Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в форме Past Continuous. 1. The street was absolutely empty and we … (to drive) very fast. 2. Did you really hear what they … (to talk) about? — I tell you it was about some robber… [текст обрезан]. 3. She was disgusting to look at! — But why! Isn’t she pretty? — It wasn’t that! She … (always, to chew) gum! I find it extremely unpleasant. Don’t you? 4. … (the music, to play) all the time from 7 till 9 in the evening? 5. When we arrived at the seaside the weather was disappointing at first. A strong wind … (to blow), the sky was cloudy and it … (to drizzle). But the next day the sun came … [текст обрезан]. 6. It sounds strange but I can’t remember what I … (to do) at this time two days ago. — Perhaps you … (to sleep)? 7. It seems to me everybody … (really, to enjoy) the party when the awful news about that accident came. 8. I found the house in a mess. The light was on. The water in the bathroom … (to run); some dish … (to burn) in the oven. 9. I asked the nurse who … (to go) upstairs to take the papers to Dr. Reed. 10. I didn’t like him at all, to put it mildly. He … (constantly, to bite) his nails, which was a most annoying habit! 11. He was actually the only one who … (to listen) carefully to what I … (to say). That’s why he attracted my attention at once. 12. What … (she, to wear) at the party? 13. … (you, not to wait) for me at five? — But I was. Why didn’t you come? 14. I can swear that fifteen minutes ago the child … (to play) on the carpet in the room. — Well, where is he now? 15. I nearly missed the bus. It … (to leave) a few minutes later.

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в форме Past Continuous.

1. The street was absolutely empty and we were driving very fast. (Улица была совершенно пустой, и мы ехали очень быстро.)
2. Did you really hear what they were talking about? (Ты действительно слышал(а), о чём они говорили?) Продолжение предложения справа на фотографии обрезано.
3. She was disgusting to look at! — But why! Isn’t she pretty? — It wasn’t that! She was always chewing gum! I find it extremely unpleasant. Don’t you? (На неё было отвратительно смотреть! — Но почему? Она ведь красивая. — Не в этом дело! Она всё время жевала жвачку!)
4. Was the music playing all the time from 7 till 9 in the evening? (Музыка играла всё время с семи до девяти вечера?)
5. When we arrived at the seaside the weather was disappointing at first. A strong wind was blowing, the sky was cloudy and it was drizzling. (Когда мы приехали на море, сначала погода разочаровала. Дул сильный ветер, небо было облачным и моросил дождь.) Продолжение предложения обрезано.
6. It sounds strange but I can’t remember what I was doing at this time two days ago. — Perhaps you were sleeping? (Звучит странно, но я не помню, что делал(а) в это время два дня назад. — Может быть, ты спал(а)?)
7. It seems to me everybody was really enjoying the party when the awful news about that accident came. (Мне кажется, все действительно наслаждались вечеринкой, когда пришла ужасная новость об этой аварии.)
8. I found the house in a mess. The light was on. The water in the bathroom was running; some dish was burning in the oven. (Я обнаружил(а), что в доме беспорядок. Свет был включён. В ванной текла вода; в духовке подгорало какое-то блюдо.)
9. I asked the nurse who was going upstairs to take the papers to Dr. Reed. (Я спросил(а) медсестру, которая поднималась наверх, чтобы отнести документы доктору Риду.)
10. I didn’t like him at all, to put it mildly. He was constantly biting his nails, which was a most annoying habit! (Он мне совсем не нравился, мягко говоря. Он постоянно грыз ногти, и это была ужасно раздражающая привычка!)
11. He was actually the only one who was listening carefully to what I was saying. That’s why he attracted my attention at once. (На самом деле он был единственным, кто внимательно слушал то, что я говорил(а). Поэтому он сразу привлёк моё внимание.)
12. What was she wearing at the party? (Во что она была одета на вечеринке?)
13. Weren’t you waiting for me at five? — But I was. Why didn’t you come? (Ты разве не ждал(а) меня в пять? — Ждал(а). Почему ты не пришёл/пришла?)
14. I can swear that fifteen minutes ago the child was playing on the carpet in the room. — Well, where is he now? (Могу поклясться, что пятнадцать минут назад ребёнок играл на ковре в комнате. — Ну и где он теперь?)
15. I nearly missed the bus. It was leaving a few minutes later. (Я чуть не опоздал(а) на автобус. Он отправлялся несколькими минутами позже.)

В пунктах 2 и 5 продолжение исходного текста обрезано; для перевода этих частей пришлите фотографию целиком.