Question

Past Progressive Tense
Put the verbs into the correct form, Past Progressive Tense or Past Simple Tense.
1. When I (phone) _______________________ my friends, they (play) ______________________ monopoly.
2. The kids (play) ___________________ in the garden when it (suddenly, begin) ________________ to rain.
3. While Minnie (work) __________________ in his room, his friends (swim) ____________________ in the pool.
4. Jane (wait) ___________________ for his sister when he (see) ___________________ the most beautiful girl.
5. When we (take out) ___________________ the garbage, it (get) ___________________ dark.
6. The wife (put on) ___________________make-up while the husband (polish) ___________________ his shoes.
7. A: What (you/do) ___________________ when these people arrived?
8. Nobody (listen) ___________________ while the teacher (explain) ___________________ the tenses.
9. I (sit) ___________________ down to dinner, so I (not answer) ___________________ your call.
10. I (practice) ___________________ the guitar when he (come) ___________________ home.
11. While we (do) ___________________a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ___________________ on the beach.
12. She (fill) ___________________ in a questionnaire when the pen (run) ___________________ out of ink.
13. When we last (see) ___________________ him, he (still wear) ___________________ his gym clothes.
14. Her parents (dance) ____________________ at the ball when the burglar (break) _____________ into their house.
15. Every day James Lullaby travels to London. Yesterday he (drive) ___________________ his car when he (see)
___________________ a dog in the middle of the road. The dog (watch) ___________________the car.
James (stop) ___________________ and (get) ___________________ out of his car. As he (get)
___________________ out, the dog (run) ___________________ away. James (go) ___________________ back
to his car. While he (get) ___________________ in it, the dog (appear) ___________________ again and
(sit) ___________________ down in the middle of the road. James (start) ___________________ the engine,
but the dog (not move) ___________________. James (jump) ___________________ out of the car and
(shout) ___________________ at the dog. The dog (bark) ___________________at him and
(start) ___________________ to run. James (follow) ___________________ the dog. Suddenly, he (see)
___________________ two girls lying on the grass. They (bleed) ___________________.​

Answer 1

Паст Симпл используем для коротких/последовательных действий в прошлом, а Паст Прогрессив(Континьес) для длительных действий в определённый промежуток времени в прошлом.

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1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly.

2. The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

3. While Minnie was working in his room, his friends swam in the pool.

4. Jane was waiting for his sister when he saw the most beautiful girl.

5. When we took out the garbage, it was getting dark.

6. The wife put on make-up while the husband was polishing his shoes.

7. A: What were you doing when these people arrived?

8. Nobody listened while the teacher was explaining the tenses.

9. I was sitting down to dinner, so I didn't answer your call.

10. I was practicing the guitar when he came home.

11. While we were doing a sight-seeing tour, our friends lay on the beach.

12. She was filling in a questionnaire when the pen ran out of ink.

13. When we last saw him, he was still wearing his gym clothes.

14. Her parents were dancing at the ball when the burglar broke into their house.

15. Every day James Lullaby travels to London. Yesterday he was driving his car when he saw a dog in the middle of the road. The dog was watching the car. James stopped and got out of his car. As he was getting out, the dog ran away. James went back to his car. While he was getting in it, the dog appeared again and sat down in the middle of the road. James started the engine, but the dog didn't move. James jumped out of the car and shouted at the dog. The dog barked at him and started to run. James followed the dog. Suddenly, he saw two girls lying on the grass. They were bleeding.

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