Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. A: How (the Pilgrims\survive) their first winter? B: The natives (teach) them how to hunt and grow crops. 2. A: Who (kill) Alexender the Great? B: Nobody. He (die) of a fever. 3. A: (the children\watch) TV when you called? B: No. They (have) lunch. 4. A: Einstein (not\start) to speak until he was three years old. B: Really? I (not\know) that. 5. A: How (you\burn) the chips? B: The phone (ring) when I (cook) them.

Вот как правильно заполнить пропуски:

1. A: How did the Pilgrims survive their first winter?
   B: The natives taught them how to hunt and grow crops.

   • Вопрос в Past Simple: How did … survive?

   • Действие завершённое в прошлом: the natives taught → Past Simple.

2. A: Who killed Alexander the Great?
   B: Nobody. He died of a fever.

   • Вопрос о факте в прошлом → Past Simple (killed).

   • Смерть — одно краткое завершённое действие → died (Past Simple).

3. A: Were the children watching TV when you called?
   B: No. They were having lunch.

   • Длительное действие в определённый момент в прошлом → Past Continuous (were watching).

   • Аналогично: They were having lunch — действие в процессе в этот момент.

4. A: Einstein didn't start to speak until he was three years old.
   B: Really? I didn't know that.

   • Отрицание в Past Simple: didn't start, didn't know — обычные факты о прошлом.

5. A: How did you burn the chips?
   B: The phone rang when I was cooking them.

   • Вопрос о законченном результате в прошлом → Past Simple (did you burn).

   • Краткое действие, прервавшее другое → rang (Past Simple).

   • Действие в процессе (фон) → was cooking (Past Continuous).

Итак, все формы глаголов:

1. did the Pilgrims survive / taught

2. killed / died

3. Were the children watching / were having

4. didn't start / didn't know

5. did you burn / rang / was cooking