Question

Use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous to make sentences from the words in brackets. 1. (the police/arrive/while/1/have/breakfast)2. (the storm/start/while/they/drive/home)3. (Mary/go/to several concerts/while/stay/in London)4. (my father/cook/the dinner/when/he/burn/his fingers)5. (the soldiers/prepare/to leave/when/the bomb/explode)Complete these texts using the Past Simple or the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets1) Beethoven(write) nine symphonies; hesymphony when he died.2) Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He(make) the first onminutes. He(make) the second one when his guestsand they(help) him to finish it.​

Answer 1

Задание 1.

Ответ:

1. The police arrived while I was having breakfast.

2. The storm started while they were driving home.

3. Mary went to several concerts while she was staying in London.

4.  My father was cooking the dinner when he burnt his fingers.

5. The soldiers were preparing to leave when the bomb exploded.

Объяснение:

Во всех этих предложениях действие, выраженное Past Simple, прервало длительное действие, выраженное Past Continuous.

Задание 2.

Ответ:

1) Beethoven wrote nine symphonies (это законченное действие в прошлом); he was writing (длительное действие, процесс) another symphony when he died.

Бетховен написал девять симфоний; он писал ещё одну симфонию, когда умер.

2) Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He made the first one in five minutes. He was making the second one when his guests arrived and they helped him to finish it.​

В прошлую субботу Том хотел сделать два салата. Первый он сделал за пять минут. Он готовил второй, когда пришли его гости, и они помогли ему закончить его.

Answer 2

1. The police arrived while I was having breakfast.
2. The storm started while they were driving home.
3. Mary went to several concerts while staying in London.
4. My father was cooking the dinner when he burned his fingers.
5. The soldiers were preparing to leave when the bomb exploded.

Now, let's complete the texts:

1. Beethoven wrote nine symphonies; he was composing his Tenth symphony when he died.

2. Last Saturday, Tom wanted to make two salads. He made the first one in 10 minutes. He was making the second one when his guests arrived, and they helped him to finish it.