Question

1 I was running for the bus when I dropped / was dropping my bag.2 He was sleeping while I tidied / wastidying the house.3 They were playing when the rainstarted / was starting.4 We were writing while the teacherspoke / was speaking.5 She was listening to music while she read / was reading.​

Answer 1

1. dropped
2.was tidying the house
3.started
4.was speaking
5.was reading

Answer 2

Ответ:

1) dropped

2)tidied

3)was starting

4)spoke

5)read

Объяснение:

Answer 3

In each of these sentences, you have a choice between using the simple past tense or the past continuous tense. Both tenses can be correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. Let's go through each sentence and analyze the options:

1. I was running for the bus when I dropped my bag. (OR) I was running for the bus when I was dropping my bag.

   Both options are grammatically correct. The first one ("dropped") emphasizes that the dropping of the bag was a quick action, while the second one ("was dropping") emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action as you were running.

2. He was sleeping while I tidied the house. (OR) He was sleeping while I was tidying the house.

   Both options are grammatically correct. The first one ("tidied") suggests that you completed tidying the house while he was sleeping, while the second one ("was tidying") emphasizes that you were in the process of tidying the house while he was sleeping.

3. They were playing when the rain started. (OR) They were playing when the rain was starting.

   Both options are grammatically correct. The first one ("started") indicates that the rain began at a specific moment, while the second one ("was starting") suggests that the rain was in the process of starting when they were playing.

4. We were writing while the teacher spoke. (OR) We were writing while the teacher was speaking.

   Both options are grammatically correct. The first one ("spoke") indicates that the teacher's speaking might have been brief, while the second one ("was speaking") suggests the ongoing nature of the teacher's action while you were writing.

5. She was listening to music while she read. (OR) She was listening to music while she was reading.

   Both options are grammatically correct. The first one ("read") indicates that she might have completed her reading while listening to music, while the second one ("was reading") suggests the ongoing nature of her reading while she was also listening to music.

In general, the past continuous tense (using "was/were + verb-ing") emphasizes the ongoing nature of an action, while the simple past tense (using the base verb form) indicates a completed or specific action in the past. The choice between the two depends on what you want to emphasize in the sentence.