Question

Exercise 143. Use the verbs in brackets in the Simple Past or Past Continu­ous. 1. It (begin) ... to rain while Ann and I (walk) ... to school. 2. While I (wash) ... dishes, I (drop)... a plate and (break)... it. 3. I (hit) ... my thumb while I (use) ... the hammer. 4. While I (walk) … under an apple tree, an ap­ple (fall) ... and (hit) ... me on the head. 5. Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbour were in Thailand, and neither of them (know)... that the other was there. While they (attend) … my daughter's wedding reception last week, my neighbour (mention) ... her trip, and my brother was very sur­prised. It seems that they (be) ... in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and (stay)... in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other. 6. While I (look) ... at the computer screen, I (start) ... to feel a little dizzy, so I (take) ... a little break. While I (take) ... a short break outdoors and (enjoy) ... the warmth of the sun on my face, an elderly gentleman (come) ... up to me and (ask) ... for directions to the public library. After I (tell) ... him how to go there, he (thank) ... me and (go) ... on his way. Soon a big cloud (come) … and (cover) ... the sun, so I (go) ... back inside to work. ​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. began, were walking

2. was washing, dropped. broke

3. hit, was using

4. was walking, fell, hit

5. knew, were attending, mentioned, were, were staying

6. was looking, started, took, was taking, enjoying. came, asked, told, thanked, went, came, covered, went

Объяснение:

Answer 2

1. It began to rain while Ann and I were walking to school. 2. While I was washing dishes, I dropped a plate and broke it. 3. I hit my thumb while I was using the hammer. 4. While I was walking under an apple tree, an apple fell and hit me on the head. 5. Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbor were in Thailand, and neither of them knew that the other was there. While they were attending my daughter's wedding reception last week, my neighbor mentioned her trip, and my brother was very surprised. It seems that they were in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and stayed in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other. 6. While I was looking at the computer screen, I started to feel a little dizzy, so I took a little break. While I was taking a short break outdoors and enjoying the warmth of the sun on my face, an elderly gentleman came up to me and asked for directions to the public library. After I told him how to go there, he thanked me and went on his way. Soon a big cloud came and covered the sun, so I went back inside to work.