Grammar C. Put the verbs into the correct past tense. 19 Benjamin ............... (gasp) in horror when he saw the ghostly figure. 20 Claire ............... (drive) along a country road when a huge creature came out of nowhere and fell onto her car. 21 While Lisa ............... (read) a book, her brother was listening to music. 22 It was the first time that Elizabeth ............... (ever/see) pictures of Bigfoot. 23 Sandra ............... (paint) for three years before she sold her first painting. 24 Alex didn’t go to the photographic exhibition because he ............... (not/finish) his homework. 25 The research team ............... (find) an unusual fossil and took it back to the lab to examine it.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в правильную форму прошедшего времени.

1. Benjamin gasped in horror when he saw the ghostly figure. (Бенджамин с ужасом ахнул, когда увидел призрачную фигуру.)
2. Claire was driving along a country road when a huge creature came out of nowhere and fell onto her car. (Клэр ехала по просёлочной дороге, когда огромное существо внезапно появилось и упало на её машину.)
3. While Lisa was reading a book, her brother was listening to music. (Пока Лиза читала книгу, её брат слушал музыку.)
4. It was the first time that Elizabeth had ever seen pictures of Bigfoot. (Это был первый раз, когда Элизабет увидела фотографии Бигфута.)
5. Sandra had been painting for three years before she sold her first painting. (Сандра писала картины в течение трёх лет, прежде чем продала свою первую картину.)
6. Alex didn’t go to the photographic exhibition because he hadn’t finished his homework. (Алекс не пошёл на фотовыставку, потому что не закончил домашнюю работу.)
7. The research team found an unusual fossil and took it back to the lab to examine it. (Исследовательская группа нашла необычную окаменелость и отнесла её в лабораторию для изучения.)