2. Circle the correct answers. 1) My parents bought / were buying a house just after they got married. 2) John had got engaged / was getting engaged before he left university. 3) Liam inherited a lot of money and was emigrating / emigrated to Australia. 4) Did Pam phone / Had Pam phoned while you watched / were watching television? 5) I opened the door and stepped / had stepped outside. It rained / was raining. 6) I didn’t know where you were because you weren’t phoning / didn’t phone. 7) I had / ’d had this watch for two years when the battery ran out.

Перевод задания: Обведите правильные ответы.

1. My parents bought a house just after they got married. (Мои родители купили дом вскоре после того, как поженились.)
2. John had got engaged before he left university. (Джон обручился до того, как окончил университет.)
3. Liam inherited a lot of money and emigrated to Australia. (Лиам унаследовал много денег и эмигрировал в Австралию.)
4. Did Pam phone while you were watching television? (Пэм позвонила, пока ты смотрел телевизор?)
5. I opened the door and stepped outside. It was raining. (Я открыл дверь и вышел. Шёл дождь.)
6. I didn’t know where you were because you didn’t phone. (Я не знал, где ты, потому что ты не позвонил.)
7. I ’d had this watch for two years when the battery ran out. (У меня были эти часы уже два года, когда батарейка разрядилась.)

Правило: Past Simple обозначает завершённые последовательные действия; Past Continuous — действие в процессе; Past Perfect — действие, произошедшее раньше другого действия в прошлом.

Ответ: 1) bought; 2) had got engaged; 3) emigrated; 4) Did Pam phone, were watching; 5) stepped, was raining; 6) didn’t phone; 7) ’d had.