2. Past Simple or Past Continuous? 1. While I (listened/was listening) to the radio, the telephone (rang/was ringing). 2. He (broke/was breaking) his leg when he (skied/was skiing) in the Alps. 3. They (listened/were listening) to the orchestra when the pianist (became/was becoming) ill. 4. Ann (played/was playing) the piano while Tom (painted/was painting) a picture. 5. We (saw/were seeing) an accident while we (waited/were waiting) for the bus. 6. She (worked/was working) quietly at her desk when suddenly the door (opened/was opening). 7. What you (read) at 6 o’clock on Sunday? 8. She (meet) Dan while she (work) in France? 9. My mom (work) in the garden when I (come) home? 10. ‘How fast you (drive) when the police (stop) you?

Перевод задания: Past Simple или Past Continuous? Выберите или поставьте глаголы в правильное прошедшее время.

1. While I was listening to the radio, the telephone rang. (Пока я слушал радио, зазвонил телефон.)
2. He broke his leg when he was skiing in the Alps. (Он сломал ногу, когда катался на лыжах в Альпах.)
3. They were listening to the orchestra when the pianist became ill. (Они слушали оркестр, когда пианисту стало плохо.)
4. Ann was playing the piano while Tom was painting a picture. (Анна играла на пианино, пока Том рисовал картину.)
5. We saw an accident while we were waiting for the bus. (Мы увидели аварию, пока ждали автобус.)
6. She was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door opened. (Она спокойно работала за столом, когда внезапно открылась дверь.)
7. What were you reading at 6 o’clock on Sunday? (Что ты читал в воскресенье в шесть часов?)
8. Did she meet Dan while she was working in France? (Она встретила Дэна, когда работала во Франции?)
9. Was my mom working in the garden when I came home? (Мама работала в саду, когда я пришёл домой?)
10. ‘How fast were you driving when the police stopped you?’ («С какой скоростью ты ехал, когда тебя остановила полиция?»)

Past Continuous обозначает длительное действие, на фоне которого происходит другое действие; Past Simple — завершённое или внезапно произошедшее действие. В вопросах с вспомогательным did основной глагол стоит в начальной форме.