2 group. Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense. It was a nice afternoon last summer, and Paul and Andrew 1) ______ (sail) for a week in the Mediterranean. The two friends 2) ______ (plan) the sailing trip for months. They 3) ______ (sail) for over two hours when black clouds 4) ______ (appear) in the sky. A storm 5) ______ (come). Paul 6) ______ (tell) Andrew to get back in the boat as the water 7) ______ (become) very rough. The wind 8) ______ (blow) hard and the boat 9) ______ (start) to rock. Suddenly, they 10) ______ (hear) a loud crashing sound. Paul and Andrew couldn't believe their eyes when they 11) ______ (see) that the boat 12) ______ (strike) a large rock. There was a large hole in the side of the boat and they 13) ______ (sink) fast. Quickly, they 14) ______ (put on) their lifejackets, 15) ______ (send out) an SOS message and then 16) ______ (jump) into the sea. In a few minutes the boat 17) ______ (sink) to the bottom of the sea. They were really scared but then they 18) ______ (hear) the sound of a boat coming towards them. It was the coastguard. The crew 19) ______ (help) them get out of the water and 20) ______ (give) them blankets to keep warm. Paul and Andrew 21) ______ (never/feel) so relieved in their lives.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильное прошедшее время.

Completed story:

It was a nice afternoon last summer, and Paul and Andrew had been sailing for a week in the Mediterranean. The two friends had been planning the sailing trip for months. They had been sailing for over two hours when black clouds appeared in the sky. A storm was coming. Paul told Andrew to get back in the boat as the water was becoming very rough. The wind was blowing hard and the boat started to rock. Suddenly, they heard a loud crashing sound. Paul and Andrew couldn't believe their eyes when they saw that the boat had struck a large rock. There was a large hole in the side of the boat and they were sinking fast. Quickly, they put on their lifejackets, sent out an SOS message and then jumped into the sea. In a few minutes the boat sank to the bottom of the sea. They were really scared but then they heard the sound of a boat coming towards them. It was the coastguard. The crew helped them get out of the water and gave them blankets to keep warm. Paul and Andrew had never felt so relieved in their lives.

Перевод:

Это был чудесный летний день в прошлом году, и Пол с Эндрю уже неделю путешествовали под парусом по Средиземному морю. Друзья планировали это морское путешествие уже несколько месяцев. Они плыли уже больше двух часов, когда на небе появились чёрные тучи. Надвигалась буря. Пол велел Эндрю вернуться в лодку, так как вода становилась очень неспокойной. Сильно дул ветер, и лодку начало раскачивать. Вдруг они услышали громкий треск. Пол и Эндрю не могли поверить своим глазам, когда увидели, что лодка налетела на большой камень. В борту лодки была большая пробоина, и они быстро тонули. Они поспешно надели спасательные жилеты, отправили сигнал SOS, а затем прыгнули в море. Через несколько минут лодка затонула. Они очень испугались, но затем услышали приближающийся звук лодки. Это была береговая охрана. Экипаж помог им выбраться из воды и дал им одеяла, чтобы они согрелись. Пол и Эндрю никогда в жизни не испытывали такого облегчения.

Grammar note: The past perfect continuous describes actions continuing up to a past moment; the past perfect marks an earlier event or experience; the past continuous describes an ongoing background action; and the past simple describes completed events in the story.

Пояснение: Past perfect continuous описывает действия, продолжавшиеся до определённого момента в прошлом; past perfect обозначает более раннее событие или опыт; past continuous описывает длительное фоновое действие; past simple используется для завершённых событий рассказа.