Question

Помогите ,кто хорошо разбирается в английский временах ,СРОЧНО !Расскройте слова в скобках либо в Past simple либо в Past Continuous ,И ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬНО ОБЪЯСНИТЕ ПОЧЕМУ ВЫ УПОТРЕБЛЯЕТЕ ДАННОЕ ИЗ ВРЕМЕН : Read the story and fill in the gaps with the past simple or the past continuous. One cold, stormy afternoon, Harry’s dad 1)(tell) him a ghost story called ‘Scary Sally’. “One day long ago,” he 2)(say), “a man 3) (walk) through the woods, when he 4) (notice) that strange lights 5) (shine) in the north, south, east and west. Suddenly, he also 6) (see) a strange woman. Big, black crows 7) (fly) above her head. Then, the crows 8) (chanse) the terrified man out of the woods! Nowadays, people still sometimes see the strange lights, the witch and the crows.” Harry 9)(not/believe) his dad's story! That night, Harry 10) (hear) a strange tapping sound at his bedroom window. Harry 11)( look) out of the window and 12) (scream) loudly! He 13)( can ) see some strange lights and big, black crows 14)(circle) in the trees ...

Answer 1

One cold, stormy afternoon, Harry’s dad 1) WAS TELLING (tell) him a ghost story called ‘Scary Sally’. “One day long ago,” he 2) SAID (say), “a man 3) WAS WALKING (walk) through the woods, when he 4) NOTICED (notice) that strange lights 5) WERE SHINING (shine) in the north, south, east and west. Suddenly, he also 6) SAW (see) a strange woman. Big, black crows 7) WERE FLYING (fly) above her head. Then, the crows 8) CHASED (chase) the terrified man out of the woods! Nowadays, people still sometimes see the strange lights, the witch and the crows.” Harry 9) DIDN'T BELIEVE (not/believe) his dad's story! That night, Harry 10) HEARD (hear) a strange tapping sound at his bedroom window. Harry 11) LOOKED ( look) out of the window and 12) SCREAMED (scream) loudly! He 13) COULD (can) see some strange lights and big, black crows 14) CIRCLING (circle) in the trees ...

1. WAS TELLING - Past Continouous - длительное действие в прошлом;

2. SAID - Past Simple - единичное действие в прошлом;

3. WAS WALKING - Past Continouous - длительное действие в прошлом;

4. NOTICED - Past Simple - единичное действие в прошлом;

5. WERE SHINING - Past Continouous - действие происходило в определенный момент в прошлом;

6. SAW - Past Simple - указание на единичное действие в прошлом;

7. WERE FLYING - Past Continouous - действие происходило в определенный момент в прошлом;

8. CHASED - Past Simple - единичное действие в прошлом;

9. DIDN'T BELIEVE - Past Simple - глагол не используется во временах группы Continuous;

10.  HEARD - Past Simple - глагол не используется во временах группы Continuous;

11. LOOKED - Past Simple - единичное действие в прошлом;

12. SCREAMED - Past Simple - единичное действие в прошлом;

13. COULD - модальный глагол, не используется во временах группы Continuous;

14. CIRCLING - Complex Object - конструкция "to see smb doing smth"

Answer 2

Here are the filled gaps with the appropriate verb forms, either in the past simple or the past continuous, along with explanations:

One cold, stormy afternoon, Harry’s dad 1)(told) him a ghost story called ‘Scary Sally’. Explanation: The past simple "told" is used because it refers to a completed action in the past. Harry's dad finished telling the story.

“One day long ago,” he 2)(said), “a man 3)(walked) through the woods when he 4)(noticed) that strange lights 5)(were shining) in the north, south, east, and west. Explanation: The past simple "said" is used to describe the action of speaking. The past simple "walked" is used to describe a completed action of walking. The past simple "noticed" is used to indicate the man's realization of the strange lights. The past continuous "were shining" is used to describe an ongoing action of the lights shining.

Suddenly, he also 6)(saw) a strange woman. Big, black crows 7)(were flying) above her head. Then, the crows 8)(chased) the terrified man out of the woods! Explanation: The past simple "saw" is used to describe the man's action of seeing the strange woman. The past continuous "were flying" describes an ongoing action of the crows flying. The past simple "chased" is used to indicate a completed action of the crows chasing the man.

Nowadays, people still sometimes see the strange lights, the witch, and the crows.” Explanation: The present simple is used here because the statement refers to a general truth that applies to the present.

Harry 9)(didn't believe) his dad's story! Explanation: The past simple "didn't believe" is used to indicate Harry's lack of belief in the past.

That night, Harry 10)(heard) a strange tapping sound at his bedroom window. Explanation: The past simple "heard" is used to describe the action of hearing the tapping sound.

Harry 11)(looked) out of the window and 12)(screamed) loudly! Explanation: The past simple "looked" is used to describe the action of looking out of the window. The past simple "screamed" is used to describe the action of screaming.

He 13)(could) see some strange lights, and big, black crows 14)(were circling) in the trees ... Explanation: The past simple "could" is used to describe Harry's ability to see the lights. The past continuous "were circling" is used to describe an ongoing action of the crows circling in the trees.