3 Complete the sentences with the past simple and past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 I _____ (walk) to the shops when it _____ (start) to rain. 2 My friend _____ (phone) me as I _____ (write) him a text. 3 What _____ Harry and Abby _____ (do) when they _____ (hear) the news? 4 He _____ (find) an expensive ring when he _____ (clean) their house. 5 We _____ (leave) Tom’s house when Lisa _____ (arrive). 6 As I _____ (cross) the road, a woman _____ (hit) me with her bike!

Перевод задания: Дополните предложения формами Past Simple и Past Continuous глаголов в скобках.

1. I was walking to the shops when it started to rain. (Я шёл в магазин, когда начался дождь.)
2. My friend phoned me as I was writing him a text. (Мой друг позвонил мне, когда я писал ему сообщение.)
3. What were Harry and Abby doing when they heard the news? (Что делали Гарри и Эбби, когда услышали новости?)
4. He found an expensive ring when he was cleaning their house. (Он нашёл дорогое кольцо, когда убирал их дом.)
5. We were leaving Tom’s house when Lisa arrived. (Мы уходили из дома Тома, когда приехала Лиза.)
6. As I was crossing the road, a woman hit me with her bike! (Когда я переходил дорогу, женщина сбила меня своим велосипедом!)

Правило: Past Continuous обозначает длительное действие, происходившее в момент другого события; Past Simple обозначает короткое завершённое событие.

Ответ: 1 — was walking, started; 2 — phoned, was writing; 3 — were Harry and Abby doing, heard; 4 — found, was cleaning; 5 — were leaving, arrived; 6 — was crossing, hit.