1 Choose the correct tense to complete the sentences. 1 Jake looked at the weather outside: it was grey, but it didn't rain / wasn't raining. 2 You didn't answer when I phoned you this morning. What did you do / were you doing? 3 Lucy switched off her computer, put on / was putting on her coat and left / was leaving the office. 4 She closed the window because some children made / were making a lot of noise outside. 5 When I told my friends about the robbery, they didn't believe / weren't believing me. 6 She didn't hear the doorbell because she had / was having a shower. 2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of one verb and the past continuous form of the other. 1 I _________ (see) Henry as I _________ (cycle) to the sports centre. 2 While we _________ (prepare) the picnic, it _________ (start) to rain. 3 All my friends _________ (leave) the party when I _________ (arrive). 4 As we _________ (walk) by the river, we _________ (hear) a shout. 5 We _________ (not eat) very much while we _________ (stay) in that hotel. 6 I _________ (drink) my dad's coffee while he _________ (not look). 7 She _________ (drop) her new phone as she _________ (put) it in her pocket. 8 I _________ (meet) a really interesting person while I _________ (wait) for the bus.

Разберем каждое предложение и выберем подходящее время глагола или заполним пропуски, используя Past Simple и Past Continuous. **1. Choose the correct tense to complete the sentences.** * **1 Jake looked at the weather outside: it was grey, but it didn't rain / wasn't raining.** * Здесь лучше использовать *didn't rain*, так как речь идет о завершенном действии в прошлом. Хотя *wasn't raining* тоже грамматически верно, *didn't rain* звучит естественнее в данном контексте. * **2 You didn't answer when I phoned you this morning. What did you do / were you doing?** * Правильный вариант *did you do*, так как вопрос относится к конкретному моменту в прошлом. * **3 Lucy switched off her computer, put on / was putting on her coat and left / was leaving the office.** * Здесь лучший выбор - *put on* и *left*, так как это последовательность завершенных действий в прошлом. * **4 She closed the window because some children made / were making a lot of noise outside.** * Правильный вариант *were making*, так как действие происходило в определенный момент в прошлом и длилось какое-то время. * **5 When I told my friends about the robbery, they didn't believe / weren't believing me.** * Лучше использовать *didn't believe*, так как речь идет о завершенном действии в прошлом. * **6 She didn't hear the doorbell because she had / was having a shower.** * Правильный вариант *was having*, так как действие происходило в определенный момент в прошлом и длилось какое-то время. **2. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of one verb and the past continuous form of the other.** * **1 I saw (see) Henry as I was cycling (cycle) to the sports centre.** * *saw* - Past Simple, *was cycling* - Past Continuous * **2 While we were preparing (prepare) the picnic, it started (start) to rain.** * *were preparing* - Past Continuous, *started* - Past Simple * **3 All my friends were leaving (leave) the party when I arrived (arrive).** * *were leaving* - Past Continuous, *arrived* - Past Simple * **4 As we were walking (walk) by the river, we heard (hear) a shout.** * *were walking* - Past Continuous, *heard* - Past Simple * **5 We didn't eat (not eat) very much while we were staying (stay) in that hotel.** * *didn't eat* - Past Simple, *were staying* - Past Continuous * **6 I drank (drink) my dad's coffee while he wasn't looking (not look).** * *drank* - Past Simple, *wasn't looking* - Past Continuous * **7 She dropped (drop) her new phone as she was putting (put) it in her pocket.** * *dropped* - Past Simple, *was putting* - Past Continuous * **8 I met (meet) a really interesting person while I was waiting (wait) for the bus.** * *met* - Past Simple, *was waiting* - Past Continuous **Развёрнутый ответ для школьника:** В первом блоке заданий нужно было выбрать правильную форму глагола, чтобы предложение звучало логично и грамматически верно. Во втором блоке заданий требовалось использовать прошедшее простое (Past Simple) и прошедшее продолженное (Past Continuous) времена, чтобы правильно описать действия, происходившие в прошлом. Важно помнить, что Past Continuous используется для действий, которые происходили в определенный момент в прошлом или во время другого действия, выраженного в Past Simple.