Язык! past simple – past continuous. task 1. choose the correct variant. 1. she read/was reading when mother came. 2. dad was sleeping while mother cooked/was cooking dinner. 3. they did/were doing yoga at this time yesterday. 4. we were going to the theatre when we met/were meeting him at the bus stop. 5. what were you doing when your brother watched/was watching tv? 6. was it fine, when you skied/were skiing? 7. the girls were dancing when the music stopped/was stopping. 8. i listened/was listening to opera all evening yesterday. 9. he stayed/was staying at this place from 1 to 5 o’clock yesterday. 10. the sun was shining while we sailed/were sailing. task 2. open the brackets, using past simple or past continuous.. 1. the children (to make) noise the whole evening. 2. i (can) see the ship in the distance. 3. we (to travel) in the mountains the whole august. 4. she (to play) music from 2 to 4 o’clock yesterday. 5. autumn (to be) very romantic. 6. when i came home, my brother (to read) about native americans. 7. we (to have) breakfast when the telephone (to ring). 8. while the children (to sleep), their parents (to watch) tv. 9. when pete (to open) the door, it (to rain). 10. while jack (to sunbathe), his wife (to swim) in the sea. 11. he (to listen) to music while he (to cook) breakfast. 12. while they (to wait), they (to surf) the net. 13. tim (to become) sick while he (to travel) in china. 14. what (you, do) when you (to hear) about the accident? 15. the wind (to blow) when we (to be) in the open sea. 16. she (to drive) when she (to see) me in the street. 17. it (to rain) all the evening yesterday. 18. when i (to enter) the classroom, everybody (to sit) at the desks. 19. my friend (to work) at 1 o’clock yesterday. 20. we (to have) breakfast when the policeman (to come).