Grammar 3. Choose the correct sentence in each pair. 1) a) On her way home, she saw a deer that was standing beside the road eating grass. b) On her way home, she saw a deer that was standing beside the road eating grass. 2) a) I was planning to have a picnic on Saturday. b) I was planning to have a picnic on Saturday. 3) a) He was playing basketball alone. b) He was play basketball alone. 4) a) I first met him at primary school, while we was playing football. b) I first met him at primary school, while we were playing football. 5) a) I was studying at her school until last year, but then I moved. b) I was studying at her school until last year, but then I moved.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильное предложение в каждой паре.

1. На фото варианты 1a и 1b выглядят одинаково: обе фразы грамматически правильны — “was standing”.
2. Варианты 2a и 2b на фото выглядят одинаково: “I was planning to have a picnic on Saturday.” (Я собирался устроить пикник в субботу.)
3. a) He was playing basketball alone. (Он играл в баскетбол один.) После was нужен глагол с окончанием -ing.
4. b) I first met him at primary school, while we were playing football. (Я впервые встретил его в начальной школе, когда мы играли в футбол.) С we употребляется were.
5. Оба варианта на фотографии читаются одинаково и грамматически верны: “I was studying at her school until last year, but then I moved.” (Я учился в её школе до прошлого года, а потом переехал.)

В нескольких парах различие вариантов на снимке неразборчиво; приведены только различия, которые удаётся уверенно прочитать.