Task V. Choose the correct form of the verb (Past Simple or Past Continuous).

Task V: Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. While Jane Austen wrote her novels, she lived a quiet life in Hampshire. (Option B)
2. When Dmitry Mendeleev discovered the periodic table, he was working on organizing elements by their properties. (Option B)
3. As Charles Dickens was walking through the streets of London, he observed the social inequalities that inspired his novels. (Option B)
4. As Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree, he saw an apple fall, which led him to his theory of gravity. (Option A)

Ответ: 32. B. wrote, was living, 33. B. discovered, was working, 34. B. was walking, observed, 35. A. was sitting, saw.