Question

Написать упражнение,раскрыв скобки в Past Simple vs Past Cont:1. They (to drink) tea when I (to come) home. 2. He (to walk) along the river when a boat (to pass). 3. The old man (to think) about his plan when he (to fall) asleep. 4. We (to listen) to an interesting lecture yesterday. 5. When I (to enter) the classroom, the teacher (to write) words on the blackboard and the pupils (to copy) them into their exercise-books. 6. They (to get) ready to go out when it (to begin) raining. 7. Yesterday at one o'clock I (to have) lunch at the

Answer 1

1. they were drinking tea when i came home. 2. he was walking along the river when a boat passed. 3. the old man was thinking about his plan when he fell asleep. 4. we listened to an interesting lecture yesterday. 5. when i entered the classroom, the teacher was writing words on the blackboard and the pupils were coping them into their exercise-books. 6. there were getting ready to go out when it began raining. 7. yesterday at one o’clock i was having lunch

Answer 2

Here are the exercises with the correct answers using the Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses:

1. They were drinking tea when I came home. 2. He was walking along the river when a boat passed. 3. The old man was thinking about his plan when he fell asleep. 4. We listened to an interesting lecture yesterday. 5. When I entered the classroom, the teacher was writing words on the blackboard and the pupils were copying them into their exercise-books. 6. They were getting ready to go out when it began raining. 7. Yesterday at one o'clock, I had lunch at the cafe.

Please note that the Past Simple tense is used for completed actions in the past, while the Past Continuous tense is used for ongoing actions in the past.