I was making dinner when George ran into the room with a newspaper in his hand. Choose the description of the action expressed by “was making”: (1) an action happening when another action interrupted it; (2) an action which was in progress at a certain time in the past; (3) two actions that were happening at the same time in the past; (4) an action which happened at a specific time in the past.

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Фото задания: I was making dinner when George ran into the room with a newspaper in his hand. Choose the description of the action…

I was making dinner when George ran into the room with a newspaper in his hand. Choose the description of the action expressed by “was making”: (1) an action happening when another action interrupted it; (2) an action which was in progress at a certain time in the past; (3) two actions that were happening at the same time in the past; (4) an action which happened at a specific time in the past.

Accepted Answer

Перевод задания: Я готовил ужин, когда Джордж вбежал в комнату с газетой в руке. Выберите описание действия, выраженного словами «was making».

«Was making» — форма Past Continuous: она показывает действие, которое длилось в прошлом и было прервано другим действием. «I was making dinner» — я готовил ужин; «George ran into the room» — Джордж вбежал в комнату.

Ответ: вариант 1 — действие, которое происходило, когда его прервало другое действие.