Задание № 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Continuous. 1. That...

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Задание № 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Continuous.
1. That morning was really beautiful. The sun (to shine), the birds (to sing) and everyone in the street (to smile) and (to say) hello to each other. 2. Mrs. Patrik looked beautiful last night. She (to wear) a lovely evening dress. When we arrived, she (to make) some coffee. 3. While I (to have) a bath the telephone rang. 4. While we (to walk) in the park it began to rain. 5. He wind (to blow) and the rain (to beat) down. John (to stand) at the bus stop shivering. He (to try) to imagine being at home sitting by a warm fire. Finally he saw the lights of the bus which (to approach) from the distance. 6. At 3 o’clock yesterday a geometry lesson (to go) on. The teacher (to draw) diagrams on the blackboard but I (to look) through the window and heard nothing. I (to think) about the coming New Year’s party. 7. She promised not to report me to the police but ten minutes later I saw that she (to talk) with a policeman and from the expression on his face I understood that she (to tell) him about me. 8. The dentist’s waiting room was full of people. Some (to read) magazines, others just (to turn) over the pages. A woman (to knit), a child (to play) with a toy car. Everybody (to wait) for the nurse to say “Next, please”. 9. I lit the fire at 6:00 and it (to burn) brightly when Jane came in. 10. The house next to yours was full of policemen and police dogs yesterday. – What they (to do)? – I heard that they (to look) for drugs.

Answer 1

1.Was shining, were singing, were smiling, were saying
2. Was wearing, was making
3. Was having
4. Were walking
5. Was blowing, was beating, was standing, was trying, was approaching
6. Was going, was drowning, was looking, was thinking
7. Was talking, was telling
8. Were reading, were turning, was knitting, was playing, were waiting
9. Was burning
10. Were doing, were looking