Circle the correct options. One day my wife was ill, so I drove / was driving to the chemist to get some medicine. While I walked / was walking back to the car, I noticed that I didn’t have / wasn’t having my keys. They were still in the car with my phone! I kicked / was kicking the wheels of my car when a teenager arrived / was arriving on his bike and asked / was asking what was wrong. I told him the story and I explained / was explaining that we had another car key at home, but it was five miles away. The boy said, “I’ll get the keys” and then gave / was giving me his phone to call my wife to explain what was happening. After 30 minutes, he came / was coming back with the keys. As I opened / was opening my car, he rode away – before I could thank him!

One day my wife was ill, so I was driving to the chemist to get some medicine. While I was walking back to the car, I noticed that I didn’t have my keys. They were still in the car with my phone! I kicked the wheels of my car when a teenager arrived on his bike and asked what was wrong. I told him the story and I explained that we had another car key at home, but it was five miles away. The boy said, “I’ll get the keys” and then gave me his phone to call my wife to explain what was happening. After 30 minutes, he came back with the keys. As I was opening my car, he rode away – before I could thank him!

Перевод: Однажды моя жена заболела, поэтому я ехал в аптеку за лекарством. Пока я шёл обратно к машине, я заметил, что у меня нет ключей. Они всё ещё были в машине вместе с моим телефоном! Я постучал по колёсам машины, когда подросток приехал на велосипеде и спросил, что случилось. Я рассказал ему всё и объяснил, что дома у нас есть запасной ключ от машины, но дом находился в пяти милях. Мальчик сказал: «Я принесу ключи», а затем дал мне свой телефон, чтобы я позвонил жене и объяснил, что произошло. Через 30 минут он вернулся с ключами. Когда я открывал машину, он уехал, прежде чем я успел его поблагодарить.

Обоснование: длительные действия, происходившие в определённый момент, выражены в Past Continuous; завершённые последовательные действия и краткие события — в Past Simple.