3. Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then complete the examples using the past forms in blue in the text in Exercise 2: “In 1997 Joe Jacobson _ as a researcher for MIT. He _ on a beach when he ___ his book.”

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Вопрос:

Фото задания: 3. Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then complete the examples using the past forms in blue in the text in Exercise 2: “In 1997 Joe…

3. Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then complete the examples using the past forms in blue in the text in Exercise 2: “In 1997 Joe Jacobson _ as a researcher for MIT. He _ on a beach when he ___ his book.”

Accepted Answer

Перевод задания: Прочитайте раздел «Грамматический фокус». Затем дополните примеры формами прошедшего времени, выделенными синим цветом в тексте упражнения 2.

В Past Continuous действие продолжалось в определённый момент в прошлом; Past Simple обозначает завершённое или прерывающее его действие.

Completed examples:

In 1997 Joe Jacobson was working as a researcher for MIT. (В 1997 году Джо Джейкобсон работал исследователем в MIT.)
He was lying on a beach when he finished his book. (Он лежал на пляже, когда дочитал книгу.)

3. Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then complete the examples using the past forms in blue in the text in Exercise 2: “In 1997 Joe Jacobson ___ as a researcher for MIT. He ___ on a beach when he ___ his book.”

Ответ:

3. Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then complete the examples using the past forms in blue in the text in Exercise 2: “In 1997 Joe Jacobson _ as a researcher for MIT. He _ on a beach when he ___ his book.”