Past Simple vs Past Continuous — упражнения, уровень A2
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Кратко о правиле · A2
Past Continuous (was/were + -ing) — действие в процессе: At 8 pm I was watching TV. Past Simple — завершённое действие: I saw him yesterday.
Прерванное действие: длительное (Past Continuous) прерывается коротким (Past Simple): I was reading when the phone rang.
Упражнения
1. Раскрой скобки
Поставьте глагол из скобок в Past Simple или Past Continuous по контексту.
- 1.I ___ (read) a book at 8 p.m. last night.
- 2.She ___ (arrive) yesterday.
- 3.They ___ (play) football at 5 o'clock yesterday.
- 4.He ___ (watch) TV when I called him.
- 5.We ___ (finish) our homework two hours ago.
- 6.While I ___ (walk) in the park, it started raining.
- 7.The children ___ (sleep) at midnight last night.
- 8.I ___ (see) that film last weekend.
- 9.My mother ___ (cook) dinner at 7 o'clock yesterday.
- 10.They ___ (visit) their grandparents last summer.
2. Выбери вариант
Выберите правильный вариант.
- 1.I ___ TV when the phone rang. a) watched b) was watching c) have watched
- 2.She ___ at 7 pm yesterday. a) arrived b) was arriving c) has arrived
- 3.They ___ football last Saturday. a) played b) were playing c) have played
- 4.We ___ dinner when the lights went out. a) had b) were having c) have had
- 5.He ___ his homework last night. a) finished b) was finishing c) finishes
- 6.I ___ a book when you called. a) read b) was reading c) have read
- 7.They ___ the museum last month. a) visited b) were visiting c) have visited
- 8.We ___ in the park at 3 o'clock yesterday. a) walked b) were walking c) have walked
- 9.She ___ a new car two days ago. a) bought b) was buying c) has bought
- 10.While I ___ in the garden, it started to rain. a) worked b) was working c) have worked
3. Исправь ошибку
Найдите и исправьте ошибку во времени глагола.
- 1.I was watching TV when the phone was ringing.
- 2.She were cooking dinner when I arrived.
- 3.They was playing football at 5 pm yesterday.
- 4.He was read a book when I called.
- 5.We were having dinner when the power was going out.
- 6.The children were sleep when we came home.
- 7.I was writing an email when my boss was calling.
- 8.She was study all evening yesterday.
- 9.He was driving to work when he was seeing an accident.
- 10.We was walking home when it started to rain.
4. Переставь слова
Составьте предложение из слов.
- 1.was / reading / I / when / called / he / a book
- 2.they / played / yesterday / football
- 3.she / was / cooking / while / he / was / working
- 4.we / watched / last night / a movie
- 5.I / was / walking / when / it / started / to rain
- 6.he / visited / his / grandmother / last weekend
- 7.they / were / playing / at 5 pm / yesterday
- 8.she / finished / her / homework / an hour ago
- 9.we / were / having / dinner / when / the / phone / rang
- 10.I / met / my / friend / two days ago
Ответы
1. Раскрой скобки
- 1.was reading
- 2.arrived
- 3.were playing
- 4.was watching
- 5.finished
- 6.was walking
- 7.were sleeping
- 8.saw
- 9.was cooking
- 10.visited
2. Выбери вариант
- 1.b
- 2.a
- 3.a
- 4.b
- 5.a
- 6.b
- 7.a
- 8.b
- 9.a
- 10.b
3. Исправь ошибку
- 1.I was watching TV when the phone rang.
- 2.She was cooking dinner when I arrived.
- 3.They were playing football at 5 pm yesterday.
- 4.He was reading a book when I called.
- 5.We were having dinner when the power went out.
- 6.The children were sleeping when we came home.
- 7.I was writing an email when my boss called.
- 8.She was studying all evening yesterday.
- 9.He was driving to work when he saw an accident.
- 10.We were walking home when it started to rain.
4. Переставь слова
- 1.I was reading a book when he called.
- 2.They played football yesterday.
- 3.She was cooking while he was working.
- 4.We watched a movie last night.
- 5.I was walking when it started to rain.
- 6.He visited his grandmother last weekend.
- 7.They were playing at 5 pm yesterday.
- 8.She finished her homework an hour ago.
- 9.We were having dinner when the phone rang.
- 10.I met my friend two days ago.