1. Read the examples. Which verb forms are in the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous? Match the examples (1–10) to the uses (a–j) below. 1) I’m seeing Laura tonight. 2) Nuzhan was playing online games while Kanat was listening to rock music. 3) Bidigul was playing the drums when her mum called. 4) The wood sculpting class starts at 9 am. 5) The film was released last month. 6) Posters are being put up right now. 7) Marzhan was jogging at 6 o’clock yesterday evening. 8) Akbota plays rugby every Wednesday. 9) I put on my trainers and went for a run. 10) The sun was shining and a cool breeze was blowing as Nurlan was skiing down the mountain. Uses: a) timetables; b) an action in progress in the past; c) two actions that happened one after the other in the past; d) future fixed arrangements; e) habits and routines; f) an action completed in the past; g) actions happening now or around the time of speaking; h) two actions which were in progress at the same time in the past; i) a longer action in the past that was interrupted by another action; j) background information in a story.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте примеры. Какие формы глагола употреблены в Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple или Past Continuous? Соотнесите примеры (1–10) с вариантами употребления (a–j).

1. d — I’m seeing Laura tonight. (Сегодня вечером я встречаюсь с Лаурой.) — фиксированная договорённость на будущее.
2. h — Nuzhan was playing online games while Kanat was listening to rock music. (Нужан играл в онлайн-игры, пока Канат слушал рок-музыку.) — два действия одновременно происходили в прошлом.
3. i — Bidigul was playing the drums when her mum called. (Бидигуль играла на барабанах, когда позвонила её мама.) — длительное действие в прошлом было прервано другим действием.
4. a — The wood sculpting class starts at 9 am. (Занятие по резьбе по дереву начинается в 9 часов утра.) — расписание.
5. f — The film was released last month. (Фильм вышел в прошлом месяце.) — действие завершилось в прошлом.
6. g — Posters are being put up right now. (Плакаты развешивают прямо сейчас.) — действие происходит в момент речи.
7. b — Marzhan was jogging at 6 o’clock yesterday evening. (Маржан бегала трусцой вчера вечером в 6 часов.) — действие происходило в определённый момент в прошлом.
8. e — Akbota plays rugby every Wednesday. (Акбота играет в регби каждую среду.) — привычка или регулярное действие.
9. c — I put on my trainers and went for a run. (Я надел кроссовки и отправился на пробежку.) — два действия произошли одно за другим в прошлом.
10. j — The sun was shining and a cool breeze was blowing as Nurlan was skiing down the mountain. (Солнце светило и дул прохладный ветер, когда Нурлан катился на лыжах вниз по горе.) — фоновая информация в рассказе.

Ответ: 1–d, 2–h, 3–i, 4–a, 5–f, 6–g, 7–b, 8–e, 9–c, 10–j.