Question

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous. 1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday. 2. 1 (to go) to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday. 3. I (to go) to the cinema when you met me. 4. I (to do) my home¬work the whole evening yesterday. 5. I (to do) my homework when mother came home. 6. I (to do) my homework yesterday. 7.1 (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday. 8. I (to do) my homework at six o'clock yesterday. 9. I (not to play) the pia¬no yesterday, I (to write) a letter to my friend. 10. I (not to play) the piano at four o'clock yester¬day. I (to read) a book. 11. He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his homework. 12. When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) and (to laugh). They told me a funny story. Soon I (to laugh), too. I still (to laugh) when we came to school. After school I (to tell) this story at home. My father and mother (to like) it very much. ​

Answer 1

1. Went 2. Was going 3. Was going 4. Did 5. Was doing 6. Did 7. Was doing 8. Was doing 9. Didn’t pay 10. Wasn’t playing. Read 11. Wasn’t sleeping. Was doing 12. Was going. Told laughed. Laughed. Was laughing. Told. Liked

Answer 2

I can help you with the exercise. Here are the answers:

1. I went to the cinema yesterday. (Past Simple) 2. I was going to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday. (Past Continuous) 3. I was going to the cinema when you met me. (Past Continuous and Past Simple) 4. I was doing my homework the whole evening yesterday. (Past Continuous) 5. I was doing my homework when mother came home. (Past Continuous and Past Simple) 6. I did my homework yesterday. (Past Simple) 7. I was doing my homework from five till eight yesterday. (Past Continuous) 8. I did my homework at six o'clock yesterday. (Past Simple) 9. I didn't play the piano yesterday, I wrote a letter to my friend. (Past Simple) 10. I wasn't playing the piano at four o'clock yesterday. I was reading a book. (Past Continuous) 11. He wasn't sleeping when father came home. He was doing his homework. (Past Continuous and Past Simple) 12. When I went to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They were talking and were laughing. They told me a funny story. Soon I was laughing, too. I still was laughing when we came to school. After school I told this story at home. My father and mother liked it very much. (Past Simple and Past Continuous)

If you want to learn more about the rules and usage of past simple and past continuous, you can check out these web pages:

- [Past continuous and past simple | LearnEnglish - British Council](https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/past-continuous-past-simple) - [Past continuous or past simple? - Cambridge Grammar](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/past-continuous-or-past-simple) - [English Grammar: Past Simple Versus Past Continuous - Lingoda](https://blog.lingoda.com/en/past-simple-versus-past-continuous/) - [Understanding Past Continuous (Rules + Examples) | GrammarBrain](https://grammarbrain.com/past-continuous-tense/)