Question

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. 1. Nina ............................................. (cook) when the lights went out. 2. Michael ......................................... (pass) the exam without difficulty. 3. My aunt Rita.....................................(travel) to Barcelona when I phoned her. 4. My elder sister .....................................(do) the washing up before we came home. 5. The policeman asked the passerby, “What ....................................... (you / do) at the time of the robbery? 6. Martha .....................................(get dressed), had breakfast and then went to work. 7. When John was young, he............................................ (play) in the school football team. 8. They ..................................... (go) on holiday in August last year. 9. Olga .......................................... (ride) her bicycle while Helen was rollerblading. 10. A man from Florida ..............................(find) an alligator in his pool three days ago. пожалуйста ответьте

Answer 1

1. Nina was cooking when the lights went out.

2. Michael passed the exam without difficulty.

3. My aunt Rita was travelling to Barcelona when I phoned her.

4. My elder sister was doing the washing up before we came home.

5. The policeman asked the passerby, “What were you doing at the time of the robbery? "

6. Martha got dressed, had breakfast and then went to work.

7. When John was young, he played in the school football team.

8. They went on holiday in August last year.

9. Olga was riding her bicycle while Helen was rollerblading.

10. A man from Florida found an alligator in his pool three days ago.

Answer 2

Sure, here are the sentences with the verbs in either the Past Simple or the Past Continuous tense:

1. Nina was cooking when the lights went out.
2. Michael passed the exam without difficulty.
3. My aunt Rita was traveling to Barcelona when I phoned her.
4. My elder sister had done the washing up before we came home.
5. The policeman asked the passerby, "What were you doing at the time of the robbery?
6. Martha got dressed, had breakfast, and then went to work.
7. When John was young, he played in the school football team.
8. They went on holiday in August last year.
9. Olga was riding her bicycle while Helen was rollerblading.
10. A man from Florida found an alligator in his pool three days ago.