Hello!
Complete the following sentences with the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).
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Answer / Răspuns:
1. What were you doing when you heard that noise? I was trying to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. My best friend arrived at my house a little before 9:00 pm, but I wasn't there. I was studying at the library for my final examination in Italian.
3. John is in the living-room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he was also working on his computer. That's all he ever does!
4. I called you last night after dinner, but you weren't there. Where were you?
5. When I walked into the busy office, the secretaries were talking on the phone with customers and two managers were quietly discussing methods to improve customer service.
6. I was watching a thriller on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.
7. Samantha was in the room when Bob was telling me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she didn't pay attention.
8. It's strange that you called because I was just thinking about you.
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Explicații:
- Timpul Past Tense Simple exprimă o acțiune petrecută și încheiată în trecut, în timp ce Past Tense Continuous arată un aspect progresiv (s-a derulat pe o perioadă continuă).
- Past Tense Simple se traduce în română prin perfect compus sau perfect simplu, iar Past Tense Continuous prin imperfect.
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9. The Titanic was crossing the Atlantic when it stroke an iceberg.
10. When I entered the store, a couple of merchants were bargaining noisily and were trying to sell their goods to naive tourists who were hunting for souvenirs. Some young boys were leading their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men were arguing over the price of a leather belt. I walked over to a man who was selling fruit and bought a banana.
11. The firemen rescued the old woman who was trapped on the third floor of the burning building.
12. I was very upset! He was always leaving his dirty dishes in the sink. I think he expected me to do them up for him.
13. Samantha was living in Cambridge for more than two years. In fact, she lived there when I was a student.
