3. Use Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1) While I ___ (wait) for the bus, I ___ (meet) my old friend. 2) He ___ (watch) TV when his sister ___ (come) home. 3) ___ the children ___ (play) football when their mother ___ (call) them for dinner? 4) When we ___ (arrive) at the station, the train ___ (leave). 5) She ___ (not / cook) soup — she ___ (set) the table while her husband ___ (relax). 6) I ___ (lose) my keys while I ___ (run) in the park.

Перевод задания: Используйте Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. While I was waiting for the bus, I met my old friend. (Пока я ждал(а) автобус, я встретил(а) своего старого друга.)
2. He was watching TV when his sister came home. (Он смотрел телевизор, когда его сестра пришла домой.)
3. Were the children playing football when their mother called them for dinner? (Дети играли в футбол, когда мама позвала их ужинать?)
4. When we arrived at the station, the train was leaving. (Когда мы приехали на станцию, поезд отходил.)
5. She wasn’t cooking soup — she was setting the table while her husband was relaxing. (Она не готовила суп — она накрывала на стол, пока её муж отдыхал.)
6. I lost my keys while I was running in the park. (Я потерял(а) ключи, когда бегал(а) в парке.)

Длительное действие, на фоне которого происходит другое событие, ставится в Past Continuous; завершённое событие — в Past Simple.