1Yesterday in the evening it was raining heavily and we couldn’t go to the
stadium.
2 I didn’t except to meet you here. When did you come?
3 I missed 10 o’clock train and had to wait for the next one for an hour.
4 We didn’t understand each other. I was waiting for him inside the University;
meanwhile he was waiting for me outside of it.
5 The stewardess asked passengers to fasten the belts for the plane was going
to land.
6 Were you at home yesterday at night?
No, I wasn’t. I went to the theatre. I liked
the performance very much. Acting of all the actors was great.
7 When were you on leave for the last time? - Last winter.
How did you spend it? - Fine. I went to ski and to skate.
8 When you rang me yesterday, I was busy. I was translating our new contract.
9 Yesterday I was late for the English lesson. When I came the students were
writing a composition.
10 Ann swept the floor, washed the dishes, and then started to do her homework.
11 Yesterday we swam, lay in the sun, and boated, and played tennis. We had a
very good time.
12 Was it raining when you left the house?
13 He was going downstairs when I saw him.
14 Who were you talking with when I met you in the corridor?
15 What were you doing when I rang you up yesterday in the evening? – I was
cooking dinner. (supper)
16 Were you at home yesterday, at 5 o’clock?
No, I wasn’t. I was at University. I
was taking the exam in grammar.
17 While I was looking for the keys in the
living-room, my wife was looking for them in the dining-room.
18 She was always (=forever) breaking dishes.
19 She was always complaining (of smth.)
20 Why were you absent at the meeting
yesterday?
I had
to meet my sister at the station.
21– When did you see him last?
- A week ago in the library.
22 While I was cooking dinner my husband was
repairing the car.
23 When did you write your parents for the last time? - A month ago.
24 We had lived in Moscow for ten years and then we moved to Minsk.
25 When I entered the hall the students were still discussing the first report.
26 The boy was fishing when he fell into the water.
27 Five years ago I used to get up early.
28 I had lost my glasses a week ago, but two days later I found them.
29 It was a fine summer day. The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
30 He was very busy when I saw him for he was leaving on business the following
day.