Question

!СРОЧНО! Выберете правильное: 1.Just as I (left / was leaving) the house,my mobile (rang / was ringing). 2.We asked Nick what he (did / was doing) at seven o'clock in the evening and where he was. 3.The clock (struck / was striking) midnight, we waited for it to stop chiming and then (entered / were entering) the cottage. 4.The other day i (saw / was seeing) my cousin in Apple Street. She (walked / was walking) very fast in the direction of the bank. 5. I opened the window, it (rained / was raining) heavily. A cold wind (blew / was blowing). Red,yellow and brown leaves (fell / were falling) down onto the ground. I (understood / was understending) that autumn (came / was coming). 6. When I was a student, I (liked / was liking) to spend my holidays with my friends in a small Mediterranean village. 7. When we turned the corner, we (noticed / were noticing) Jill. She (spoke / was speaking) to a young man in a molitary uniform. 8. We were well aware of the fact that Harry (worked / was working) at some project at the moment. 9. We were in the house. Our pets, Duke and Socks, (ran / were running) in the yard barking loudly. 10. While we (approached / were approaching) the zoo, we could hear different sounds of zoo animals. Some of them (howled / were howling), others (neighed / were neighing). The lions (roared / were roaring).

Answer 1

1. left, rang
2. was doing
3. struck, entered
4. saw, was walking
5. was raining, was blowing, were falling, understood, came
6. liked
7. noticed, was speaking
8. was working
9. were running

Answer 2

1. left, rang
2. was doing
3. struck, entered
4. saw, was walking
5. was raining, was blowing, were falling, understood, came
6. liked
7. noticed, was speaking
8. was working
9. were running
10. were approaching, were howling, were neighing, were roaring.

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Answer 3

1. Just as I (left / was leaving) the house, my mobile (rang / was ringing).

The correct option is: Just as I was leaving the house, my mobile was ringing.

Explanation: The use of the past continuous tense "was leaving" indicates an ongoing action in the past, while the past simple tense "rang" indicates a completed action in the past. Since the action of leaving the house is ongoing at the same time as the ringing of the mobile, the past continuous tense should be used for both actions.

2. We asked Nick what he (did / was doing) at seven o'clock in the evening and where he was.

The correct option is: We asked Nick what he was doing at seven o'clock in the evening and where he was.

Explanation: The use of the past continuous tense "was doing" indicates an ongoing action in the past, while the past simple tense "did" indicates a completed action in the past. Since we are asking about an ongoing action at a specific time in the past, the past continuous tense should be used.

3. The clock (struck / was striking) midnight, we waited for it to stop chiming and then (entered / were entering) the cottage.

The correct option is: The clock struck midnight, we waited for it to stop chiming and then entered the cottage.

Explanation: The verb "strike" is used in the past simple tense to indicate a completed action of the clock striking midnight. The verb "enter" is also used in the past simple tense to indicate a completed action of entering the cottage.

4. The other day I (saw / was seeing) my cousin in Apple Street. She (walked / was walking) very fast in the direction of the bank.

The correct option is: The other day I saw my cousin in Apple Street. She was walking very fast in the direction of the bank.

Explanation: The verb "saw" is used in the past simple tense to indicate a completed action of seeing the cousin. The verb "was walking" is used in the past continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action of walking.

5. I opened the window, it (rained / was raining) heavily. A cold wind (blew / was blowing). Red, yellow, and brown leaves (fell / were falling) down onto the ground. I (understood / was understanding) that autumn (came / was coming).

The correct option is: I opened the window, it was raining heavily. A cold wind was blowing. Red, yellow, and brown leaves were falling down onto the ground. I understood that autumn was coming.

Explanation: The verb "rained" is used in the past simple tense to indicate a completed action of raining. The verb "was blowing" is used in the past continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action of blowing. The verb "fell" is used in the past simple tense to indicate a completed action of falling. The verb "was understanding" is used in the past continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action of understanding. The verb "came" is used in the past simple tense to indicate a completed action of coming.

6. When I was a student, I (liked / was liking) to spend my holidays with my friends in a small Mediterranean village.

The correct option is: When I was a student, I liked to spend my holidays with my friends in a small Mediterranean village.

Explanation: The verb "liked" is used in the past simple tense to indicate a general preference or habit in the past.

7. When we turned the corner, we (noticed / were noticing) Jill. She (spoke / was speaking) to a young man in a military uniform.

The correct option is: When we turned the corner, we noticed Jill. She was speaking to a young man in a military uniform.

Explanation: The verb "noticed" is used in the past simple tense to indicate a completed action of noticing. The verb "was speaking" is used in the past continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action of speaking.

8. We were well aware of the fact that Harry (worked / was working) at some project at the moment.

The correct option is: We were well aware of the fact that Harry was working at some project at the moment.

Explanation: The verb "was working" is used in the past continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action of working.

9. We were in the house. Our pets, Duke and Socks, (ran / were running) in the yard barking loudly.

The correct option is: We were in the house. Our pets, Duke and Socks, were running in the yard barking loudly.

Explanation: The verb "were running" is used in the past continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action of running.

10. While we (approached / were approaching) the zoo, we could hear different sounds of zoo animals. Some of them (howled / were howling), others (neighed / were neighing). The lions (roared / were roaring).

The correct option is: While we were approaching the zoo, we could hear different sounds of zoo animals. Some of them were howling, others were neighing. The lions were roaring.

Explanation: The verb "were approaching" is used in the past continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action of approaching. The verbs "were howling," "were neighing," and "were roaring" are used in the past continuous tense to indicate ongoing actions of howling, neighing, and roaring, respectively.