Complete the text with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets. I (1) _____ (watch) a DVD when my sister (2) _____ (walk) into the house with a paper bag. There were snails in it! She (3) _____ (want) to make something different for dinner. She (4) _____ (leave) the bag on the table, (5) _____ (open) the fridge and (6) _____ (start) taking out some vegetables. 'You're going to love this!' she (7) _____ (say). As she (8) _____ (take) the vegetables out of the fridge, some of the snails (9) _____ (get) out of the bag. As soon as I (10) _____ (see) them, I (11) _____ (begin) shouting: 'They're alive!' and my sister (12) _____ (answer): 'Of course, they are. That's how you cook them!'

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I (1) was watching a DVD when my sister (2) walked into the house with a paper bag. There were snails in it! She (3) wanted to make something different for dinner. She (4) left the bag on the table, (5) opened the fridge and (6) started taking out some vegetables. “You’re going to love this!” she (7) said. As she (8) was taking the vegetables out of the fridge, some of the snails (9) got out of the bag. As soon as I (10) saw them, I (11) began shouting: “They’re alive!” and my sister (12) answered: “Of course, they are. That’s how you cook them!”

Ответы:

1. was watching — Past Progressive
2. walked — Past Simple
3. wanted — Past Simple
4. left — Past Simple
5. opened — Past Simple
6. started — Past Simple
7. said — Past Simple
8. was taking — Past Progressive
9. got — Past Simple
10. saw — Past Simple
11. began — Past Simple
12. answered — Past Simple

Past Progressive используется в предложениях 1 и 8, потому что речь идет о действиях, которые продолжались в определенный момент в прошлом: I was watching a DVD и she was taking the vegetables out of the fridge. Past Simple обозначает короткие или завершенные действия, которые произошли на фоне этих длительных действий: сестра walked в дом, улитки got из пакета, я их saw и began кричать.

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