Question

Помогите срочно!!! 9. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence?1 They were cleaning (clean) the windows when itstarted (start) to rain.Cleaning the windows was the longer action.2 As he ....................................... (drive) to work, he. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . (remember) that his briefcasewas still at home.3 Melanie ................................. (cook) dinner whenher husband .................... (come) home.4 I ......................... (hear) а loud crash as I ................ .(sit) in the garden.5 She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (type) а letter when herboss ................................ (arrive).6 While the dog .................................. (dig) in the garden,it .................................. (find) а bone.7 Магу .................................. (ride) her bicycle whenshe .................................. (notice) the tiny kitten.8 While I ... . . ..... ....... .. . . ..... .. . ..... (do) my homework,the phone .................................. (ring).

Answer 1

Ответ:

2 As he was driving to work, he remembered that his briefcase was still at home.

 

3 Melanie was cooking dinner when her husband came home.

4 I heard а loud crash as I was sitting in the garden.

5 She was typing а letter when her boss arrived.

6 While the dog was digging in the garden, it found а bone.

7 Магу was riding her bicycle when she noticed the tiny kitten.

8 While I was doing my homework, the phone rang.

Объяснение: "the longer action" я выделил жирным шрифтом

Answer 2

Certainly! Let's analyze each sentence and determine which action was the longer one by putting the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous tense:

1. They were cleaning (clean) the windows when it started (start) to rain. - Cleaning the windows was the longer action.

2. As he was driving (drive) to work, he remembered (remember) that his briefcase was still at home. - Driving to work was the longer action.

3. Melanie was cooking (cook) dinner when her husband came (come) home. - Cooking dinner was the longer action.

4. I heard (hear) a loud crash as I was sitting (sit) in the garden. - Sitting in the garden was the longer action.

5. She was typing (type) a letter when her boss arrived (arrive). - Typing a letter was the longer action.

6. While the dog was digging (dig) in the garden, it found (find) a bone. - Digging in the garden was the longer action.

7. Mary was riding (ride) her bicycle when she noticed (notice) the tiny kitten. - Riding her bicycle was the longer action.

8. While I was doing (do) my homework, the phone rang (ring). - Doing my homework was the longer action.

In each sentence, the action in the past continuous tense was the longer one.