2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous. 1. When my father (to come) home, I (to have) dinner. 2. When Alice (to return), I (to listen) to the radio. 3. When mother (to enter) his room, he (to draw) a picture. 4. When my sister (to come in), I (to do) my lessons. 5. When her aunt (to air) the room, she (to catch) cold. 6. When I (to meet) her, she (to go) to the office. 7. He (to wash) his face when somebody (to knock) at the door. 8. The young people (to dance) when I (to come) to the party. 9. When he (to wash) the dishes, he (to break) a plate. 10. What they (to do) when you (to see) them?

Решение:

Это упражнение тоже на выбор между Past Simple и Past Continuous. Основное правило здесь: Past Continuous для длительного действия (фон), Past Simple для короткого действия, которое произошло во время длительного или прервало его.

1. When my father came home, I was having dinner. (Отец пришел – короткое действие, я обедал – длительное)
2. When Alice returned, I was listening to the radio. (Алиса вернулась – короткое действие, я слушал – длительное)
3. When mother entered his room, he was drawing a picture. (Мама вошла – короткое действие, он рисовал – длительное)
4. When my sister came in, I was doing my lessons. (Сестра вошла – короткое действие, я делал уроки – длительное)
5. When her aunt aired the room, she caught cold. (Тут обе ситуации – короткие, завершенные действия, хотя можно было бы сказать "her aunt was airing the room, she caught cold", но "aired" звучит более естественно как факт.)
6. When I met her, she was going to the office. (Я встретил – короткое действие, она шла – длительное)
7. He was washing his face when somebody knocked at the door. (Он умывался – длительное действие, кто-то постучал – короткое, прервавшее)
8. The young people were dancing when I came to the party. (Люди танцевали – длительное действие, я пришел – короткое, присоединился к действию)
9. When he was washing the dishes, he broke a plate. (Он мыл посуду – длительное действие, он разбил тарелку – короткое, которое произошло во время длительного)
10. What were they doing when you saw them? (Что они делали – длительное действие, ты увидел – короткое, которое случилось во время этого действия)

Ответ:

1. When my father came home, I was having dinner.
2. When Alice returned, I was listening to the radio.
3. When mother entered his room, he was drawing a picture.
4. When my sister came in, I was doing my lessons.
5. When her aunt aired the room, she caught cold.
6. When I met her, she was going to the office.
7. He was washing his face when somebody knocked at the door.
8. The young people were dancing when I came to the party.
9. When he was washing the dishes, he broke a plate.
10. What were they doing when you saw them?