Ex. 3. Open the brackets, using the verbs in the Past Continuous: 1. While I ___ (to copy) the exercise, my friends ___ (to describe) a picture. 2. When we came in, the children ___ (to clean) their desks. 3. We met her at the bus stop. She ___ (to wait) for the bus. 4. Some of the children ___ (to ski) while other children ___ (to skate). Everybody ___ (to have) a lot of fun. 5. When we came, the family ___ (to get) everything ready for Christmas. Bob and Helen ___ (to decorate) the Christmas tree. 6. The girls ___ (to feed) the birds in the garden while the boys ___ (to make) a bird-house.

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в Past Continuous.

Past Continuous образуется как was/were + глагол с окончанием -ing; оно обозначает действие, продолжавшееся в определённый момент в прошлом.

1. While I was copying the exercise, my friends were describing a picture. (Пока я переписывал(а) упражнение, мои друзья описывали картину.)
2. When we came in, the children were cleaning their desks. (Когда мы вошли, дети убирали свои парты.)
3. We met her at the bus stop. She was waiting for the bus. (Мы встретили её на автобусной остановке. Она ждала автобус.)
4. Some of the children were skiing while other children were skating. Everybody was having a lot of fun. (Некоторые дети катались на лыжах, пока другие катались на коньках. Все очень весело проводили время.)
5. When we came, the family were getting everything ready for Christmas. Bob and Helen were decorating the Christmas tree. (Когда мы пришли, семья готовила всё к Рождеству. Боб и Хелен украшали рождественскую ёлку.)
6. The girls were feeding the birds in the garden while the boys were making a bird-house. (Девочки кормили птиц в саду, пока мальчики делали скворечник.)