Упражнение 4. Определите время глагола: Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Simple, Past Perfect Continuous. 1. When my father came home, I was cooking dinner. 2. When I called him, he was sleeping. 3. “What were you doing when the earthquake hit?” 4. They had left by the time we got there. 5. She had already read that book before the movie came out. 6. He had cooked dinner by 6 p.m. 7. She had been working at that company for a decade before she got promoted. 8. They had been driving all night, so they were exhausted. 9. By 6 p.m. yesterday, I had been reading the book for two hours.

Перевод задания: Определите, какое время использовано в каждом предложении: Past Continuous (прошедшее длительное), Past Perfect (прошедшее совершённое), Past Simple (простое прошедшее) или Past Perfect Continuous (прошедшее совершённо-длительное).

1. When my father came home — Past Simple; I was cooking dinner — Past Continuous. (Когда отец пришёл домой, я готовил ужин.)
2. When I called him — Past Simple; he was sleeping — Past Continuous. (Когда я позвонил ему, он спал.)
3. What were you doing — Past Continuous; the earthquake hit — Past Simple. (Что вы делали, когда произошло землетрясение?)
4. They had left — Past Perfect; we got there — Past Simple. (К тому времени, как мы туда добрались, они уже ушли.)
5. She had already read — Past Perfect; the movie came out — Past Simple. (Она уже прочитала эту книгу до выхода фильма.)
6. He had cooked — Past Perfect. (К шести вечера он приготовил ужин.)
7. She had been working — Past Perfect Continuous; she got promoted — Past Simple. (До повышения она проработала в этой компании десять лет.)
8. They had been driving — Past Perfect Continuous; they were exhausted — Past Simple. (Они ехали всю ночь, поэтому были измотаны.)
9. I had been reading — Past Perfect Continuous. (К шести часам вчерашнего вечера я уже два часа читал книгу.)