Past progressive or the past simple tense of the verbs in margin. 1. we to a lecture yesterday at ten o'clock. listen 2. she the piano from 11 till 12 o'clock. play 3. when he in, i my exercises. come, do 4. what you yesterday at 8 o'clock? do 5. yesterday when i the newspaper, my sister to a concert over the radio. read, listen 6. she out of the window when i her. look,

1. we were listening to a lecture yesterday at  ten  o'clock.                                                                                                                2. she was playing the piano from 11 till 12 o'clock.                                                                                                                              3. when he came in, i was doing my exercises.                                                                                                                        4.  what were you doing yesterday at 8 o'clock?                                                                                                                                           5. yesterday when i was reading the newspaper, my sister was listening to a concert over the radio.                                                                                  6.  she was looking out of the window when i saw her.       

1. when i walked into the busy office, the secretary was talking on the phone with a customer, several clerks were busily working at their desks, and two managers were quietly discussing methods to improve customer service.

2. i was watching a mystery movie on tv when the electricity went out. now i am never going to find out how the movie ends.

3. sharon was in the room when john told me what happened, but she didn’t hear anything because she wasn't listening.

4. it’s strange that you called because i just thought about you.

5. the titanic was crossing the atlantic when it stroke an iceberg.

6. when i entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants were busily bargaining and 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.

Общий  1) did  they go  to moscow some days ago?   2) does your  son play the piano? 3) had  they already translated this text (at the) last lesson? альтернативный 1) did they go to moscow or to london some days ago? 2) does your son play the piano or the guitar? 3) had they already translated this or that text (at the)  last lesson?   специальный 1) where did they go some days ago? 2) what musical instrument does your son play? 3) what text had they already translated (at the) last lesson? разделительный 1) they went to moscow some days ago, didn't they? 2) your son plays the piano, doesn't he? 3) they had already translated this text (at the) last lesson, hadn't they?