3. What were the children and their parents doing all day long before a school party? Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple Tense or the Past Progressive Tense. 0 Jane was choosing (chose) presents for her classmates. 1 Jennifer and Susie (write) invitation cards. 2 Jane's motherher (make) chocolate cakes at home. 3 At the same time, five of Jane's classmates (cut) sandwiches. 4 Neil and Nelly (draw) some pictures. 5 Betsy and some other girls (decorate) the classroom. 6 Emily's and Kim's mothers (a) (prepare) fruit salads when Betsy's mother (b) (come) to help them. 7 Then Jack, Tom and Charlie (a) (arrive) and (colour) the invitation cards very nicely! (b)

Давай заполним пропуски, используя Past Simple или Past Progressive, в зависимости от контекста: 0 Jane was choosing (chose) presents for her classmates. (Джейн выбирала подарки для своих одноклассников.) 1 Jennifer and Susie were writing (write) invitation cards. (Дженнифер и Сьюзи писали пригласительные открытки.) 2 Jane's mother was making (make) chocolate cakes at home. (Мама Джейн готовила шоколадные торты дома.) 3 At the same time, five of Jane's classmates were cutting (cut) sandwiches. (В то же время пять одноклассников Джейн резали сэндвичи.) 4 Neil and Nelly drew (draw) some pictures. (Нил и Нелли нарисовали несколько картинок.) 5 Betsy and some other girls decorated (decorate) the classroom. (Бетси и некоторые другие девочки украсили класс.) 6 Emily's and Kim's mothers (a) were preparing (prepare) fruit salads when Betsy's mother (b) came (come) to help them. (Мамы Эмили и Ким готовили фруктовые салаты, когда мама Бетси пришла помочь им.) 7 Then Jack, Tom and Charlie (a) arrived (arrive) and (colour) coloured the invitation cards very nicely! (Затем Джек, Том и Чарли прибыли и очень красиво раскрасили пригласительные открытки!)

Ответ: were writing, was making, were cutting, drew, decorated, were preparing, came, arrived, coloured