1 Choose the correct verb forms to complete the sentences. 1) I found / was finding some money while I walked / was walking through the park. 2) Jack got / was getting home and saw / was seeing that there was a letter for him. 3) While we swam / were swimming in the sea, someone stole / was stealing our clothes! 4) Everyone in the crowd started / was starting singing when he scored / was scoring his third goal! 5) I fell / was falling when I ran / was running for the bus. 6) Lisa told / was telling her mum all about it when she arrived / was arriving home. 7) My brother became / was becoming ill while we camped / were camping last year. 8) We decided / were deciding to play tennis because the sun shone / was shining.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильные формы глаголов, чтобы закончить предложения.

1. I found some money while I was walking through the park. (Я нашёл немного денег, когда шёл через парк.) Found обозначает завершённое событие, а was walking — длительное действие, во время которого оно произошло.
2. Jack got home and saw that there was a letter for him. (Джек пришёл домой и увидел, что для него было письмо.) Оба глагола обозначают последовательные завершённые события.
3. While we were swimming in the sea, someone stole our clothes! (Пока мы плавали в море, кто-то украл нашу одежду!) Were swimming — длительное действие; stole — завершённое событие.
4. Everyone in the crowd started singing when he scored his third goal! (Все зрители начали петь, когда он забил свой третий гол!) Started и scored обозначают завершённые события.
5. I fell when I was running for the bus. (Я упал, когда бежал за автобусом.) Was running обозначает длительное действие, прерванное событием fell.
6. Lisa was telling her mum all about it when she arrived home. (Лиза рассказывала маме обо всём этом, когда та пришла домой.) Длительное действие уже происходило, когда случилось другое событие.
7. My brother became ill while we were camping last year. (Мой брат заболел, пока мы в прошлом году были в походе.) Became — событие, произошедшее во время длительного действия were camping.
8. We decided to play tennis because the sun was shining. (Мы решили поиграть в теннис, потому что светило солнце.) Решение — завершённое событие, а солнечная погода — фон.