Question

7. Translate into English using either the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous Tense. 1. At a quarter to seven, they studied English. 2. It was raining from four to five in the morning yesterday. 3. He was reading a book when I came. 4. I read this book last year. 5. I called him yesterday, but he was not at home. 6. He was watching TV when the phone rang. 7. When Mary played with the children, her brother watered the flowers. 8. When it was not raining, we went to the forest. 9. When winter came, it snowed for several weeks. 10. People got to work with great difficulty. 11. Children skated near our house. 12. I really liked the summer. 13. We often went swimming and sunbathing on the river. 14. What did you do yesterday? We got up at nine o'clock, because it was Sunday, had breakfast and went for a walk. In the afternoon we listened to music, and in the evening we went to the movies. 15. Last week I bought two English books. One of them I read to my sister, the other I read for three days.

Answer 1

Ответ:

Без четверти семь они изучали английский. 2. Вчера с четырех до пяти утра шел дождь. 3. Когда я пришла, он читал книгу. 4. Я прочитал эту книгу в прошлом году. 5. Я звонил ему вчера, но его не было дома. 6. Он смотрел телевизор, когда зазвонил телефон. 7. Когда Мария играла с детьми, ее брат поливал цветы. 8. Когда не было дождя, мы пошли в лес. 9. Когда пришла зима, несколько недель шел снег. 10. Люди приступили к работе с большим трудом. 11. Дети катались возле нашего дома. 12. Лето мне очень понравилось. 13. Мы часто купались и загорали на реке. 14. Что ты делал вчера? Встали в девять часов, потому что было воскресенье, позавтракали и пошли гулять. Днем мы слушали музыку, а вечером пошли в кино. 15. На прошлой неделе я купил две книги по английскому. Один из них я читал сестре, другой - три дня.

Перевод с 1-го предложения

Answer 2

1. At a quarter to seven, they were studying English. 2. It was raining from four to five in the morning yesterday. 3. He was reading a book when I came. 4. I read this book last year. 5. I called him yesterday, but he wasn't at home. 6. He was watching TV when the phone rang. 7. When Mary was playing with the children, her brother was watering the flowers. 8. When it wasn't raining, we went to the forest. 9. When winter came, it snowed for several weeks. 10. People were getting to work with great difficulty. 11. Children were skating near our house. 12. I really liked the summer. 13. We often went swimming and sunbathing on the river. 14. What did you do yesterday? We got up at nine o'clock because it was Sunday, had breakfast, and went for a walk. In the afternoon, we listened to music, and in the evening, we went to the movies. 15. Last week, I bought two English books. One of them I read to my sister, the other I read for three days.

In the given sentences, both the Past Indefinite and the Past Continuous tenses can be used to describe past actions. The Past Indefinite tense is used for actions that were completed in the past, while the Past Continuous tense is used for actions that were in progress at a specific point in the past. The choice between the two tenses depends on the context and the specific meaning that the speaker wants to convey.