Тест · A2–B1

Тест на Past Simple и Past Continuous

В прошлом тоже есть выбор: короткое законченное событие (Past Simple) или процесс, который шёл в какой-то момент (Past Continuous). Чаще всего они встречаются вместе: «я смотрел телевизор, когда зазвонил телефон».

Заданий15
УровеньA2–B1
Время≈ 5 мин
1. I ___ TV when the phone rang.
2. When I ___ home, my mum was cooking dinner.
3. What ___ you ___ at 9 o'clock last night?
4. While she was sleeping, someone ___ her bag.
5. It ___ when we left the house.
6. He ___ his arm while he was playing football.
7. They ___ in Paris for three years, then moved to Rome.
8. At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ breakfast, so I didn't hear your call.
9. I ___ the door, turned on the light and sat down.
10. While I ___ dinner, my husband was setting the table.
11. ___ you see the match last night?
12. We ___ along the beach when it started to rain.
13. I first ___ my husband at a party in 2015.
14. Sorry, I ___ what you said. I wasn't listening.
15. How ___ you ___ your leg? — I fell off my bike.

Выбери вариант — ответ проверится сразу.

Все ответы с объяснениями
  1. I was watching TV when the phone rang. — Длительный фон (was watching) и короткое событие, которое его прервало (rang).
  2. When I got home, my mum was cooking dinner. — Короткое событие на фоне процесса — Past Simple.
  3. What were you doing at 9 o'clock last night? — Процесс в конкретный момент прошлого — Past Continuous; you → were.
  4. While she was sleeping, someone stole her bag. — Короткое событие на фоне длительного — Past Simple; steal — stole — stolen.
  5. It was raining when we left the house. — Погода как фон в момент события — Past Continuous.
  6. He broke his arm while he was playing football. — Мгновенное событие — Past Simple; break — broke — broken.
  7. They lived in Paris for three years, then moved to Rome. — Законченный период, который уже не связан с настоящим, — Past Simple.
  8. At 7 a.m. yesterday I was having breakfast, so I didn't hear your call. — В тот момент шёл процесс — поэтому звонок и не услышал.
  9. I opened the door, turned on the light and sat down. — Цепочка действий одно за другим — все в Past Simple.
  10. While I was cooking dinner, my husband was setting the table. — Два процесса параллельно (while) — оба в Past Continuous.
  11. Did you see the match last night? — Вопрос о законченном событии: Did + начальная форма.
  12. We were walking along the beach when it started to rain. — Процесс, который прервал дождь, — Past Continuous; we → were.
  13. I first met my husband at a party in 2015. — Разовое событие в прошлом с датой — Past Simple.
  14. Sorry, I didn't hear what you said. I wasn't listening. — Hear — глагол восприятия, в Continuous обычно не ставится.
  15. How did you hurt your leg? — I fell off my bike. — Вопрос о разовом событии в прошлом — did + начальная форма.

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