Упражнение 1. Поставьте глаголы в форму Past Continuous: 1) (to read) a book at 8 p.m. yesterday; 2) She (to cook) dinner while her husband (to watch) TV; 3) We (to play) football when it started raining; 4) The dog (to bark) all night; 5) The children (to play) when it started raining; 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; 10) I (to study) for the exam all evening.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в форму Past Continuous (прошедшее длительное время).

1. She was reading a book at 8 p.m. yesterday. (Вчера в 8 часов вечера она читала книгу.)
2. She was cooking dinner while her husband was watching TV. (Она готовила ужин, пока её муж смотрел телевизор.)
3. We were playing football when it started raining. (Мы играли в футбол, когда начался дождь.)
4. The dog was barking all night. (Собака лаяла всю ночь.)
5. The children were playing when it started raining. (Дети играли, когда начался дождь.)
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 забавным фильмом.)
8. Were you sleeping when I called? (Ты спал, когда я позвонил?)
9. The birds were singing in the garden. (Птицы пели в саду.)
10. I was studying for the exam all evening. (Я занимался подготовкой к экзамену весь вечер.)

В Past Continuous используется форма was/were + глагол с окончанием -ing. В вопросе was/were ставится перед подлежащим.