1. At 7 pm last night, there was a murder on the fourth floor of a block of flats. The police interviewed six witnesses. Complete the witnesses’ statements. Write the verbs in the past continuous. But are the witnesses reliable? Look at the picture on sheet B and correct any wrong information. 1 (iron, drink) Miss Tibbs: When I heard the gunshot upstairs, I ___ some towels and ___ a cup of tea. 2 (do, begin) Tony: What ___ we ___ at 7 pm? Well, I don’t really remember. I think my parents ___ the washing up and I ___ to play a computer game. 3 (tune) Mr Mackay: No, I didn’t hear anything. You see, I’m a musician and I ___ my guitar when it happened. 4 (read, pack) Mrs O’Leary: Oh, I’m not sure. I think I ___ a book on the sofa and I think my children ___ their bags for school. But I could be wrong! 5 (have, serve) Mr Watkins: Well, we ___ our evening meal. In fact, my wife ___ the soup when we heard the noise from upstairs. 6 (watch, do) Mrs Atkins: I don’t think I can help you. I was very tired yesterday evening. I ___ TV and Sophie (that’s my daughter) ___ her homework, I think.

Перевод задания: Вчера вечером в 7 часов произошло убийство на четвёртом этаже жилого дома. Полиция опросила шесть свидетелей. Дополните показания свидетелей, используя глаголы в Past Continuous. Надёжны ли свидетели? Посмотрите на рисунок на листе B и исправьте неверную информацию.

1. Miss Tibbs: When I heard the gunshot upstairs, I was ironing some towels and was drinking a cup of tea. (Когда я услышала выстрел наверху, я гладила полотенца и пила чашку чая.)
2. Tony: What were we doing at 7 pm? Well, I don’t really remember. I think my parents were doing the washing up and I was beginning to play a computer game. (Что мы делали в 7 часов вечера? Честно говоря, я не очень хорошо помню. Думаю, мои родители мыли посуду, а я собирался начать играть в компьютерную игру.)
3. Mr Mackay: No, I didn’t hear anything. You see, I’m a musician and I was tuning my guitar when it happened. (Нет, я ничего не слышал. Видите ли, я музыкант, и в тот момент я настраивал гитару.)
4. Mrs O’Leary: Oh, I’m not sure. I think I was reading a book on the sofa and I think my children were packing their bags for school. But I could be wrong! (О, я не уверена. Кажется, я читала книгу на диване, а мои дети собирали школьные сумки. Но я могу ошибаться!)
5. Mr Watkins: Well, we were having our evening meal. In fact, my wife was serving the soup when we heard the noise from upstairs. (Ну, мы ужинали. На самом деле моя жена разливала суп, когда мы услышали шум сверху.)
6. Mrs Atkins: I don’t think I can help you. I was very tired yesterday evening. I was watching TV and Sophie (that’s my daughter) was doing her homework, I think. (Не думаю, что могу вам помочь. Вчера вечером я очень устала. Я смотрела телевизор, а Софи — это моя дочь — делала домашнее задание, кажется.)

Past Continuous образуется с помощью was/were и глагола с окончанием -ing. Исправить неверные сведения и определить надёжность свидетелей по отсутствующему листу B невозможно: пришлите изображение листа B.