Grammar in Action: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous. Choose past simple or past continuous. 1) While I was watching / watched a film, my brother was doing / did his homework. 2) She was breaking / broke her arm when she was skating / skated. 3) What were you doing / did you do at 7 pm yesterday? 4) They were having / had dinner when the phone rang / was ringing.

Перевод задания: Грамматика в действии: Past Simple и Past Continuous. Выберите прошедшее простое или прошедшее длительное время.

1. While I was watching a film, my brother was doing his homework. (Пока я смотрел фильм, мой брат делал домашнее задание.) Два длительных действия происходили одновременно.
2. She broke her arm when she was skating. (Она сломала руку, когда каталась на коньках.) Краткое завершённое действие прерывает длительное.
3. What were you doing at 7 pm yesterday? (Что ты делал вчера в семь часов вечера?) Спрашивается о действии, происходившем в определённый момент.
4. They were having dinner when the phone rang. (Они ужинали, когда зазвонил телефон.) Длительное действие было прервано кратким событием.