Question

Past Simple or Past Continuous 1. When I (to come) home, my little sister (to sleep). 2. The girl (to cook) dinner when the lights (to go) out. 3. He (to walk) along the river when a boat (to pass). 4. At this time yesterday I (to go) home. 5. When he (to come) in, I (to do) my exercises. 6. I (to go) to the theatre yesterday. 7. When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) hide-and-seek. 8. The boy (to hurt) himself while he (to skate). 9. You (to go) to Great Britain last year? 10. We (to answer) the teacher’s questions when the headmistress ( to enter) the classroom. 11. When I (to open) the door, the cat (to sit) on the table. 12. We (to wash) the floor in our flat from 3 till 4 yesterday. 13. I (not to play) the piano yesterday. 14. My friends (not to do) their homework at 7 o’ clock yesterday. 15. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday?

Answer 1

Ответ:1 came home, was sleeping

2 was cooking, went out

3 was walking, passed

4 was going home

5 came , was doing

6 went

7 looked, were playing

8 hurt, was skating

9 did you go

10 were answering, entered

11 opened, sat

12 were washing

13 did not play

14 were not doing

15 was crying

Объяснение:

Answer 2

Here are the sentences with the appropriate verb tenses:

1. When I came home, my little sister was sleeping. (Past Continuous for the action in progress when another action happened)

2. The girl was cooking dinner when the lights went out. (Past Continuous for the action in progress when another action happened)

3. He was walking along the river when a boat passed. (Past Continuous for the action in progress when another action happened)

4. At this time yesterday, I was going home. (Past Continuous for an action in progress at a specific past time)

5. When he came in, I was doing my exercises. (Past Continuous for the action in progress when another action happened)

6. I went to the theatre yesterday. (Simple Past for a completed action)

7. When I looked out of the window, the children were playing hide-and-seek. (Past Continuous for the action in progress when another action happened)

8. The boy hurt himself while he was skating. (Past Continuous for the action in progress when another action happened)

9. Did you go to Great Britain last year? (Simple Past for a completed action)

10. We were answering the teacher's questions when the headmistress entered the classroom. (Past Continuous for the action in progress when another action happened)

11. When I opened the door, the cat was sitting on the table. (Past Continuous for the action in progress when another action happened)

12. We washed the floor in our flat from 3 till 4 yesterday. (Simple Past for a completed action)

13. I did not play the piano yesterday. (Simple Past for a negative statement about a completed action)

14. My friends did not do their homework at 7 o'clock yesterday. (Simple Past for a negative statement about a completed action)

15. Why was she crying when I saw her yesterday? (Past Continuous for the action in progress when another action happened)