1. Choose the correct option. a. Dad was taking / took a photo of me while I was singing / sang at the party. b. Tom was studying / studied for his tests when I was visiting / visited him. c. Last night I was reading / read when the lights were going / went out. d. The boys were still playing / still played video games at 3 a.m. e. What were you doing / did you do at 9 p.m. last night? f. Mark was breaking / broke his leg while he was climbing / climbed. g. On Saturday I was going / went to the cinema and then I was eating / ate out. h. Linda was going / went to bed when she was hearing / heard a noise. i. When you were arriving / arrived at the party, who was being / was there? j. Sally was having / had lunch when Lucy was calling / called her.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Dad took a photo of me while I was singing at the party. (Папа сфотографировал меня, пока я пела на вечеринке.)
2. Tom was studying for his tests when I visited him. (Том готовился к контрольным, когда я навестил(а) его.)
3. Last night I was reading when the lights went out. (Вчера вечером я читал(а), когда погас свет.)
4. The boys were still playing video games at 3 a.m. (В три часа ночи мальчики всё ещё играли в видеоигры.)
5. What were you doing at 9 p.m. last night? (Что ты делал(а) вчера вечером в девять часов?)
6. Mark broke his leg while he was climbing. (Марк сломал ногу, пока взбирался.)
7. On Saturday I went to the cinema and then I ate out. (В субботу я сходил(а) в кино, а потом поел(а) вне дома.)
8. Linda was going to bed when she heard a noise. (Линда собиралась ложиться спать, когда услышала шум.)
9. When you arrived at the party, who was there? (Когда ты пришёл/пришла на вечеринку, кто там был?)
10. Sally was having lunch when Lucy called her. (Салли обедала, когда Люси позвонила ей.)

Продолжительное действие на фоне обычно выражается Past Continuous, а краткое событие, прерывающее его, — Past Simple. Последовательность завершённых действий употребляется в Past Simple.