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МатематикаВопрос:
9 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence? 1 They...were cleaning... (clean) the windows when it ....started... (start) to rain. Cleaning the windows was the longer action. 2 As he ................................................... (drive) to work, he ................................................... (remember) that his briefcase was still at home. 3 Melanie ................................................... (cook) dinner when her husband ................................................... (come) home. 4 I ................................................... (hear) a loud crash as I ................................................... (sit) in the garden. 5 She ................................................... (type) a letter when her boss ................................................... (arrive). 6 While the dog ................................................... (dig) in the garden, it ................................................... (find) a bone. 7 Mary ................................................... (ride) her bicycle when she ................................................... (notice) the tiny kitten. 8 While I ................................................... (do) my homework, the phone ................................................... (ring).
Ответ:
9. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence?
- They...were cleaning... (clean) the windows when it ....started... (start) to rain. Cleaning the windows was the longer action.
- As he was driving (drive) to work, he remembered (remember) that his briefcase was still at home.
- Melanie was cooking (cook) dinner when her husband came (come) home.
- I heard (hear) a loud crash as I was sitting (sit) in the garden.
- She was typing (type) a letter when her boss arrived (arrive).
- While the dog was digging (dig) in the garden, it found (find) a bone.
- Mary was riding (ride) her bicycle when she noticed (notice) the tiny kitten.
- While I was doing (do) my homework, the phone rang (ring).
Ответ: See above
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