Question

PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets. At this time yesterday he _________(drive) to the countryside. Mary_________(wash up) while her mother ________(iron). I_______ (clean) my attic when I _________ (come) across my school diary. I ________ (meet) my friend yesterday when I________ (do) the shopping in Mega Mall. My parents_______ (rarely / leave) us home alone when we were young.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Past Simple or Past Continuous

At this time yesterday, he was driving to the countryside. Mary was washing up while her mother was ironing. I was cleaning my attic when I came across my school diary. I met my friend yesterday when I was doing the shopping in Mega Mall. My parents rarely left us home alone when we were young.

According to the search results, the verbs in brackets should be in the Past Simple or the Past Perfect tense. However, the provided sentence does not require the Past Perfect tense. Instead, it requires the Past Continuous tense to describe ongoing actions in the past. Therefore, the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets are as follows:

- At this time yesterday, he was driving to the countryside.- Mary was washing up while her mother was ironing. [[3]](https://online-otvet.ru/anglijskij-azyk/5ceaac2c96f4e19a2971f0d8) - I was cleaning my attic when I came across my school diary.- I met my friend yesterday when I was doing the shopping in Mega Mall.- My parents rarely left us home alone when we were young.