Grammar test — Past simple and past continuous, Exercise 2: Choose the correct alternative. 1. The letter arrived/was arriving when I was having breakfast. 2. I sat/was sitting outdoors when it started to rain. 3. The students were talking when the teacher appeared/was appearing. 4. My dad was making the dinner when I got/was getting home. 5. When I went out this morning, the sun shone/was shining. 6. When my brother was playing with the ball, he was breaking/broke a window.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильный вариант.

1. The letter arrived when I was having breakfast. (Письмо пришло, когда я завтракал(а).) Однократное событие произошло во время длительного действия.
2. I was sitting outdoors when it started to rain. (Я сидел(а) на улице, когда начался дождь.)
3. The students were talking when the teacher appeared. (Ученики разговаривали, когда появился учитель.)
4. My dad was making the dinner when I got home. (Папа готовил ужин, когда я пришёл/пришла домой.)
5. When I went out this morning, the sun was shining. (Когда я вышел/вышла сегодня утром, светило солнце.)
6. When my brother was playing with the ball, he broke a window. (Когда мой брат играл с мячом, он разбил окно.)

Past Simple обозначает завершённое событие, а Past Continuous — действие, которое длилось в тот момент.