Question

Put the correct forms of the verb “to be” : was or were.(Поставьте правильные формы глагола "быть": был или были.) 1) I (to be) reading a book when she came in. 2) They (to be) having tea when the telephone rang. 3) When the teacher came in, the student (to be) writing an essay. 4) We (to be) sitting in a cafe when they saw us. помогите пж

Answer 1

1-was
2-were
3-were
4-were

Answer 2

1) I was reading a book when she came in. 2) They were having tea when the telephone rang. 3) When the teacher came in, the student was writing an essay. 4) We were sitting in a cafe when they saw us.

В предложениях выше мы используем формы прошедшего времени глагола "to be". Для единственного числа (I, he, she, it) используется форма "was", а для множественного числа (you, we, they) используется форма "were".