Question

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Past Simple или Past Continuous? Поставьте глагол вскобках в правильную форму.
1. What (you/to do) at five o'clock yesterday? - I (to work) in the library. - I (to be) there, too, but I (not to see) you.
2. Nina (to celebrate) her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there (to be) many flowers in it. When I(tocome)in, somebody (to play) the piano, two or three pairs (to dance).
3. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that all my family (to sit) round the table. Father (to read) a letter from my uncle.
4. I (to see) my friend in the street yesterday, but he (to run) for a bus and he (not to have) time to speak to me.
5. We (to have) a postcard from them two days ago. They (to say) they (to have) a marvellous time.
6. Where(you/tobe)yesterday?-I(tobe)athomethewhole day. - How strange. I (to ring) you up at two'clock, but nobody (to answer). - Oh, I (to be) in the garden. I (to read) your book and (not to hear) the telephone.
7. When I (to look) out of the window, it (to rain) heavily and people (to hurry) along the streets.
8. Yesterday I (to work) at my English from five till seven.
9. It (to rain) the whole day yesterday.
10. He (to fall) down and (to break) his leg while he (to play) football.
11. The boy (to work) at his father's factory, (to go) to the Art Institute in Kansas City and many years later he (to found) his own cartoon company. The boy (to be) Walt Disney. 12. At this time yesterday I (to lie) on the soft and (to read) a novel.
13. (You/to be) in Rome in 2001? What (you/to do) there? 14. She (to look) great in her blue velvet dress. She (also/ to wear) her mother's diamonds.
15. The boys (not/to want) to go shopping as they (to watch) the football match on TV.

Answer 1

1. What were you doing at five o'clock yesterday? - I was working in the library. - I was there, too, but I didn't see you.

2. Nina celebrated her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there were many flowers in it. When I came in, somebody was playing the piano, two or three pairs were dancing.

3. When I came home yesterday, I saw that all my family were sitting round the table. Father was reading a letter from my uncle.

4. I saw my friend in the street yesterday, but he was running for a bus and he didn't  have time to speak to me.

5. We had a postcard from them two days ago. They said they were having a marvellous time.

6. Where were you yesterday?-I was at home the whole day. - How strange. I rang you up at two o'clock, but nobody  answered. - Oh, I was in the garden. I was reading your book and didn't hear the telephone.

7. When I looked out of the window, it was raining heavily and people were hurrying along the streets.

8. Yesterday I was working at my English from five till seven.

9. It was raining the whole day yesterday.

10. He fell down and broke his leg while he was playing football.

11. The boy worked at his father's factory, went to the Art Institute in Kansas City and many years later he founded his own cartoon company. The boy was Walt Disney.

12. At this time yesterday I was lying on the sofa and reading a novel.

13. Were you in Rome in 2001? What did you do there?

14. She looked great in her blue velvet dress. She also wore her mother's diamonds.

15. The boys didn't want to go shopping as they were watching the football match on TV.