Pomts Grammar in Use
Task 3 Open the brackets use Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Открой скобки, используя подходящее грамматическое время (предложения пиши полностью)
1. As Sophie
(walk) up Regent Street she
(meet) an old friend from
college.
2. Mary
(read) in bed when she
(hear) a strange noise downstairs.
3. When Mr. Lawrence
(leave) home at 8.30 this mo
noming, the sun
(shine)
brightly
The fireman
(rescue) a 75-year-old woman who
(be) trapped on the second
floor of the buming building,
5. Yesterday Jane
(fall) and
(hurt) herself when she
(ride) her
bicycle
Explanation:
In this sentence, we use the Past Continuous tense "was walking" to describe an ongoing action that Sophie was doing at a specific point in the past. The action of meeting the old friend is described in the Past Simple tense "met" because it happened at a specific point in the past.
2. Mary was reading in bed when she heard a strange noise downstairs.
Explanation:
In this sentence, we use the Past Continuous tense "was reading" to describe an ongoing action that Mary was doing at a specific point in the past. The action of hearing the strange noise is described in the Past Simple tense "heard" because it happened at a specific point in the past.
3. When Mr. Lawrence left home at 8.30 this morning, the sun was shining brightly.
Explanation:
In this sentence, we use the Past Simple tense "left" to describe an action that happened at a specific point in the past (8.30 this morning). The action of the sun shining is described in the Past Continuous tense "was shining" to indicate that it was an ongoing action at the specific time mentioned.
The fireman rescued a 75-year-old woman who was trapped on the second floor of the burning building.
Explanation:
In this sentence, we use the Past Simple tense "rescued" to describe an action that happened at a specific point in the past. The action of the woman being trapped is described in the Past Continuous tense "was trapped" because it was an ongoing state at that time.
5. Yesterday Jane fell and hurt herself when she was riding her bicycle.
Explanation:
In this sentence, we use the Past Simple tense "fell" to describe an action that happened at a specific point in the past (yesterday). The action of hurting herself is described in the Past Continuous tense "was riding" to indicate that it was an ongoing action at the time of the accident.