Question

Grammar in Use Past Simple vs Past Continuous 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence? 1 My family and I (sleep) when our house (start) shaking 2 While the ground several things (shake). (fall) off our kitchen cabinets and bookshelves 3 My bed (move) from side to side when the earthquake suddenly (stop) to 4 Just as we recover from the shock, there (be) an aftershock (try) 5 As we Herkes contestove (run) for the door, a lamp Comm(crash) to the floor.​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 My family and I were sleeping (longer action) when our house started shaking

2 While the ground several things were shaking (longer action) felt off our kitchen cabinets and bookshelves

3 My bed was moving (longer action) from side to side when the earthquake suddenly stopped

4 Just as we were recoveing (longer action) from the shock, there was an aftershock

5 As we were running (longer action) for the door, a lamp crashed to the floor.

Объяснение:

странноватый текст..если я что-то не так относительно самого содержания текста, добавьте фотографию задания и оповестите меня об этом, я исправлю

также в задании сказано выбрать какое из действий (а их по два) в каждом предложении длительнее. я подписала в скобках

например, мы спали-длительное действие, дом начал трестись-одномоментное

Answer 2

Давайте рассмотрим каждое предложение и определим, какое действие было длительным (Past Continuous) и какое - кратким (Past Simple):

1. My family and I (sleep) when our house (start) shaking. - В данном предложении "My family and I were sleeping" (Past Continuous) - длительное действие. - "our house started shaking" (Past Simple) - краткое действие. Длительное действие: sleeping.

2. While the ground several things (shake), (fall) off our kitchen cabinets and bookshelves. - "the ground several things were shaking" (Past Continuous) - длительное действие. - "(fall) off our kitchen cabinets and bookshelves" (Past Simple) - краткое действие. Длительное действие: the ground shaking.

3. My bed (move) from side to side when the earthquake suddenly (stop). - "My bed was moving" (Past Continuous) - длительное действие. - "the earthquake suddenly stopped" (Past Simple) - краткое действие. Длительное действие: My bed moving.

4. Just as we recover from the shock, there (be) an aftershock (try). - "there was an aftershock" (Past Simple) - краткое действие. - "(try)" (необходимо добавить глагол в Past Continuous, например, "trying") - длительное действие. Длительное действие: trying (попытка выжить или справиться с ситуацией).

5. As we (run) for the door, a lamp (crash) to the floor. - "As we were running" (Past Continuous) - длительное действие. - "a lamp crashed to the floor" (Past Simple) - краткое действие. Длительное действие: running.

Таким образом, в каждом предложении указано, какое действие было длительным (Past Continuous), а какое - кратким (Past Simple).