9. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence?
1 They were cleaning (clean) the windows when it
started (start) to rain.
Cleaning the windows was the longer action.
2 As he (drive) to work, he
. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . (remember) that his briefcase
was still at home.
3 Melanie (cook) dinner when
her husband (come) home.
4 I (hear) а loud crash as I .
(sit) in the garden.
5 She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (type) а letter when her
boss (arrive).
6 While the dog (dig) in the garden,
it (find) а bone.
7 Магу (ride) her bicycle when
she (notice) the tiny kitten.
8 While I ... . . .. . . .. . (do) my homework,
the phone (ring).
2 As he was driving to work, he remembered that his briefcase was still at home.
3 Melanie was cooking dinner when her husband came home.
4 I heard а loud crash as I was sitting in the garden.
5 She was typing а letter when her boss arrived.
6 While the dog was digging in the garden, it found а bone.
7 Магу was riding her bicycle when she noticed the tiny kitten.
8 While I was doing my homework, the phone rang.
Объяснение: "the longer action" я выделил жирным шрифтом