Задание 1. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous. 1. Rembrandt (create) many masterpieces during his lifetime. 2. I (look) at the painting when suddenly the lights (go) out. 3. While we (walk) around the gallery, the guide (tell) us about the history of each picture. 4. Van Gogh (paint) “Starry Night” in 1889. 5. At 5 o’clock yesterday the students (draw) sketches in the park. 6. She (not/notice) the famous canvas because she (talk) on the phone. 7. When the visitors (arrive), the restorers (clean) an old fresco. 8. What exhibition (you/visit) last weekend? 9. Monet (work) on his water lilies series for many years. 10. While the sculptor (choose) the marble, his students (prepare) the tools.

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. Rembrandt created many masterpieces during his lifetime. (Рембрандт создал много шедевров за свою жизнь.)
2. I was looking at the painting when suddenly the lights went out. (Я рассматривал картину, когда внезапно погас свет.)
3. While we were walking around the gallery, the guide was telling us about the history of each picture. (Пока мы гуляли по галерее, гид рассказывал нам историю каждой картины.)
4. Van Gogh painted “Starry Night” in 1889. (Ван Гог написал «Звёздную ночь» в 1889 году.)
5. At 5 o’clock yesterday the students were drawing sketches in the park. (Вчера в пять часов ученики рисовали наброски в парке.)
6. She did not notice the famous canvas because she was talking on the phone. (Она не заметила знаменитое полотно, потому что разговаривала по телефону.)
7. When the visitors arrived, the restorers were cleaning an old fresco. (Когда посетители прибыли, реставраторы чистили старую фреску.)
8. What exhibition did you visit last weekend? (Какую выставку ты посетил(а) в прошлые выходные?)
9. Monet worked on his water lilies series for many years. (Моне работал над серией «Кувшинки» много лет.)
10. While the sculptor was choosing the marble, his students were preparing the tools. (Пока скульптор выбирал мрамор, его ученики готовили инструменты.)

Past Continuous обозначает действие, происходившее в определённый момент или на фоне другого действия; Past Simple — завершённое событие или последовательное действие.