Question

Past Simple or Past Continuouns?
Gulnaz (read) in bed when she
(hear) a strange noise downstairs.

Answer 1

Ответ:

Gulnaz was reading in bed when she heard a strange noise downstairs.

Объяснение:

The correct answer is Past Continuous and Past Simple.

We use the Past Continuous to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past, and the Past Simple to describe an action that happened at a specific time in the past and is now finished.

In the sentence "Gulnaz (read) in bed when she (hear) a strange noise downstairs," the action of reading was happening when the action of hearing happened. Therefore, we use the Past Continuous for the first action and the Past Simple for the second action.

Answer 2

Ответ:

Gulnaz was reading in bed when she heard a strange noise downstairs.

We use the past continuous to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past, and the past simple to describe an action that happened at a specific time in the past. In this case, the action of Gulnaz reading in bed was happening when she heard the strange noise, so we use the past continuous for the first action and the past simple for the second action.