2. Complete the text with the past continuous form of the verbs below: carry, follow, hurry, leave, rain, stand, wear, not wear. When I got off the coach in London, the weather was awful. It ______ and there was a cold wind. A short, fat man, who ______ a hat and ______ a small briefcase, got off after me. It was five o’clock and lots of people ______ work and ______ to catch the bus or the Underground. I ______ a raincoat so I went into a department store and bought a cheap umbrella. When I came out, the short, fat man from the bus ______ outside the department store, ______ he ______ me?

Перевод задания: Дополните текст формой Past Continuous глаголов, приведённых ниже.

Completed text: When I got off the coach in London, the weather was awful. It was raining and there was a cold wind. A short, fat man, who was wearing a hat and carrying a small briefcase, got off after me. It was five o’clock and lots of people were leaving work and hurrying to catch the bus or the Underground. I wasn’t wearing a raincoat so I went into a department store and bought a cheap umbrella. When I came out, the short, fat man from the bus was standing outside the department store. Was he following me?

Объяснение: Past Continuous образуется с помощью was/were и глагола с окончанием -ing. В вопросе was ставится перед подлежащим.

Перевод: Когда я вышел из автобуса дальнего следования в Лондоне, погода была ужасной. Шёл дождь и дул холодный ветер. За мной вышел невысокий полный мужчина в шляпе, который нёс небольшой портфель. Было пять часов, и многие люди уходили с работы и спешили, чтобы успеть на автобус или в метро. На мне не было плаща, поэтому я зашёл в универмаг и купил дешёвый зонт. Когда я вышел, невысокий полный мужчина из автобуса стоял возле универмага. Он следил за мной?

Пояснение: Past Continuous образуется с помощью was/were и глагола с окончанием -ing. В вопросе was ставится перед подлежащим.