Упражнение 

3.  Match the beginnings (1-7) with the endings (a-g). Then

complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in
brackets.

a) while I __________ (have) a shower.

b) the band ___________ (play) my

favourite song.
1. He ___________ (climb) down the side of a building
c) when suddenly the rope _________
2. The sun _________ (shine) brightly (break).

3. The hot water tank _________ (explode) d) and __________ (take up) sculpture
instead.
4. When we _________ (get) to the concert
e) ___________ (prepare) a surprise  party
5. I _________ (not know) that my friends for me.

6. While you _________ (lie) on the beach f) when I __________ (get up) this morning.

7. Last year, Simon _________ (give up) painting g) we ___________ (study) for our exams!

Упражнение 4. Вставьте Past Simple или Past Continuous

1. An amazing display of traditional-style canoes ____ last week in Portland

(to begin).
2. Last month, we ________ the most amazing opportunity to head down to
Nashville (to have).
3. These ladies__________ an apartment when they ____ both _______
English in Jakarta, Indonesia (to share, to teach).
4. Last year we________ too tired even to make quality home design (to
be).
5. While the tourists __________ at the beach, animators __________
coffee in the bar (to dance, to have).
6. Last time there ________ a snowfall in November in 2016 (to be).
7. A Qatari sheikh ________ more than £1billion on his art collection last
year (to spend).
8. The hot-blooded and furious Tybalt ________ a grudge against Romeo
(to bear).
9. While we __________ to a dive site we __________ the advantages of
Utila, the smallest and most unspoiled of the Bay Islands of Honduras (to
boat, to discuss).
10.In the late 1600s, the British ________ all non-English ships from
trading with colonies (to forbid).
11. We ________ busy building our new country house that year (to be).
12. Our friend’s dog __________ us as we__________ around the
neighborhood (to follow, to walk).
13. The student __________ up the escalator while it __________ (to run,
to move).
Exercise 3.

1C — was climbing, broke

2G — was shining, got up

3A -  exploded, was having

4B – got, was/were playing

5E – didn’t know, were preparing

6G – were lying, were studying

7D – gave up, took up

Exercise 4.

1 began, 2 had, 3 were sharing / were teaching, 4 were, 5 were dancing  / were
having, 6 was, 7 spent, 8 bore, 9 were boating / were discussing, 10  forbade, 11
were, 12 was following /were walking, 13 was running / was moving