Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous. 1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday. 2. I (to go) to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday. 3. I (to go) to the cinema when you met me. 4. I (to do) my homework the whole evening yesterday. 5. I (to do) my homework when mother came home. 6. I (to do) my homework yesterday. 7. I (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday. 8. I (to do) my homework at six o'clock yesterday. 9. I (not to play) the piano yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend. 10. I (not to play) the piano at four o'clock yesterday. I (to read) a book. 11. He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his homework. 12. When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) and (to laugh). They told me a funny story. Soon I (to laugh), too.

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

Past Simple используется для обозначения действия, которое произошло в определённое время в прошлом и завершилось.
Past Continuous используется для обозначения длительного действия, которое происходило в определённый момент в прошлом.

Решение:

1. I went to the cinema yesterday. (Past Simple, т.к. действие произошло вчера и завершилось)
2. I was going to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday. (Past Continuous, т.к. действие длилось в определённый момент)
3. I went to the cinema when you met me. (Past Simple, т.к. два последовательных действия)
4. I was doing my homework the whole evening yesterday. (Past Continuous, т.к. действие длилось весь вечер)
5. I was doing my homework when mother came home. (Past Continuous, т.к. действие длилось, когда произошло другое действие)
6. I did my homework yesterday. (Past Simple, т.к. действие произошло вчера и завершилось)
7. I was doing my homework from five till eight yesterday. (Past Continuous, т.к. действие длилось в течение определённого периода)
8. I was doing my homework at six o'clock yesterday. (Past Continuous, т.к. действие длилось в определённый момент)
9. I was not playing the piano yesterday. I wrote a letter to my friend. (Past Continuous для длительного действия, Past Simple для завершённого)
10. I was not playing the piano at four o'clock yesterday. I was reading a book. (Past Continuous, т.к. оба действия длились в определённый момент)
11. He was not sleeping when father came home. He was doing his homework. (Past Continuous, т.к. оба действия длились в момент прихода отца)
12. When I went to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They were talking and were laughing. (Past Simple для первого действия, Past Continuous для одновременных длительных действий)
13. They told me a funny story. Soon I laughed, too. (Past Simple, т.к. последовательные действия)

Ответ: 1. went, 2. was going, 3. went, 4. was doing, 5. was doing, 6. did, 7. was doing, 8. was doing, 9. was not playing, wrote, 10. was not playing, was reading, 11. was not sleeping, was doing, 12. went, were talking, were laughing, laughed.