Question

ПОЖАЛУЙСТА ПОМОГИТЕ Past Simple или Past Continuous? 1. Peter (stay) at a seaside hotel on holiday when he first (meet) his wife. 2. The sun (shine) when I (set) out on my walk. 3. It (rain) when I (arrive) at my des¬tination. 4. While I (have) lunch the sun (come) out again. 5. Peter (serve) in the artil¬lery when a mule (kick) him. 6. It (kick) him as he (pass) behind it. 7. Where ... you (live) before you moved here? 8. Who ... you (talk to) on the telephone just now? 9. As Mary (type) the letter she (notice) many spelling mistakes. 10. While Peter (carve) the chicken his wife (lay) the table.

Answer 1

1 was staying,  met
2 was shineding,  set
3  was raining,arrived
4 was having,came
5 was servering,kicked
6 kicked,was passing
7 were
8 have,talked
9 was,notised
10 was carveing,layed

Answer 2

1. Peter stayed at a seaside hotel on holiday when he first met his wife. (Past Simple)
2. The sun was shining when I set out on my walk. (Past Continuous)
3. It was raining when I arrived at my destination. (Past Continuous)
4. While I was having lunch, the sun came out again. (Past Continuous, Past Simple)
5. Peter was serving in the artillery when a mule kicked him. (Past Continuous)
6. It kicked him as he was passing behind it. (Past Simple, Past Continuous)
7. Where did you live before you moved here? (Past Simple)
8. Who were you talking to on the telephone just now? (Past Continuous)
9. As Mary was typing the letter, she noticed many spelling mistakes. (Past Continuous, Past Simple)
10. While Peter was carving the chicken, his wife was laying the table. (Past Continuous)