Task 3 (10 points). Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, or Past Perfect Continuous). 1. I __________ (drop) my phone on the pavement. 2. While we __________ (walk) home, it suddenly started to rain. 3. She __________ (already/eat) by the time we arrived. 4. They __________ (argue) all morning and looked exhausted. 5. He __________ (read) a book when I came into the room.

Решение:

• 1. I dropped my phone on the pavement. (Past Simple, так как это единичное завершенное действие в прошлом).
• 2. While we were walking home, it suddenly started to rain. (Past Continuous, так как действие происходило в определенный момент в прошлом и было прервано другим действием).
• 3. She had already eaten by the time we arrived. (Past Perfect, так как действие произошло до другого действия в прошлом).
• 4. They had been arguing all morning and looked exhausted. (Past Perfect Continuous, подчеркивает длительность действия, которое привело к результату в прошлом).
• 5. He was reading a book when I came into the room. (Past Continuous, так как действие происходило в момент другого действия в прошлом).

Ответ: 1. dropped 2. were walking 3. had already eaten 4. had been arguing 5. was reading