5. “While she was reading, the lights ______.” Which tense fits the shorter, interrupting action? Options: were going out; had gone out; went out; had been going out.

Перевод задания: «Пока она читала, свет ______». Какое время подходит для более короткого действия, которое прервало другое?

Went out (погас) — короткое действие, прервавшее длительное действие в Past Continuous: “While she was reading, the lights went out.”

Перевод: Пока она читала, свет погас.

Ответ: went out.