Put the verbs in the gaps in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. He _______ (sleep) when the doorbell _______ (ring). 2. We _______ (not eat) dinner at 8pm last night. 3. Yesterday I _______ (go) to the post office, _______ (buy) some fruit at the supermarket and _______ (read) a book in the park in the afternoon. 4. We _______ (watch) TV when _______ (hear) a loud noise. 5. Julie _______ (be) in the garden when Laurence _______ (arrive). 6. _______ (Laura/study) at 11pm last night? 7. Last week I _______ (not meet) my friends.

1. He was sleeping when the doorbell rang. (Past Continuous описывает длительное действие в прошлом, прерванное Past Simple) 2. We did not eat dinner at 8pm last night. (Past Simple, описывает завершенное действие в прошлом) 3. Yesterday I went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. (Past Simple, описывает последовательность завершенных действий в прошлом) 4. We were watching TV when heard a loud noise. (Past Continuous описывает длительное действие в прошлом, прерванное Past Simple) 5. Julie was in the garden when Laurence arrived. (Past Continuous описывает длительное действие в прошлом, прерванное Past Simple) 6. Was Laura studying at 11pm last night? (Past Continuous, вопрос о действии, происходившем в определенное время в прошлом) 7. Last week I did not meet my friends. (Past Simple, описывает завершенное действие в прошлом)