Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. 1 A: What ....... (you/do) at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon? B: I ........ (have) basketball practice. 2 A: What ........ (happen)? B: I ........ (walk) down the street when I ........ (slip) on a banana skin and ........ (fall) down. 3 A: ........ (you/meet) any new people at the party? B: Yes. Tom ........ (introduce) me to all his friends. 4 A: Where ........ (you/be) last night? I ........ (try) to call you but there ........ (be) no answer. B: I'm sorry. As I ........ (come) back home, I ........ (meet) Jane and we ........ (have) dinner together. 5 A: What ........ (you/do) when we ........ (call) you yesterday? B: I ........ (get) ready to go out while Jane ........ (finish) her project. 6 A: Where ........ (you/meet) Josh? B: I ........ (do) my shopping when he ........ (enter) the shop.

Задание 5. Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Это задание на выбор между Past Simple (для завершенных действий в прошлом) и Past Continuous (для действий, которые длились в определенный момент в прошлом или были фоном для другого действия).

1. A: What were you doing (you/do) at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon? (Спрашиваем о действии, которое длилось в определенный момент - Past Continuous) B: I was having (have) basketball practice. (Действие, которое длилось в тот момент - Past Continuous)
2. A: What happened (happen)? (Спрашиваем о событии, которое произошло - Past Simple) B: I was walking (walk) down the street when I slipped (slip) on a banana skin and fell (fall) down. (Длительное действие - 'was walking', а 'slipped' и 'fell' - внезапные, завершенные действия, прервавшие 'walking' - Past Simple)
3. A: Did you meet (you/meet) any new people at the party? (Спрашиваем о факте, произошло ли это - Past Simple) B: Yes. Tom introduced (introduce) me to all his friends. (Завершенное действие - Past Simple)
4. A: Where were you (you/be) last night? I tried (try) to call you but there was (be) no answer. (Спрашиваем о местонахождении в прошлом моменте - Past Simple, 'tried' - завершенное действие - Past Simple, 'was' - факт - Past Simple) B: I'm sorry. As I was coming (come) back home, I met (meet) Jane and we had (have) dinner together. ('was coming' - действие, которое длилось, фон. 'met' и 'had' - завершенные действия, произошедшие во время этого фона - Past Simple)
5. A: What were you doing (you/do) when we called (call) you yesterday? (Спрашиваем о действии, которое длилось, когда произошло другое действие - Past Continuous для первого, Past Simple для второго) B: I was getting (get) ready to go out while Jane was finishing (finish) her project. (Оба действия происходили одновременно и длились - Past Continuous)
6. A: Where did you meet (you/meet) Josh? (Спрашиваем о факте встречи - Past Simple) B: I was doing (do) my shopping when he entered (enter) the shop. (Длительное действие - 'was doing', а 'entered' - внезапное, завершенное действие, которое произошло во время этого - Past Simple)

Ответ:

1. were you doing, was having
2. happened, was walking, slipped, fell
3. Did you meet, introduced
4. were you, tried, was
5. was coming, met, had
6. were you doing, called
7. was getting, was finishing
8. did you meet
9. was doing, entered