8. Choose the correct tense forms. The children ... in the river when the cold wind ... to blow. A) were swimming, started B) have swum, starts C) will swim, will start D) swam, is starting E) swim, had started

Перевод задания: Выберите правильные формы времени. Дети ... в реке, когда подул холодный ветер.

A) were swimming, started — Past Continuous описывает действие, происходившее в тот момент, когда началось другое действие в Past Simple.

The children were swimming in the river when the cold wind started to blow. (Дети плавали в реке, когда подул холодный ветер.)

Ответ: A) were swimming, started.