Grammar 4. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. 0 I was tidying (tidy) my room when I found my keys. 1 While they ___ (climb) the mountain, they had a bad accident. 2 What were you watching on TV when I ___ (call) you? 3 We ___ (put) on our coats when it started to snow. 4 While mum was waiting for the bus, she ___ (see) her best friend. 5 I ___ (not sleep) when Dad arrived home from the airport.

Перевод задания: Дополните предложения формами Past Simple или Past Continuous глаголов в скобках.

1. While they were climbing the mountain, they had a bad accident. (Пока они поднимались на гору, с ними произошёл серьёзный несчастный случай.)
2. What were you watching on TV when I called you? (Что ты смотрел по телевизору, когда я тебе позвонил?)
3. We were putting on our coats when it started to snow. (Мы надевали пальто, когда пошёл снег.)
4. While mum was waiting for the bus, she saw her best friend. (Пока мама ждала автобус, она увидела свою лучшую подругу.)
5. I wasn’t sleeping when Dad arrived home from the airport. (Я не спал, когда папа приехал домой из аэропорта.)

Длительное действие, происходившее в определённый момент или прерванное другим событием, ставится в Past Continuous; завершённое событие — в Past Simple.