1.2 Complete Mac's homework with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Last year, Pops, Eva and I went (go) to Africa to look for an ancient magic drum. When we (arrive) at the airport it was early in the morning and the sun (shine). While we (travel) across the country, we (see) lots of wild animals. Fantastic! At midday we (stop) near a lake to have lunch. Eva and I (stand) near the water when Pops (shout): 'Look out! There's a crocodile! Run back to the jeep — fast!'

Привет! Давай выполним упражнение вместе. Нам нужно заполнить пропуски, используя Past Simple или Past Continuous. Помни, что Past Simple используется для завершенных действий в прошлом, а Past Continuous – для действий, которые происходили в определенный момент в прошлом.

1. Last year, Pops, Eva and I went (go) to Africa to look for an ancient magic drum. – Здесь уже дан пример использования Past Simple.
2. When we arrived (arrive) at the airport it was early in the morning and the sun was shining (shine). – Здесь мы используем Past Simple для действия прибытия и Past Continuous для описания фона – солнце светило в то время.
3. While we were travelling (travel) across the country, we saw (see) lots of wild animals. – Past Continuous описывает процесс путешествия, а Past Simple – момент, когда мы увидели животных.
4. Fantastic! At midday we stopped (stop) near a lake to have lunch. Eva and I were standing (stand) near the water when Pops shouted (shout): 'Look out!' – Past Simple для завершенного действия остановки, Past Continuous для описания действия, которое происходило в момент, когда Попс закричал.

Ответ:

1. went
2. arrived, was shining
3. were travelling, saw
4. stopped, were standing, shouted

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