Практика заполнения пропусков для различения Past Simple (простое прошедшее время) и Past Progressive (длительное прошедшее время). Определите, когда короткое действие прерывает длительное, а когда действие происходит на фоне. Подходит для изучающих английский язык.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking — Past Progressive: длительное действие, которое было прервано коротким действием (called)
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called — Past Simple: короткое действие, которое прервало длительное
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching — Past Progressive: фон для короткого действия
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went — Past Simple: короткое и внезапное действие
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking — Past Progressive: фоновое действие
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started — Past Simple
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading — Past Progressive: действие, которое длилось некоторое время
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished — Past Simple: действие, завершенное в определенное время
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing — Past Progressive: действие в процессе в определенный момент времени
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping — Past Progressive: фон во время короткого действия
The phone ___ (ring) while she was sleeping.
rang — Past Simple
We ___ (play) football when it began to snow.
were playing — Past Progressive
I ___ (see) him yesterday at the mall.
saw — Past Simple: завершенный факт в прошлом
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining — Past Progressive: длительное действие на фоне
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened — Past Simple
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving — Past Progressive: действие в процессе в определенное время
She ___ (wash) the dishes when the guests arrived.
was washing — Past Progressive
The guests ___ (arrive) early.
arrived — Past Simple
He ___ (not / listen) when I spoke to him.
was not listening — Past Progressive в отрицании
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear — Past Simple в отрицании
While they ___ (travel), they met an old friend.
were travelling — Past Progressive
They ___ (meet) an old friend during the trip.
met — Past Simple
The baby ___ (cry) all night long.
was crying — Past Progressive: действие, которое длилось долгое время
Yesterday she ___ (visit) her grandmother.
visited — Past Simple
What ___ you ___ (wear) when I saw you?
were / wearing — Past Progressive
I ___ (lose) my keys last week.
lost — Past Simple
The sun ___ (shine) while we were at the beach.
was shining — Past Progressive: фон
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built — Past Simple
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running — Past Progressive: действие, которое было прервано
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell — Past Simple
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying — Past Progressive (два параллельных действия)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing — Past Progressive: параллельное длительное действие
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing — Past Progressive
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having — Past Progressive: действие в процессе в определенное время
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened — Past Simple: последовательность коротких действий
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting — Past Progressive: действие уже было в процессе
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining — Past Progressive: фоновое состояние
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot — Past Simple