Question

Вставьте нужное прошедшее время (Past Simple, PastContinuous, PastPerfect, PastPerfect Continuous). По возможности прошу объяснить, почему вы выбрали именно это время: 1) In June I (sit) my exams and (have) practically no free time. 2) In December I (lie) in bed with pneumonia for three weeks. 3) I (have) a breakfast and (not hear) your call. I'm sorry. I hope it (not be) something urgent.

Answer 1

1) In June I was sitting my exams and had practically no free time.
2) In December I had been lying in bed with pneumonia for three weeks.
3) I was having a breakfast and didn't hear your call. I'm sorry. I hope it wasn't something urgent.

Answer 2

1) In June I sat my exams and had practically no free time.

The choice of past tense for the verb "sit" is the simple past tense because it refers to a specific action that happened in the past. The verb "have" is in the past tense because it is used to indicate possession or experience in the past.

2) In December I lay in bed with pneumonia for three weeks.

The past tense form of the verb "lie" is "lay." The past tense is used here because it refers to an action that happened in the past. The verb "lay" is used to indicate the position of being in bed with pneumonia for three weeks.

3) I had breakfast and didn't hear your call. I'm sorry. I hope it wasn't something urgent.

The verb "have" is in the past tense because it refers to an action that happened in the past. The verb "didn't hear" is in the past tense because it refers to a negative action that happened in the past. The verb "wasn't" is in the past tense because it refers to a state of something not being urgent in the past.

Please note that the search results did not provide specific snippets for the past tense forms of the verbs used in the sentences. However, the choice of past tense forms is based on the standard usage of these verbs in the English language.