Упражнение 1: Поставьте глаголы в форму Past Continuous. 1. I (to read) ______ a book at 8 p.m. yesterday. 2. They (to dance) ______ when the lights went out. 3. She (to cook) ______ dinner while her husband (to watch) ______ TV. 4. We (to play) ______ football when it started raining. 5. The dog (to bark) ______ loudly all night. 6. He (to drive) ______ too fast, so the police stopped him. 7. The kids (to laugh) ______ at the funny movie. 8. You (to sleep) ______ when I called. 9. The birds (to sing) ______ in the garden.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в форму Past Continuous — прошедшего длительного времени.

Past Continuous образуется с помощью was/were и смыслового глагола с окончанием -ing.

1. I was reading a book at 8 p.m. yesterday. (Вчера в 8 часов вечера я читал книгу.)
2. They were dancing when the lights went out. (Они танцевали, когда погас свет.)
3. She was cooking dinner while her husband was watching TV. (Она готовила ужин, пока её муж смотрел телевизор.)
4. We were playing football when it started raining. (Мы играли в футбол, когда начался дождь.)
5. The dog was barking loudly all night. (Собака громко лаяла всю ночь.)
6. He was driving too fast, so the police stopped him. (Он ехал слишком быстро, поэтому полиция его остановила.)
7. The kids were laughing at the funny movie. (Дети смеялись над смешным фильмом.)
8. You were sleeping when I called. (Ты спал, когда я позвонил.)
9. The birds were singing in the garden. (Птицы пели в саду.)

Ответ: 1) was reading; 2) were dancing; 3) was cooking, was watching; 4) were playing; 5) was barking; 6) was driving; 7) were laughing; 8) were sleeping; 9) were singing.