Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous. 1. Father (to watch) TV at ten o'clock yesterday. 2. I (to go) to bed at nine o'clock yesterday. 3. I (to finish) my homework at nine o'clock yesterday. 4. I (to play) the piano at five o'clock yesterday. 5. He (to begin) to do his homework at four o'clock yesterday. 6. She (to play) the flute at four o'clock yesterday. 7. I (to meet) Nick at three o'clock yesterday. 8. When I (to come) home, Kate (to play) the piano. 9. When I (to meet) John, he (to go) to the railway station. 10. When I (to go) to the museum, I (to see) a big crowd of people in the street. 11. They (to play) in the yard in the evening yesterday. 12. They (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday. 13. I (to clean) my teeth at eight o'clock in the morning yesterday. 14. We (to go) to the wood in summer. 15. When the teacher (to open) the door of the classroom, the pupils (to sit) at their desks. 16. He (to get) up at seven o'clock yesterday. 17. Father (to come) home at six o'clock yesterday. 18. I (to read) a book at six o'clock yesterday. 19. She (to fall) asleep at eleven o'clock yesterday. 20. Mother (to drink) tea at eleven o'clock yesterday.

Правило выбора времени

• Past Simple используется для обозначения действия, которое произошло в определенное время в прошлом, и оно завершено.
• Past Continuous используется для обозначения действия, которое происходило в течение определенного времени в прошлом, или для обозначения длительного действия, на фоне которого произошло другое, более короткое действие (Past Simple).
• Если в предложении есть указание на определенный момент времени в прошлом (например, 'at ten o'clock yesterday', 'at five o'clock yesterday'), и действие было разовым и завершенным, используется Past Simple.
• Если действие происходило в течение всего вечера/дня ('the whole evening yesterday') или было фоновым, используется Past Continuous.
• В конструкциях с 'When', если одно действие произошло на фоне другого, то фоновое действие ставится в Past Continuous, а более короткое, вклинившееся действие – в Past Simple.

Решение:

• 1. Father watched TV at ten o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 2. I went to bed at nine o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 3. I finished my homework at nine o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 4. I played the piano at five o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 5. He began to do his homework at four o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 6. She played the flute at four o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 7. I met Nick at three o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 8. When I came home, Kate was playing the piano. (Past Simple: действие, которое произошло; Past Continuous: фоновое действие).
• 9. When I met John, he was going to the railway station. (Past Simple: действие, которое произошло; Past Continuous: фоновое действие).
• 10. When I went to the museum, I saw a big crowd of people in the street. (Past Simple: два последовательных или одновременных завершенных действия).
• 11. They were playing in the yard in the evening yesterday. (Past Continuous: действие, происходившее в течение определенного периода времени).
• 12. They were playing in the yard the whole evening yesterday. (Past Continuous: действие, происходившее в течение всего вечера).
• 13. I was cleaning my teeth at eight o'clock in the morning yesterday. (Past Continuous: действие, происходившее в определенный момент времени, но продолжавшееся).
• 14. We went to the wood in summer. (Past Simple: общее действие, происходившее в прошлом).
• 15. When the teacher opened the door of the classroom, the pupils were sitting at their desks. (Past Simple: действие, которое произошло; Past Continuous: фоновое действие).
• 16. He got up at seven o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 17. Father came home at six o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 18. I was reading a book at six o'clock yesterday. (Past Continuous: действие, происходившее в определенный момент времени, но продолжавшееся).
• 19. She fell asleep at eleven o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple: определенное время, завершенное действие).
• 20. Mother was drinking tea at eleven o'clock yesterday. (Past Continuous: действие, происходившее в определенный момент времени, но продолжавшееся).