Упражнение 2. Fill in the gaps with the verbs from the box. One word in each box is extra. was raining, tried, were standing, was doing, were watching, decided, played, wanted. Sunday was a terrible day for me. I (1) ___ to go out but it (2) ___ outside. I (3) ___ to play with my brother but he (4) ___ his Geography homework. My parents (5) ___ TV. Then, I (6) ___ to sit by the window and watch the street. Some people (7) ___ at the bus stop.

Перевод задания: Заполните пропуски глаголами из рамки. Одно слово лишнее.

Sunday was a terrible day for me. I wanted to go out but it was raining outside. I tried to play with my brother but he was doing his Geography homework. My parents were watching TV. Then, I decided to sit by the window and watch the street. Some people were standing at the bus stop.

Перевод: Воскресенье было ужасным днём для меня. Я хотел пойти гулять, но на улице шёл дождь. Я попытался поиграть с братом, но он делал домашнее задание по географии. Мои родители смотрели телевизор. Потом я решил сесть у окна и смотреть на улицу. Несколько человек стояли на автобусной остановке.

В каждом пропуске выбрана форма, подходящая по смыслу и грамматике: wanted, tried и decided обозначают последовательные действия, а формы с was/were — фоновые действия и состояния.