2. Fill in the gaps with the verbs from the boxes. One word in each box is extra. was raining, tried, were standing, was doing, were watching, decided, played, wanted. Sunday was a terrible day for me. I (1) ___ to go out but it (2) ___ outside. I (3) ___ to play with my brother but he (4) ___ his Geography homework. My parents (5) ___ TV. Then, I (6) ___ to sit by the window and watch the street. Some people (7) ___ at the bus stop.

Перевод задания: Заполни пропуски глаголами из рамки. В каждой рамке одно слово лишнее.

1) wanted; 2) was raining; 3) tried; 4) was doing; 5) were watching; 6) decided; 7) were standing. Лишнее слово: played. Для действий и состояний, происходивших в тот момент, используется Past Continuous; для намерения или отдельного действия — Past Simple.

Sunday was a terrible day for me. I wanted to go out but it was raining outside. I tried to play with my brother but he was doing his Geography homework. My parents were watching TV. Then, I decided to sit by the window and watch the street. Some people were standing at the bus stop.

Воскресенье было ужасным днём. Я хотел выйти погулять, но на улице шёл дождь. Я попытался поиграть с братом, но он делал домашнее задание по географии. Мои родители смотрели телевизор. Затем я решил сесть у окна и посмотреть на улицу. Несколько человек стояли на автобусной остановке.