Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous. A: What 1) ______ (happen) at the time of the robbery? B: Well, I 2) ______ (sit) in my office. I 3) ______ (talk) to an employee. Some of the staff 4) ______ (put) food onto the shelves. Several customers 5) ______ (do) their shopping and a cashier 6) ______ (stand) behind the till. A: Can you tell me anything about the robbers? B: Yes. They 7) ______ (wear) black masks and they 8) ______ (hold) guns. They 9) ______ (shout). A: How did they get away? B: They drove off in a car which 10) ______ (wait) outside.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в скобках в форму прошедшего длительного времени (Past Continuous).

A: What was happening at the time of the robbery?

B: Well, I was sitting in my office. I was talking to an employee. Some of the staff were putting food onto the shelves. Several customers were doing their shopping and a cashier was standing behind the till.

A: Can you tell me anything about the robbers?

B: Yes. They were wearing black masks and they were holding guns. They were shouting.

A: How did they get away?

B: They drove off in a car which was waiting outside.

Правило: Past Continuous образуется с помощью формы глагола to be в прошедшем времени — was/were — и смыслового глагола с окончанием -ing. С I, he, she, it используется was, с you, we, they — were.

Перевод:

А: Что происходило во время ограбления?

Б: Ну, я сидел в своём кабинете. Я разговаривал с сотрудником. Некоторые сотрудники раскладывали продукты на полки. Несколько покупателей делали покупки, а кассир стоял за кассой.

А: Ты можешь рассказать что-нибудь о грабителях?

Б: Да. На них были чёрные маски, и они держали оружие. Они кричали.

А: Как им удалось скрыться?

Б: Они уехали на машине, которая ждала снаружи.