Past Simple vs Past Continuous
ring / the piano / Jane / play / when / the phone
Jane was playing the piano when the phone rang.
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electricity
write letters / send e-mails
People used to write letters. Now they send e-mails.
to put power back into something like a battery or small machine
recharge
It rained yesterday, ___ we stayed at home.
so
wait / he / see / while / he / for the taxi / a fox
He saw a fox while he was waiting for the taxi.
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environment
call from home / call from anywhere
People used to call from home. Now they call from anywhere.
change the style of the house, room etc. with new paint and furniture
redecorate
We opened the window ____ it was too hot inside.
because
When father … (?) the door she … (?) computer games.
opened – was playing
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chemicals
Ron ...................................... (not like) swimming, but now he swims every day.
didn’t use to like
to take something away
remove
Our neighbors were very poor ____ they never asked for help.
but
Newton … (?) a great discovery while he … (?) under an apple tree.
made – was sitting
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pollution
grow their own vegetables / buy vegetables
People used to grow their own vegetables. Now they buy vegetables.
to use old paper, glass, metal etc. again
recycle
This book is __ interesing __ the one I read last month.
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Полицейский расспрашивает миссис Крофт о том, чем она занималась в пятницу вечером. Поставьте глаголы из скобок в одно из времен, обращая особое внимание на вопросительные предложения.
- What time … (you/get) home from work on Friday evening?
- I think at 7 p.m.
- OK. And what … (you/do) after you came?
- I watched TV.
- Did anything happen while … (you/watch) TV?
- Well. Yes, my mobile … (ring).
- What … (you/do) when your son came from college?
- I was drinking a cup of tea.
- … (you/watch) TV at 9 in the evening?
- No, I … (read) a book in my bed.
- What time did you get home from work on Friday evening? (Во сколько вы пришли домой после работы в пятницу вечером?)
- I think at 7 p.m. (Думаю, в 7 вечера.)
- OK. And what did you do after you came? (ОК. А чем вы занялись после того, как пришли?)
- I watched TV. (Я смотрела телевизор.)
- Did anything happen while you were watching TV? (Что-нибудь произошло, пока вы смотрели телевизор?)
- Well. Yes, my mobile rang. (Да, мой мобильный зазвонил.)
- What were you doing when your son came from college? (Что вы делали, когда пришел ваш сын из колледжа?)
- I was drinking a cup of tea. (Я пила чай.)
- Were you watching TV at 9 in the evening? (Вы смотрели телевизор в 9 часов вечера?)
- No, I was reading a book in my bed. (Нет, я читала в кровати книгу.)
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alternative energy
play games outside / play computer games
People used to play games outside. Now they play computer games.
to take something back to the place it came from
return
To get to town you can take any bus __ you can just walk.
or