5. Open the bracket using the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. 1. Harry was reading a book when he (hear) something strange. 2. Laura (talk) to her sister when the phone rang. 3. They (play) chess when their friends invited them to the party. 4. Olivia was drawing a picture when her mother (come) home. 5. Yesterday Charlotte (decide) to start eating healthy food. 6. Alex (not want) to do the gardening last summer. 7. Ted (not work) at 5 o’clock yesterday. He (chat) with his friends. 8. What you (do) yesterday morning? 9. What cartoon Jeremy (watch) at the cinema yesterday? 10. My classmates (do) their school project two weeks ago. 11. She was walking her dog when her friends (ask) her to join them. 12. Ronald (buy) a nice birthday present for his mum last Monday.

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки, используя Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. Harry was reading a book when he heard something strange. (Гарри читал книгу, когда услышал что-то странное.)
2. Laura was talking to her sister when the phone rang. (Лора разговаривала с сестрой, когда зазвонил телефон.)
3. They were playing chess when their friends invited them to the party. (Они играли в шахматы, когда друзья пригласили их на вечеринку.)
4. Olivia was drawing a picture when her mother came home. (Оливия рисовала картину, когда её мама пришла домой.)
5. Yesterday Charlotte decided to start eating healthy food. (Вчера Шарлотта решила начать питаться здоровой пищей.)
6. Alex did not want to do the gardening last summer. (Прошлым летом Алекс не хотел заниматься садом.)
7. Ted was not working at 5 o’clock yesterday. He was chatting with his friends. (Вчера в пять часов Тед не работал. Он болтал с друзьями.)
8. What were you doing yesterday morning? (Что ты делал вчера утром?)
9. What cartoon did Jeremy watch at the cinema yesterday? (Какой мультфильм Джереми смотрел вчера в кинотеатре?)
10. My classmates did their school project two weeks ago. (Мои одноклассники выполнили школьный проект две недели назад.)
11. She was walking her dog when her friends asked her to join them. (Она выгуливала собаку, когда друзья попросили её присоединиться к ним.)
12. Ronald bought a nice birthday present for his mum last Monday. (В прошлый понедельник Рональд купил хороший подарок на день рождения для мамы.)

Past Continuous обозначает действие, продолжавшееся в определённый момент или прерванное другим событием; Past Simple — завершённое событие.