1. Circle the correct options. 1) They cancelled / were cancelling our flight because a volcano erupted / was erupting two days before in Iceland. 2) Where did you go / were you going when I saw / was seeing you in the street? 3) A police officer stopped / was stopping us from going into our house because there was / was being a big fire. 4) When the river water rose / was rising after the heavy rain, it came / was coming near the town centre. 5) While the rescue workers looked / were looking for people, they found / were finding a little boy. 6) The lights came / were coming on again while I looked / was looking for my torch. 7) I cut / was cutting my finger when I used / was using the penknife. 8) Ellie fell / was falling over while she ran / was running away from the fire.

Перевод задания: Обведи правильные варианты.

1. They cancelled our flight because a volcano was erupting two days before in Iceland. (Они отменили наш рейс, потому что за два дня до этого в Исландии извергался вулкан.)
2. Where were you going when I saw you in the street? (Куда ты направлялся, когда я увидел тебя на улице?)
3. A police officer stopped us from going into our house because there was a big fire. (Полицейский не позволил нам войти в дом, потому что там был большой пожар.)
4. When the river water was rising after the heavy rain, it came near the town centre. (Когда уровень воды в реке поднимался после сильного дождя, она приблизилась к центру города.)
5. While the rescue workers were looking for people, they found a little boy. (Пока спасатели искали людей, они нашли маленького мальчика.)
6. The lights came on again while I was looking for my torch. (Свет снова включился, пока я искал фонарик.)
7. I cut my finger when I was using the penknife. (Я порезал палец, когда пользовался перочинным ножом.)
8. Ellie fell over while she was running away from the fire. (Элли упала, когда убегала от пожара.)

Past simple обозначает завершённое событие, а past continuous — действие, которое происходило в тот момент или служило фоном.