1 Choose the correct form. 1 We went / were going sightseeing every day while we were there. 2 Yesterday, I saw / was seeing something really strange. 3 In Barcelona, we ate / were eating dinner very late – just like the locals. 4 I called / was calling him when I arrived. 5 I got / was getting in the car when I hurt my head. 6 Frank flew / was flying to New York when he saw / was seeing an old classmate sitting in the seat in front of him.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильную форму.

1. We went sightseeing every day while we were there. (Мы каждый день ходили осматривать достопримечательности, пока находились там.)
2. Yesterday, I saw something really strange. (Вчера я увидел что-то очень странное.)
3. In Barcelona, we ate dinner very late – just like the locals. (В Барселоне мы ужинали очень поздно — совсем как местные жители.)
4. I was calling him when I arrived. (Я звонил ему, когда приехал.)
5. I was getting in the car when I hurt my head. (Я садился в машину, когда ушиб голову.)
6. Frank was flying to New York when he saw an old classmate sitting in the seat in front of him. (Фрэнк летел в Нью-Йорк, когда увидел бывшего одноклассника, сидевшего на сиденье перед ним.)

Past Simple обозначает завершённое или повторяющееся действие, а Past Continuous — действие, происходившее в определённый момент в прошлом и прерванное другим действием.

Ответ: 1 went; 2 saw; 3 ate; 4 was calling; 5 was getting; 6 was flying, saw.