Question

Past Indefinite Active or Past Continuous Active? Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense form. ON THE PLATFORM The train [to stop] at a small station. A passenger [to look out] of the window and [to see] two women who [to sell] cakes. The man [to want] to buy a cake. The women [to stand] rather far from the carriage. The man [to call] a boy, who [to walk] on the platform near the carriage and [to ask] him: “How much does the cake cost?” “Three pence, sir,” – [to answer] the boy. The man [to give] him sixpence and [to say] to him: “Bring me a cake, and with the other three pence buy one for yourself.” Some minutes later the boy [to return]. He [to eat] the cake. He [to give] the man three pence change and [to say]: “There was only one cake, sir.”

Answer 1

Ответ:

The train stopped at a small station. A passenger looked of the window and saw two women who were selling cakes. The man wanted to buy a cake. The women was standing rather far from the carriage. The man called a boy, who was walking on the platform near the carriage and asked him: “How much does the cake cost?” “Three pence, sir,” – answered the boy. The man gave him six pence and said to him: “Bring me a cake, and with the other three pence buy one for yourself.” Some minutes later the boy returned. He was eating the cake. He gave the man three pence change and said: “There was only one cake, sir.”

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ПЕРЕВОД

Поезд остановился на маленькой станции. Пассажир посмотрел в окно и увидел двух женщин, которые продавали пирожные. Человек хотел купить пирожное. Женщины стояли довольно далеко от кареты. Мужчина позвал мальчика, идущего по перрону возле каталки и спросил его: «Сколько стоит пирожное?» «Три пенса, сэр», - ответил мальчик. Человек дал ему шесть пенсов и сказал ему: «Принеси мне пирожное, а за три остальных пенни купи одно для себя». Через несколько минут мальчик вернулся. Он ел пирожное. Он дал человеку три пенса и сказал: «Там было только одно пирожное, сэр».

Answer 2

In this passage, all the verbs refer to actions that happened in the past. Let's go through them and put them in the correct tense form:

1. The train stopped at a small station.
2. A passenger looked out of the window and saw two women who were selling cakes.
3. The man wanted to buy a cake.
4. The women stood rather far from the carriage.
5. The man called a boy, who was walking on the platform near the carriage and asked him: “How much does the cake cost?”
6. “Three pence, sir,” – the boy answered.
7. The man gave him sixpence and said to him: “Bring me a cake, and with the other three pence buy one for yourself.”
8. Some minutes later the boy returned.
9. He ate the cake.
10. He gave the man three pence change and said: “There was only one cake, sir.”