2. Put the words into the correct order. 1. washing / was / dishes / She / the /. 2. while / I / sleeping / was / called / You /. 3. the / raining / was / It / all day /? 4. at / laughing / They / joke / the / were /. 5. cooking / dinner / mom / Was / 6 p.m. / at /? 6. the / studying / Students / library / were / in / the /. 7. when / arrived / We / were / waiting / you /. 8. TV / watching / He / wasn’t /. 9. Why / crying / you / were /? 10. the / singing / birds / morning / were / this /.

Перевод задания: Расставьте слова в правильном порядке.

1. She was washing the dishes. (Она мыла посуду.)
2. You called while I was sleeping. (Ты позвонил, пока я спал.)
3. Was it raining all day? (Дождь шёл весь день?)
4. They were laughing at the joke. (Они смеялись над шуткой.)
5. Was Mom cooking dinner at 6 p.m.? (Мама готовила ужин в шесть вечера?)
6. The students were studying in the library. (Студенты занимались в библиотеке.)
7. We were waiting when you arrived. (Мы ждали, когда ты приехал.)
8. He wasn’t watching TV. (Он не смотрел телевизор.)
9. Why were you crying? (Почему ты плакал?)
10. The birds were singing this morning. (Сегодня утром пели птицы.)

В утвердительных предложениях Past Continuous используется схема подлежащее + was/were + глагол с окончанием -ing; в вопросах was/were ставится перед подлежащим.