Номер 4, страница 53 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Вербицкая, Маккинли

Unit 6. An eye for an eye?. Grammar and reading - номер 4, страница 53.

Условие.

4 Look at sentences 1-3 in the Past Continuous. Match them with descriptions a-c.

1 I was staying with some friends in Ohio.

2 It was 10 o'clock. I was jogging in the park.

3 I was running near the road when I saw some people.

a a description of an action or situation in progress at a specific time

b a description of a temporary situation

c a longer action interrupted by a shorter one

Check it out

Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect
We use the Past Simple: to describe finished actions. to tell the main events in a story in order. I ran forward and pushed through the crowd.
We use the Past Continuous: to describe things which were in progress at a specific time in the past. It was 10 o'clock. I was jogging. for temporary situations/habits. I was staying in Ohio. for longer actions interrupted by shorter ones. I was running when I saw some people.
We use the Past Perfect: to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past. They were doing it because they had stolen a statue.

Mind the trap!

We generally use the Past Simple, not the Past Continuous, to talk about finished actions, even if they lasted for a long time or were repeated.

They spent 45 days in jail. NOT were spending

He planned the robbery for several years. NOT was planning

Решение.

Решение 2.

Посмотрите на предложения 1–3 в Past Continuous. Соотнесите их с описаниями a–c.

Ответ:

1. I was staying with some friends in Ohio. (Я гостил у друзей в Огайо.)

This sentence matches with description b: a description of a temporary situation. (Это предложение соответствует описанию b: описание временной ситуации.)

2. It was 10 o'clock. I was jogging in the park. (Было 10 часов. Я бегал в парке.)

This sentence matches with description a: a description of an action or situation in progress at a specific time. (Это предложение соответствует описанию a: описание действия или ситуации, происходившей в определенный момент времени.)

3. I was running near the road when I saw some people. (Я бежал около дороги, когда увидел несколько человек.)

This sentence matches with description c: a longer action interrupted by a shorter one. (Это предложение соответствует описанию c: более длительное действие, прерванное более коротким.)