Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous

She (to learn) words the whole evening yesterday.
She (to learn) words when mother came home.
He (to work) in the garden yesterday.
He (to work) in the garden from five till eight yesterday.
My sister is fond of read­ing. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday.
The children (to do) their lessons at six o’clock yesterday.
I (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yester­day
What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday?
They (be) in the office.
She (visit) her friends in New York.​

She was learning the words the whole evening yesterday.

She was learning the words when mother came home.

He worked in the garden yesterday.

He was working in the garden from five till eight yesterday.

My sister is fond of read­ing. She was reading the whole evening yesterday.

The children were doing their lessons at six o’clock yesterday.

I wasn't playing the piano at four o’clock yester­day

What was your father doing from eight till nine yesterday?

They were in the office.

She visited her friends in New York.​

1. She was  learning words the whole evening yesterday.

2. She was learning words when mother came home.

3. He worked in the garden yesterday.

4. He was working in the garden from five till eight yesterday.

5. My sister is fond of reading. She was reading the whole evening yesterday.

6.The children were doing their lessons at six o’clock yesterday.

7. I wasn't playing the piano at four o’clock yester­day

8. What your father was doing from eight till nine yesterday?

They were in the office.

She visited her friends in New York.​

Объяснение:

Past Continious  используется когда нужно сделать упор на действие в процессе в определенное время в Либо же когда одно действие прерывает другое.  - то что длится -Past Continious,  то что прерывает Past Simple.

to do a crossword 

a crossword is done

is a crosswod done?

a crossword is not done

to read a book

a book is read

is a book read?

is  the book written?  

a book is not read

to recite a poem

a poem is recited

is a poem recited?

если надо поменять время, то принцип тот же