Read these phrases and change them into the past continuous. Study the example. Don't use punctuation marks.

Example 0.

He jumps

Answer 0.

He was jumping

1. They drink

2. She makes

3. It rains

thank you. i missed my friends. i received invitation from ann. this letter was fun. i wish  you lucky. george was picking plums. you can find such berries everywhere. we shut gathering of information about an object. he knows the woods, and we often go for mushrooms.  i was  able to make  my own sentences. there are so many beautiful pictures in the tretyakov art gallery! the witness recognized the suspect. i"m really sorry. you'd better have that bad tooth pulled out.    i am very glad to see you. tom is a great asset to the basketball team. they gave up the idea of selling their car. it was good. the boy is tike (грубиян). dear friend, we have just received your letter.

1)  london wasn't the capital till the eleventh century. - london didn't used to be the capital till the 11th century. 

2)   when willian shakespeare lived in london he acted and wrote plays. -  when w.s. used to live in london, he acted and wrote plays.

3) henry longfelow , one of the most popular american poets of the 19-th century , learnt modern languages. -  h.l., one of the most popular american poets of the 19th century, used to learn modern languages.

4)   when michel jackson was 7 years old he often took part in the concerts. -  when m.j. was 7 years old, he often used to take part in the concerts.

it's not always easy for the old and the young to find a common language.

это правильное утверждение, так как все люди разных возрастов жили в разное время. у более пожилых людей существуют свои стереотипы, также и у молодёжи. но всё-таки нужно стараться искать общий язык с пожилыми людьми, потому что они наши предки и знают намного больше нас. 

this is a correct statement, because all people of all ages living in different times. the older people have their own stereotypes, and young people too. but we must try to find a common language with the elderly people, because they are our ancestors and know far more than we do.