3. Put the verbs into Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. Ayan _____ (to feed) the reindeer while his father _____ (to pack) the sled. 2. What _____ (Ayan / to do) at 8:15 yesterday morning? — He _____ (to have) a Geography lesson in a tent. 3. When _____ (the teacher / to arrive) at the camp? — She _____ (to arrive) in the morning. 4. The children _____ (to study) Maths when the wind _____ (to start) to blow strongly. 5. While Ayan _____ (to help) his parents set up the camp, his little sister _____ (to play) near the tent. 6. Ayan _____ (not to have) his Russian lesson yesterday because the families _____ (to move) to a new place. 7. What traditional activities _____ (the children / to take) part in last week? — They _____ (to learn) local crafts and reindeer herding. 8. The students _____ (not to listen) to music at 9 o’clock yesterday. They _____ (to do) a quick task with their form tutor.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. Ayan was feeding the reindeer while his father was packing the sled. (Аян кормил северных оленей, пока его отец укладывал вещи в сани.)
2. What was Ayan doing at 8:15 yesterday morning? — He was having a Geography lesson in a tent. (Что Аян делал вчера утром в 8:15? — Он занимался географией в палатке.)
3. When did the teacher arrive at the camp? — She arrived in the morning. (Когда учительница прибыла в лагерь? — Она прибыла утром.)
4. The children were studying Maths when the wind started to blow strongly. (Дети занимались математикой, когда ветер начал сильно дуть.)
5. While Ayan was helping his parents set up the camp, his little sister was playing near the tent. (Пока Аян помогал родителям разбивать лагерь, его младшая сестра играла возле палатки.)
6. Ayan didn’t have his Russian lesson yesterday because the families were moving to a new place. (Вчера у Аяна не было урока русского языка, потому что семьи переезжали на новое место.)
7. What traditional activities did the children take part in last week? — They learned local crafts and reindeer herding. (В каких традиционных занятиях дети участвовали на прошлой неделе? — Они изучали местные ремёсла и оленеводство.)
8. The students weren’t listening to music at 9 o’clock yesterday. They were doing a quick task with their form tutor. (Вчера в девять часов ученики не слушали музыку. Они выполняли короткое задание вместе со своим классным руководителем.)

Past Continuous обозначает действие, происходившее в определённый момент или на протяжении другого действия. Past Simple обозначает завершённое действие или событие, которое прерывает продолжавшееся действие.