Question

IV. Употребите Past Simple или Past Progressive: 1. When the taxi (to arrive) I still (to pack) my things. 2. What you (to do) in the evening yesterday? — I (to watch) TV and my wife (to wash up). 3. I (to do) all the exercises while you (to sleep). 4. Mr. Brown, where you (to be) when they (to drive) your car at midnight? 5. When the clock (to strike) nine she (to run) up the stairs to her office because the lift (not to work). 6. He (to stand) and (to watch) while the boys (to fight). 7. She (to wear) a marvellous new dress at the party and (to look) fantastic! 8. He (to wait) for her for an hour but she never (to come). 9. When the telephone (to ring) I (to bake) a cake and (to ask) Mary who (to do) nothing at the moment to answer the call. 10. Why you (not to attend) the lecture on Satur¬day? Professor Brown (to speak) about UFO and other mysteri¬ous objects.

Answer 1

1. arrived, was packing
2. did you do, was watching, was washing up
3. did, were sleeping
4. were, drove
5. striked, run, wasn't working
6. was standing, was watching, were fighting
7. wore, looked
8. was waiting, came
9. rang, was baking, asked, was doing
10. didn't attent, was speaking

Answer 2

Past Simple or Past Progressive Usage

1. When the taxi arrived I still was packing my things. - The use of "was packing" indicates that the action was ongoing at a specific point in the past. - Source: 2. What were you doing in the evening yesterday? — I was watching TV and my wife was washing up. - The use of "was watching" and "was washing" indicates ongoing actions in the past. - Source: 3. I did all the exercises while you were sleeping. - The use of "were sleeping" indicates an ongoing action in the past. - Source: 4. Mr. Brown, where were you when they drove your car at midnight? - The use of "drove" indicates a specific action in the past, while "were" indicates the ongoing state in the past. - Source: 5. When the clock struck nine she ran up the stairs to her office because the lift was not working. - The use of "struck" and "was working" indicates specific and ongoing actions in the past, respectively. - Source: 6. He was standing and watching while the boys were fighting. - The use of "was standing" and "were fighting" indicates ongoing actions in the past. - Source: 7. She was wearing a marvelous new dress at the party and looked fantastic! - The use of "was wearing" and "looked" indicates ongoing and specific actions in the past, respectively. - Source: 8. He waited for her for an hour but she never came. - The use of "waited" and "came" indicates specific actions in the past. - Source: 9. When the telephone rang I was baking a cake and asked Mary, who was doing nothing at the moment, to answer the call. - The use of "rang," "was baking," and "was doing" indicates specific and ongoing actions in the past. - Source: 10. Why did you not attend the lecture on Saturday? Professor Brown was speaking about UFOs and other mysterious objects. - The use of "did attend" and "was speaking" indicates specific and ongoing actions in the past, respectively. - Source: