Read and complete Use the past simple (25 marks)​

а читать то что? сам(-а) написал(-а) read

1. By the time I got to the party, most people had gone home, the others were dancing.

2. By the third month of the war the rebels

had taken most of the province.

3. We already were on the way to the airport when we realized that

we had forgotten our passports. –

Didn't you put them beforehand into

your bags?

4. There was some material left over when I

finished making the dress.

5. His mind was full of the things he had seen that day.

6. Mary walked into the station only to find that the train had left.

7. We missed the first act of the play because when we arrived at

the theatre the performance had already started. They did not let us in.

8. She was astonished to find the fridge empty; the children had

eaten everything!

9. By the time Sue had cleaned the flat, she was tired. She had been working since morning. She fell asleep soon after she had a meal.  

10. We did not reach the hotel until after midnight. By that time Harry had already left. – Did he leave) any message to you? - No, he was in a hurry. 11. How long had they been partners when they first thought of splitting up? - For 25 years. They decided to set up a company when they both were twenty. 12. Her clothes were wet through. She was walking in the rain. She had not listened to the weather forecast, so she had not taken an umbrella with her.

Объяснение:

1. Father (was watching) TV at ten o'clock yesterday.
2. I (went) to bed at nine o'clock yesterday.
3. I (finished) my homework at nine o'clock yesterday.
4. I (was playing) the piano at five o'clock yesterday.
5. He (began) to do his homework at four o'clock yesterday.
6. She (was washing) the floor at four o'clock yesterday.
7. I (met) Nick at three o'clock yesterday.
8. When I (came) home, Kate (was playing) the piano.
9. When I (met) John, he (was going) to the railway station.
10. When I (was going) to the museum, I (saw) a big crowd of people in the street.
11. They (played) in the yard in the evening yesterday.
12. They (were playing) in the yard the whole evening yesterday.
13. I (cleaned/was cleaning) my teeth at eight o'clock in the morning yesterday.
14. We (went) to the wood in summer.
15. When the teacher (opened) the door of the classroom, the pupils (were sitting) at their desks.