Exercise 2. Choose the correct word or phrase. Wendy (1) was doing / did the dishes when she heard a scream. She ran to the window to see what happened. She didn’t notice anything strange while she (2) looked / was looking out the window. She (3) was deciding / decided to go outside to find out what happened. While she (4) was walking / walked to the front door, she picked up her mobile phone. She was ready to call the police if something terrible happened. When she (5) was arriving / arrived in her front garden, she heard the scream again. It was coming from her neighbour’s house. She (6) was walking / walked to their house. When her neighbour (7) opened / was opening the door, Wendy saw what was happening. Her neighbour (8) watched / was watching a film and the screams were coming from the TV!

Перевод задания: Выберите правильное слово или словосочетание.

Wendy was doing the dishes when she heard a scream. (Венди мыла посуду, когда услышала крик.)
She ran to the window to see what happened. (Она подбежала к окну, чтобы посмотреть, что случилось.)
She didn’t notice anything strange while she was looking out the window. (Она не заметила ничего странного, пока смотрела в окно.)
She decided to go outside to find out what happened. (Она решила выйти на улицу, чтобы выяснить, что случилось.)
While she was walking to the front door, she picked up her mobile phone. (Пока она шла к входной двери, она взяла мобильный телефон.)
She was ready to call the police if something terrible happened. (Она была готова позвонить в полицию, если случится что-нибудь ужасное.)
When she arrived in her front garden, she heard the scream again. (Когда она пришла в свой палисадник, она снова услышала крик.)
It was coming from her neighbour’s house. (Он доносился из дома её соседа.)
She walked to their house. (Она пошла к их дому.)
When her neighbour opened the door, Wendy saw what was happening. (Когда сосед открыл дверь, Венди увидела, что происходит.)
Her neighbour was watching a film and the screams were coming from the TV! (Её сосед смотрел фильм, и крики доносились из телевизора!)

Длительное действие, на фоне которого происходит другое событие, выражается Past Continuous; завершённые последовательные действия — Past Simple.