Question

Simple past or past Progressive 1._______Jason________(suprise) you when he _______(come) over last night? 2.Yes! I________(watch) some ice skaters on TV when he_____(knock) on the door .3.When the show_______(end),we_______(have) a delicious dinner. 4.And while we_______(eat),Jason________(ask) me to marry him! ПОМОГИТЕ Плизз

Answer 1

1. Did Jason surprise you when he came over last night?
2. Yes! I was watching some ice skaters on TV when he knocked on the door.
3. When the show ended, we had a delicious dinner.
4. And while we were eating, Jason asked me to marry him!

Answer 2

1. Did Jason surprise you when he came over last night? In this sentence, the simple past tense is used for both verbs "surprise" and "come" because the actions happened in the past.

2. Yes! I was watching some ice skaters on TV when he knocked on the door. In this sentence, the past progressive tense is used for the verb "watch" because it describes an ongoing action in the past. The simple past tense is used for the verb "knock" because it happened at a specific point in the past.

3. When the show ended, we had a delicious dinner. In this sentence, the simple past tense is used for both verbs "end" and "have" because the actions happened in the past.

4. And while we were eating, Jason asked me to marry him! In this sentence, the past progressive tense is used for the verb "eat" because it describes an ongoing action in the past. The simple past tense is used for the verb "ask" because it happened at a specific point in the past.