Question

Помогите пожалуйста! Очень вас прошу! Даю 20 баллов! Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в the Past Simple или the Past Continuous Tense. 1. He (write) a letter when I (see) him. 2. Harry (do) his work while his brothers (play) games. 3. The son (fall) down as he (run) for the bus. 4. We (sing) a song when John (come) into the room. 5. While a teacher (give) a lesson a small dog (walk) into the room. 6. When the phone (ring) I (work) in the garden. 7. My hat (flow) off when I (cross) the bridge.

Answer 1

1.was writing,saw
2.was doing,was playing
3.was falling,ran
4.were singing,came
5.was giving,walked
6.rang,was working
7.flew,was crossing

Answer 2

1. He wrote a letter when I saw him. 2. Harry did his work while his brothers played games. 3. The son fell down as he ran for the bus. 4. We were singing a song when John came into the room. 5. While a teacher was giving a lesson, a small dog walked into the room. 6. When the phone rang, I was working in the garden. 7. My hat flew off when I crossed the bridge.

In these sentences, we use the Past Simple tense to describe completed actions in the past and the Past Continuous tense to describe ongoing actions or actions that were happening at the same time as another action in the past.

1. In this sentence, the action of writing a letter (past continuous) was interrupted by the action of seeing him (past simple). 2. Harry's action of doing his work (past continuous) was happening at the same time as his brothers' action of playing games (past simple). 3. The action of falling down (past simple) happened while the son was running for the bus (past continuous). 4. The action of singing a song (past continuous) was happening when John entered the room (past simple). 5. The teacher was giving a lesson (past continuous) when a small dog walked into the room (past simple). 6. When the phone rang (past simple), the action of working in the garden (past continuous) was happening. 7. The action of the hat flying off (past simple) happened when I crossed the bridge (past continuous).

Note: The Past Continuous tense is formed with the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) + the present participle (-ing form of the verb). The Past Simple tense is formed with the past tense of the verb.

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