų.
- Buvo graži diena.
Exercise 7Describe the picture
Imagine you are on a beach. Write five sentences using the Past Continuous tense. Example: I was swimming in the sea.
Exercise 8Correct the mistakes
Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
- He were eating an apple.
- They was dancing.
- We was playing football.
- She were reading.
- I were sleeping.
Exercise 9Fill in food words
Complete with the correct food word.
- I like to drink ___ in the evening.
- The ___ is sweet and yellow.
- ___ is made from grapes.
- The ___ tree gives a lot of fruit.
- ___ juice is very tasty.
Exercise 10Short Answers
Answer with short answers (Yes, I was / No, I wasn’t).
- Were you swimming yesterday?
- Was it raining last night?
- Were they playing football?
- Was she drinking tea?
- Were you studying English?