Question

Раскройте скобки, предложение можно не переписывать. 1. It (rain) when we went out. 2. Christine (to write) excellent composition yesterday. 3. What you (do) yesterday at 15.00 p.m.? – I (play) tennis and my brothers (listen) to the music. 4. I (to arrive) home late last night. 5. She (to leave) for London two weeks ago. 6. When we first met you (study) English. 7. He (write) a composition when I (see) him. 8. He often (go) to the library when he (study) at the University. 9. The sun (rise) when I (wake up) that morning. 10. When I (go out) that morning, the sun (shine) brightly and the birds (sing). 11. By the end of last year he (to learn) to speak French. 12. The typist (to type) the article by five o’clock yesterday. 13. He (not to return) to the book before he (to tell) about it to the family. 14. ‘Why you (to go) there before I (to come)?’ he asked. ​ Пожалуйста никак не могу понять..

Answer 1

1. Was raining 2. Wrote 3. Did 4. Arrived 5. Left 6. Studied 7. Wrote/ saw 8. Went/ studied 9. Was rising/ woke up 10. Went out/ shone/ sang 11. Learned 12. Typed

Answer 2

1. It was raining when we went out.
2. Christine wrote an excellent composition yesterday.
3. What did you do yesterday at 15.00 p.m.? - I played tennis, and my brothers were listening to the music.
4. I arrived home late last night.
5. She left for London two weeks ago.
6. When we first met, you were studying English.
7. He was writing a composition when I saw him.
8. He often went to the library when he was studying at the University.
9. The sun was rising when I woke up that morning.
10. When I went out that morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the birds were singing.
11. By the end of last year, he had learned to speak French.
12. The typist had typed the article by five o'clock yesterday.
13. He did not return to the book before he told about it to the family.
14. "Why did you go there before I came?" he asked.

In English, the past tense is formed using different forms of the verb, and sometimes the context helps us understand when the actions happened in relation to each other. The changes made to the sentences help indicate the appropriate past tense form and ensure the correct sequence of events.