3. Read the sentences and underline the correct item. 1) The girls had been watching/were watching TV when their mum came home. 2) What did you do/were you doing at 10 o’clock yesterday morning? 3) Tom had a headache because he wasn’t sleeping/hadn’t slept enough the previous night. 4) As Tony played/was playing computer games, his sister was listening to music. 5) James used to/would be afraid of the dark when he was a child. 6) Bill was working/had been working as a sales assistant for five years before he became an actor. 7) Ed had never heard/was never hearing about the Loch Ness Monster before he went to Scotland. 8) The secretary had sent/had been sending all the letters by the time her boss came to work.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте предложения и подчеркните правильный вариант.

1. The girls were watching TV when their mum came home. — Девочки смотрели телевизор, когда их мама пришла домой.
2. What were you doing at 10 o’clock yesterday morning? — Что ты делал вчера утром в десять часов?
3. Tom had a headache because he hadn’t slept enough the previous night. — У Тома болела голова, потому что предыдущей ночью он недостаточно поспал.
4. As Tony was playing computer games, his sister was listening to music. — Пока Тони играл в компьютерные игры, его сестра слушала музыку.
5. James used to be afraid of the dark when he was a child. — В детстве Джеймс боялся темноты.
6. Bill had been working as a sales assistant for five years before he became an actor. — Билл пять лет работал продавцом-консультантом, прежде чем стал актёром.
7. Ed had never heard about the Loch Ness Monster before he went to Scotland. — Эд никогда не слышал о Лох-несском чудовище до того, как поехал в Шотландию.
8. The secretary had sent all the letters by the time her boss came to work. — К тому времени, когда начальник пришёл на работу, секретарь уже отправила все письма.

Используется Past Continuous для действия, продолжавшегося в определённый момент или одновременно с другим действием; Past Perfect и Past Perfect Continuous — для действий, завершившихся или продолжавшихся до другого момента в прошлом. С глаголом be употребляется used to, а не would.