Question

Jse the Past Simple or the Past Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets.
1. When I (to come) into the hall, the students (to discuss) the first report. 2. The secretary (to type) a report when the postman (to come in) and (to put) the latest mail on the table. 3. When I (to leave) university, it (to rain) heavily. 4. When John (to return) home, he (to see) his younger brother who (to do) his lessons. 5. What you (to do) when I (to come in)? 6. I (to write) a letter to my friend, and now I (to take) it to the letter-box. 7. Last year at the same hour of the day our family (to sit) in our grandfather's room. Father (to read) an article about my grandfather's new invention.

Answer 1

Ответ:

When I came to the hall, the students were discussing the first report. 2. The secretary typed up a report when the postman came in and put the last mail on the table. 3. When I leave the university, it rains heavily. 4. When John returned home, he saw his younger brother doing his homework. 5. What are you doing when I come in? 6. I wrote a letter to my friend, and now I will take it to the mailbox. 7. Last year at the same hour of the day our family was sitting in our grandfather's room. My father was reading an article about my grandfather's new invention.