3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous. 1) Marina _____ (talk) to her friend when the teacher came into the class. 2) Jerry and Ben _____ (run) around the track while the rest of the class were playing volleyball. 3) Jill and I _____ (not / pay) attention to the coach and she got angry with us. 4) Why _____ (you / wear) your trainers when I saw you yesterday evening? 5) Some children _____ (read) books, while others were doing their homework. 6) Which match _____ (Nick / watch) on TV when his parents got back home? 7) William and Mary _____ (not / practise) their ice-skating figures when their coach arrived. 8) I _____ (listen) to my favourite song when the teacher saw me.

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в Past Continuous.

1. Marina was talking to her friend when the teacher came into the class. (Марина разговаривала со своей подругой, когда учитель вошёл в класс.)
2. Jerry and Ben were running around the track while the rest of the class were playing volleyball. (Джерри и Бен бегали по дорожке, пока остальные ученики играли в волейбол.)
3. Jill and I weren’t paying attention to the coach and she got angry with us. (Мы с Джилл не обращали внимания на тренера, и она рассердилась на нас.)
4. Why were you wearing your trainers when I saw you yesterday evening? (Почему на тебе были кроссовки, когда я увидел тебя вчера вечером?)
5. Some children were reading books, while others were doing their homework. (Некоторые дети читали книги, а остальные делали домашнее задание.)
6. Which match was Nick watching on TV when his parents got back home? (Какой матч Ник смотрел по телевизору, когда его родители вернулись домой?)
7. William and Mary weren’t practising their ice-skating figures when their coach arrived. (Уильям и Мэри не отрабатывали фигуры на коньках, когда пришёл их тренер.)
8. I was listening to my favourite song when the teacher saw me. (Я слушал свою любимую песню, когда учитель меня увидел.)

Для длительного действия в прошлом используется was/were + глагол с -ing; отрицание образуется добавлением not, а в вопросе was/were ставится перед подлежащим.