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СРОЧНО 45 БАЛЛОВ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .5.4. Underline the correct form of the verb in each sentence. 1) When Sue came / was coming / had come / had been coming home, her mother slept / was sleeping / had slept / had been sleeping. 2) I went / was going / had gone / had been going to my boss's office, but he went / was going / had gone / had been going out. 3) Jane was / had been so busy at her office yesterday. She wrote / waswriting / had written / had been writing letters the whole day. 4) When Tom arrived / was arriving / had arrived / had been arriving, Sheila waited / was waiting / had waited / had been waiting for him for half an hour. (85) Before our guests came / were coming / had come / had been coming, welaid / were laying / had laid / had been laying the table.6) Larry played / was playing / had played / had been playing the computer game for an hour when his mother asked / was asking / had asked / had been asking him to go shopping.7) While we watched / were watching / had watched / had been watchingTV, we drank / were drinking / had drunk / had been drinking coffee.8) By the time Jack finished / was finishing / had finished / had been finishing his picture, he painted / was pointing / had painted / had been painting it for ten years.9) It rained / was raining / had rained / had been raining in the morning yesterday, so the children got / were getting / had got / had been getting wet through while they ran / were running / had run / had been running to school. 10) Susan learned / was learning / had learned / had been learning English for years before she went / was going / had gone / had been going to London to practise.​

Answer 1

5.4. Underline the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

1) When Sue came, her mother was sleeping.

2) I went to my boss's office, but he had gone out.

3) Jane was so busy at her office yesterday. She  was writing letters the whole day.

4) When Tom arrived, Sheila had been waiting for him for half an hour.

5) Before our guests came, we had laid the table.

6) Larry had been playing the computer game for an hour when his mother asked him to go shopping.

7) While we were watching TV, we were drinking coffee.

8) By the time Jack finished his picture, he had been painting it for ten years.

9) It rained in the morning yesterday, so the children got wet through while they ran to school.

10) Susan had been learning English for years before she went to London to practise.

Answer 2

1) When Sue came/was coming/had come/had been coming home, her mother slept/was sleeping/had slept/had been sleeping.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "came" and "slept".

Explanation: - "When Sue came home" indicates a specific point in the past when Sue arrived at home. This requires the simple past tense "came". - "Her mother slept" is describing an action that happened at the same time as Sue's arrival. This requires the simple past tense "slept".

2) I went/was going/had gone/had been going to my boss's office, but he went/was going/had gone/had been going out.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "went" and "went".

Explanation: - "I went to my boss's office" indicates a specific action that happened in the past. This requires the simple past tense "went". - "He went out" describes an action that happened at the same time as the speaker's visit to the boss's office. This requires the simple past tense "went".

3) Jane was/had been so busy at her office yesterday. She wrote/was writing/had written/had been writing letters the whole day.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "was" and "wrote".

Explanation: - "Jane was so busy at her office yesterday" describes Jane's state of being busy in the past. This requires the past continuous tense "was". - "She wrote letters the whole day" indicates a completed action in the past. This requires the simple past tense "wrote".

4) When Tom arrived/was arriving/had arrived/had been arriving, Sheila waited/was waiting/had waited/had been waiting for him for half an hour.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "arrived" and "waited".

Explanation: - "When Tom arrived" indicates a specific point in the past when Tom reached the destination. This requires the simple past tense "arrived". - "Sheila waited for him for half an hour" describes an action that happened at the same time as Tom's arrival. This requires the simple past tense "waited".

5) Before our guests came/were coming/had come/had been coming, we laid/were laying/had laid/had been laying the table.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "came" and "laid".

Explanation: - "Before our guests came" indicates a specific point in the past before the arrival of the guests. This requires the simple past tense "came". - "We laid the table" describes an action that happened before the arrival of the guests. This requires the simple past tense "laid".

6) Larry played/was playing/had played/had been playing the computer game for an hour when his mother asked/was asking/had asked/had been asking him to go shopping.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "was playing" and "asked".

Explanation: - "Larry was playing the computer game" indicates an ongoing action in the past. This requires the past continuous tense "was playing". - "His mother asked him to go shopping" describes an action that happened at the same time as Larry's game session. This requires the simple past tense "asked".

7) While we watched/were watching/had watched/had been watching TV, we drank/were drinking/had drunk/had been drinking coffee.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "were watching" and "drank".

Explanation: - "While we were watching TV" indicates an ongoing action in the past. This requires the past continuous tense "were watching". - "We drank coffee" describes an action that happened at the same time as the TV watching. This requires the simple past tense "drank".

8) By the time Jack finished/was finishing/had finished/had been finishing his picture, he painted/was painting/had painted/had been painting it for ten years.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "finished" and "had been painting".

Explanation: - "By the time Jack finished his picture" indicates a specific point in the past when Jack completed his picture. This requires the simple past tense "finished". - "He had been painting it for ten years" describes the continuous action of painting that happened before Jack finished the picture. This requires the past perfect continuous tense "had been painting".

9) It rained/was raining/had rained/had been raining in the morning yesterday, so the children got/were getting/had got/had been getting wet through while they ran/were running/had run/had been running to school.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "rained" and "ran".

Explanation: - "It rained in the morning yesterday" describes the weather condition in the past. This requires the simple past tense "rained". - "The children ran to school" describes an action that happened at the same time as the rain. This requires the simple past tense "ran".

10) Susan learned/was learning/had learned/had been learning English for years before she went/was going/had gone/had been going to London to practice.

The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "had learned" and "went".

Explanation: - "Susan had learned English for years" indicates an action that happened before another action in the past. This requires the past perfect tense "had learned". - "She went to London to practice" describes the action that happened after Susan had learned English. This requires the simple past tense "went".