Test 18. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous or the Past Simple Tense. 1. ‘What you (do)...

В этом упражнении вам нужно выбрать между прошедшим продолженным временем (Past Continuous) и простым прошедшим временем (Past Simple), чтобы правильно завершить предложения. Давайте разберем каждое предложение:

1. ‘What were you doing when the phone rang?’ ‘I was watching television.’

   • Past Continuous используется для описания действия, которое продолжалось в прошлом (were doing, was watching), когда произошло другое кратковременное действие (rang) в Past Simple.

2. ‘Was Jane busy when you came to see her?’ ‘Yes, she was studying.’

   • Past Simple (came) описывает действие, которое произошло в прошлом, а Past Continuous (was studying) показывает, что она была занята в процессе.

3. ‘What time did Tom come yesterday?’ ‘He came while I was having breakfast.’

   • Past Simple (did Tom come, came) используется для указания завершенного действия, в то время как Past Continuous (was having) указывает на действие в процессе, когда произошло другое.

4. ‘Was Mary at school last week?’ ‘No, she didn’t go to school. She was ill.’

   • Past Simple (didn’t go) используется для отрицания завершенного действия. Past Simple также используется для описания состояния в прошлом (was ill).

5. ‘How fast were you driving when the police stopped you?’ ‘I don’t know exactly but I wasn’t driving very fast.’

   • Past Continuous (were driving) описывает действие в процессе, которое прервалось другим действием в Past Simple (stopped). Отрицание в Past Continuous (wasn’t driving) показывает, что действие происходило, но с определенной характеристикой.

6. ‘Did your team win the football match yesterday?’ ‘No, the weather was very bad, so we didn’t play.’

   • Past Simple (did win, didn’t play) используется для описания завершенных действий и фактов.

7. ‘How did you break the window?’ ‘We were playing football and the ball hit the window.’

   • Past Simple (did break, hit) описывает завершенные действия, а Past Continuous (were playing) обозначает фоновое действие в процессе.

8. ‘Did you see Jenny last night?’ ‘Yes, she was wearing a very nice jacket.’

   • Past Simple (did see) используется для конкретного завершенного действия, в то время как Past Continuous (was wearing) описывает состояние или действие в процессе в определённый момент.

9. ‘What were you doing at 10 o’clock on Sunday?’ ‘I was still sleeping.’

   • Past Continuous (were doing, was sleeping) описывает действие, которое продолжалось в определенный момент в прошлом.

10. ‘I lost my key last night.’ ‘How did you get into your room then?’

    • Past Simple (lost, did get) используется для описания завершенных действий и событий в прошлом.

Эти примеры помогают понять разницу между использованием Past Continuous и Past Simple для описания различных типов действий в прошлом. Past Continuous часто используется для описания действий в процессе, в то время как Past Simple — для завершенных действий.

1. were you doing, rang, was watching
2. was studying
3. come, came, was having
4. did not go
5. were you driving, stopped, was not driving
6. Did your team win, did not play
7. did you break, were playing, hit
8. Did you see, was wearing
9. were you doing, was still sleeping
10. lost, did you get

1. ‘What were you doing when the phone rang?’ ‘I was watching television.’
2. ‘Was Jane busy when you came to see her?’ ‘Yes, she was studying.’
3. ‘What time did Tom come yesterday?’ ‘He came while I was having breakfast.’
4. ‘Was Mary at school last week?’ ‘No, she didn't go to school. She was ill.’
5. ‘How fast were you driving when the police stopped you?’ ‘I don’t know exactly but I wasn't driving very fast.’
6. ‘Did your team win the football match yesterday?’ ‘No, the weather was very bad, so we didn't play.’
7. ‘How did you break the window?’ ‘We were playing football and the ball hit the window.’
8. ‘Did you see Jenny last night?’ ‘Yes, she was wearing a very nice jacket.’
9. ‘What were you doing at 10 o’clock on Sunday?’ ‘I was still sleeping.’
10. ‘I lost my key last night.’ ‘How did you get into your room then?’