Сравнение Past Simple и Past Continuous

Упражнение 1. Заполните пропуски в диалоге, используя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

Вспомните! Если действия происходят одно за другим, то для их обозначения используется только Past Simple.

1. ____ you _____ (wait) for me at 5 p.m.? — Yes, I ____.

2. They_____ (finish) their work at 11 o’clock and then ______ (come) home.

3. It _____ (get) dark, so we______(decide) to return.

4. While Jack _______ (translate) the text, we______ (work) on the project.

5. A young man (run) out into the street. He ______(carry) a cat in his hands.

6. What______you______(do) when I ______(phone) you yesterday?

7. John______(listen) to the radio when the batteries ______(run) out.

8. The robbers______(steal) the car and they _____ (drive) away.

9. She______(go) to buy a dress, but a thief _____ (steal) all her money.

10. She______ (slip),______ (fall) over and______ (break) her leg.

11. Yesterday while I ______ (walk) down Cherry Lane, I ______ (meet) my friend Thomas.

Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в нужной форме.

When I ____ (go) shopping, I _____ (see) my friend. I ___ (say) ‘Hello!’ and we____ (start) talking. While we _____ (talk), a car _____ (run into) a man on a bike. When we _______ (see) the accident, I ______ (phone) for an ambulance. While I _______ (wait) for the ambulance, a policeman _______ (arrive). He (ask) us some questions. The ambulance _______ (come), while I ________ (talk) to the policeman. The ambulance _______ (take) the man to hospital and we _______ (go) to a cafe for a cup of coffee. While we ______ (drink) our coffee, we _______ (discuss) about the accident.