2. Complete with the correct tense. I saw a bad traffic accident yesterday while I ___ (go) to school. I ___ (walk) along the High Street when I ___ (hear) a loud noise. Then someone said, “That car crashed into a bus while it ___ (turn) the corner!” It was a real emergency. People ___ (get) off the bus quickly when a fire engine ___ (arrive). The firefighters stopped the fire in a few minutes and everyone was safe. An ambulance ___ (come) while they ___ (fight) the fire. It took two people to hospital. A reporter came to write about it. “What ___ you ___ (do) when the accident happened?” she asked me. “I ___ (wait) to cross the road,” I answered.

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I saw a bad traffic accident yesterday while I was going to school. I was walking along the High Street when I heard a loud noise. Then someone said, “That car crashed into a bus while it was turning the corner!” It was a real emergency. People were getting off the bus quickly when a fire engine arrived. The firefighters stopped the fire in a few minutes and everyone was safe. An ambulance came while they were fighting the fire. It took two people to hospital. A reporter came to write about it. “What were you doing when the accident happened?” she asked me. “I was waiting to cross the road,” I answered.

Перевод: Вчера по дороге в школу я увидел аварию. Я шёл по Хай-стрит, когда услышал громкий шум. Потом кто-то сказал: «Эта машина врезалась в автобус, когда он поворачивал за угол!» Это было настоящее чрезвычайное происшествие. Люди быстро выходили из автобуса, когда приехала пожарная машина. Пожарные потушили огонь за несколько минут, и все были в безопасности. Пока они боролись с огнём, приехала скорая помощь. Двух человек отвезли в больницу. Репортёр пришёл написать об этом. «Что ты делал, когда произошла авария?» — спросила она меня. «Я ждал, чтобы перейти дорогу», — ответил я.

Длительное действие, происходившее в определённый момент, ставим в Past Continuous; короткое событие, прервавшее его, — в Past Simple.