2. Choose the correct options. 1) I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song. 2) When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question. 3) I feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I fell / was falling and broke / was breaking my elbow. 4) Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling him for lunch. 5) I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a virus. 6) Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was surfing the internet. 7) My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of coffee on the keyboard. 8) When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I didn’t go / wasn’t going to school, I went / was going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible. 9) How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland? 10) Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you something really important.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильные варианты.

1. I was listening to the radio when I heard this fantastic song. (Я слушал(а) радио, когда услышал(а) эту потрясающую песню.)
2. When the teacher said ‘Stop!’, I was still trying to finish the last question. (Когда учитель сказал: «Стоп!», я всё ещё пытался/пыталась закончить последний вопрос.)
3. I feel really silly! While I was dancing, I fell and broke my elbow. (Как же глупо я себя чувствую! Пока я танцевал(а), я упал(а) и сломал(а) локоть.)
4. Tim was playing a computer game when his mum called him for lunch. (Тим играл в компьютерную игру, когда мама позвала его обедать.)
5. I was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed there was a virus. (Я искал(а) файл на флешке, когда заметил(а), что там вирус.)
6. Ron found a really interesting website about dance music while he was surfing the internet. (Рон нашёл очень интересный сайт о танцевальной музыке, когда просматривал интернет.)
7. My mum was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled her cup of coffee on the keyboard. (Моя мама завтракала возле компьютера, когда пролила чашку кофе на клавиатуру.)
8. When you saw me yesterday, I wasn’t going to school; I was going to the doctor’s — I felt terrible. (Когда ты вчера меня увидел(а), я не шёл/шла в школу, а направлялся/направлялась к врачу — я ужасно себя чувствовал(а).)
9. How many pictures were you taking while you were travelling around Ireland? (Сколько фотографий ты сделал(а), путешествуя по Ирландии?)
10. Why were you chatting to Philip while I was trying to tell you something really important? (Почему ты разговаривал(а) с Филипом, пока я пытался/пыталась сказать тебе кое-что очень важное?)

Past Continuous обозначает действие в процессе; Past Simple — завершённое событие, в том числе краткое событие, прерывающее длительное.