Question

Помогите пожалуйста!! While Jane and her parents were in Covent Garden, Charlie was staying at home with Emily, his babysitter. What questions did Charlie's mother ask him and Emily when she came home? Fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms (Past Simple/Past Progressive). Mum: What (you do) _________while we (shop) ________ in Covent Garden? Emily: At 9 o'clock we (read) ______ a tale. M: What tale (you read) ______ ? Charlie: We (read) _____ "The Little Red Hood". After what we (play) _____ a very interesting game. M: What game (you play) ______ ? Ch: "Cats and Dogs". E: Then, far half an hour Charlie (watch) _____ TV. M: What (you do) _______, Emily, while Charlie (watch) _______ cartoons? E: I (make) _____ lunch. When we (eat) ______, Mr Brown (call) _____. M: What (you do) ______ when we (arrive) ______? Ch: I (draw) ____ a picture. M: Show me your picture, please. Beautifull!

Answer 1

1) were you doing 2) were shopping 3) we were reading 4) was you reading
5)played 6) did you play 7) was watching 8) were you doing  9) were watching
10) I was making 11) were eating 12) called 13) did you do 14) arrived 15) drew

Answer 2

When Jane and her parents were in Covent Garden, Charlie was staying at home with Emily, his babysitter. When Charlie's mother came home, she asked him and Emily a few questions.

Mum: What were you doing while we were shopping in Covent Garden? Emily: At 9 o'clock we were reading a tale. M: What tale were you reading? Charlie: We were reading "The Little Red Hood". After that, we were playing a very interesting game. M: What game were you playing? Charlie: "Cats and Dogs". E: Then, for half an hour Charlie was watching TV. M: What were you doing, Emily, while Charlie was watching cartoons? E: I was making lunch. When we were eating, Mr. Brown called. M: What were you doing when we arrived? Ch: I was drawing a picture. M: Show me your picture, please. Beautiful!

This conversation captures the past progressive tense as the events were happening or in progress at a specific time in the past. It's a great way to describe multiple actions that were occurring simultaneously.