I. Put the verbs in brackets in past simple or past continuous. 1 Kate was taking photos while Mark ... (swim) in the sea. 2 We ... (have) dinner at 7 o'clock yesterday. 3 Tom closed the door and ... (leave) the hotel. 4 The tourists ... (visit) the museum last Saturday. 5 ... (they/sleep) when the fireworks started? 6 While mum ... (cook), Dad was reading the newspaper. 7 He ... (break) his leg last winter. 8 What ... (you/do) at 5 o'clock yesterday? 9 They ... (play) tennis when the storm began. 10 Ann ... (find) her keys under the sofa.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

Правило: Past Continuous обозначает действие, которое длилось в определённый момент или было прервано другим событием; Past Simple — завершённое действие или последовательность событий.
Правило: Past Continuous describes an action in progress at a particular time or interrupted by another event; Past Simple describes a completed action or a sequence of events.

1. Kate was taking photos while Mark was swimming in the sea. (Кейт фотографировала, пока Марк плавал в море.)
2. We were having dinner at 7 o'clock yesterday. (Вчера в семь часов мы ужинали.)
3. Tom closed the door and left the hotel. (Том закрыл дверь и покинул отель.)
4. The tourists visited the museum last Saturday. (Туристы посетили музей в прошлую субботу.)
5. Were they sleeping when the fireworks started? (Они спали, когда начался фейерверк?)
6. While mum was cooking, Dad was reading the newspaper. (Пока мама готовила, папа читал газету.)
7. He broke his leg last winter. (Прошлой зимой он сломал ногу.)
8. What were you doing at 5 o'clock yesterday? (Что ты делал вчера в пять часов?)
9. They were playing tennis when the storm began. (Они играли в теннис, когда началась буря.)
10. Ann found her keys under the sofa. (Анна нашла свои ключи под диваном.)