Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous. 1. The girl (to cook) dinner when the lights (to go) out. She (to burn) herself. 2. The boy (to hurt) himself while he (to skate). 3. When the woman (to enter) the room, the children (to feed) the goldfish. 4. When I (to visit) my friends in Denmark, I (to buy) two presents for my family. 5. When it (to start) to rain, we (to bathe) in the river. 6. Yesterday at one o'clock I (to have) lunch at the canteen. 7. When he (to come) in, I (to do) my exercises. 8. What you (to do) at eight o'clock yesterday? 9. At this time yesterday I (to go) home. 10. You (to sleep) when I (to go) out. 11. He (to read) on the sofa when I (to come) in and (to sit) down beside him. 12. I (to walk) along the street with my friend when a tram (to pass). 13. She (to look) out of the window when I (to see) her. 14. We (to answer) the teacher's questions when the headmistress (to enter) the classroom. 15. They (to drink) tea when I (to come) home. 16. He (to walk) along the river when a boat (to pass). 17. The old man (to think) about his plan when he (to fall) asleep. 18. We (to listen) to an interesting lecture yesterday. 19. When I (to enter) the classroom, the teacher (to write) words on the blackboard and the pupils (to copy) them into their exercise books. 20. They (to get) ready to go out when it (to begin) raining.

Решение:

Past Continuous используется для описания действия, которое происходило в определенный момент в прошлом, или для описания двух одновременных действий в прошлом. Глагол в Past Continuous образуется с помощью вспомогательного глагола was/were и формы Present Participle (глагол с окончанием -ing).

Past Simple используется для описания законченных действий в прошлом.

1. The girl was cooking dinner when the lights went out. She burned herself.
2. The boy was hurting himself while he was skating.
3. When the woman entered the room, the children were feeding the goldfish.
4. When I visited my friends in Denmark, I bought two presents for my family.
5. When it started to rain, we were bathing in the river.
6. Yesterday at one o'clock I was having lunch at the canteen.
7. When he came in, I was doing my exercises.
8. What were you doing at eight o'clock yesterday?
9. At this time yesterday I was going home.
10. You were sleeping when I went out.
11. He was reading on the sofa when I came in and sat down beside him.
12. I was walking along the street with my friend when a tram passed.
13. She was looking out of the window when I saw her.
14. We were answering the teacher's questions when the headmistress entered the classroom.
15. They were drinking tea when I came home.
16. He was walking along the river when a boat passed.
17. The old man was thinking about his plan when he fell asleep.
18. We listened to an interesting lecture yesterday.
19. When I entered the classroom, the teacher was writing words on the blackboard and the pupils were copying them into their exercise books.
20. They got ready to go out when it began raining.

Ответ: 1. was cooking, went, burned; 2. was hurting, was skating; 3. entered, were feeding; 4. visited, bought; 5. started, were bathing; 6. was having; 7. came, was doing; 8. were doing; 9. was going; 10. were sleeping, went; 11. was reading, came, sat; 12. was walking, passed; 13. was looking, saw; 14. were answering, entered; 15. were drinking, came; 16. was walking, passed; 17. was thinking, fell; 18. listened; 19. entered, was writing, were copying; 20. got, began.