III. Past Continuous vs Past Simple 1 Choose the correct answer. 1) He ________ (read/ was reading) when mother came. 2) Dad was working while mother ________ (cooked / was cooking) dinner. 3) Sam and Fanny ________ (did/ were doing) yoga at this time yesterday. 4) She was going to the theatre when she ________ (met/were meeting) him at the bus stop. 5) What were you doing when your sister ________ (watched / was watching) the DVD? 6) Was it stormy, when you ________ (skied / were skiing)? 7) The girls were listening to when it suddenly ________ (stopped/was stopping). 8) I ________ (listened / was listening) to the ballet all evening yesterday. 9) He ________ (stayed / was staying) at this parking from 1 till 5 o'clock yesterday. 10) The sun was going down while we ________ (sailed / were sailing). 2 Use the verbs from the box and complete the sentences. Play, go, look, run, read, stay, call, get, take, study. 1) She ________ history of Egypt all the year. 2) They ________ photos while they were travelling in Poland. 3) She ________ the guitar from 5 to 9 o'clock yesterday. 4) I ________ her when the film started. 5) Richard ________ after his younger brother yesterday evening. 6) It ________ freezing while we were trying to reach the camp. 7) The scientist ________ the research work while the others were listening very attentively. 8) She ________ at 9 o'clock yesterday evening. 9) My brother ________ at the Hilton on holidays. 10) ________ you ________ to school when it started to rain? 3 Open the brackets. 1) The strong wind ________ (to blow) when we ________ (to be) in the open space.

1. He was reading (Он читал), когда пришла мама.
2. Dad was working while mother was cooking (Папа работал, пока мама готовила) dinner.
3. Sam and Fanny were doing (Сэм и Фанни делали) yoga at this time yesterday.
4. She was going to the theatre when she met (Она шла в театр, когда встретила) him at the bus stop.
5. What were you doing when your sister watched (Что ты делал, когда твоя сестра смотрела) the DVD?
6. Was it stormy, when you were skiing (Была ли буря, когда ты катался на лыжах)?
7. The girls were listening to when it suddenly stopped (Девочки слушали, когда вдруг остановилось).
8. I listened (Я слушал) to the ballet all evening yesterday.
9. He stayed (Он оставался) at this parking from 1 till 5 o'clock yesterday.
10. The sun was going down while we were sailing (Солнце садилось, пока мы плыли).

2. She studied (Она изучала) history of Egypt all the year.
3. They took (Они делали) photos while they were travelling in Poland.
4. She played (Она играла) the guitar from 5 to 9 o'clock yesterday.
5. I called (Я позвонил) her when the film started.
6. Richard went (Ричард пошел) after his younger brother yesterday evening.
7. It was running (Шел) freezing while we were trying to reach the camp.
8. The scientist looked (Ученый смотрел) the research work while the others were listening very attentively.
9. She got (Она пришла) at 9 o'clock yesterday evening.
10. My brother stayed (Мой брат остался) at the Hilton on holidays.
11. Did you go (Ты пошел) to school when it started to rain?

3. The strong wind was blowing (сильный ветер дул), when we were in the open space. (были на открытом пространстве)

Перевод:

1. Past Continuous (продолженное прошедшее время) vs Past Simple (простое прошедшее время)

2. Используйте глаголы из рамки и дополните предложения.

3. Раскройте скобки.