1. Choose the correct option. a. She was cooking / cooked dinner when the guests were arriving / arrived. b. We were watching / watched a movie while it was raining / rained outside. c. He was driving / drove to work when he was seeing / saw the accident. d. They were still sleeping / still slept when the alarm was going / went off. e. What were you thinking / did you think about when I was calling / called you? f. Anna was breaking / broke her phone while she was running / ran to catch the bus. g. I was reading / read a book and then I was going / went to bed. h. He was walking / walked home when he was hearing / heard someone shout. i. While you were talking / talked to Mary, who was standing / stood next to you? j. Carla was having / had breakfast when the phone was ringing / rang.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильный вариант.

1. She was cooking dinner when the guests arrived. (Она готовила ужин, когда пришли гости.)
2. We were watching a movie while it was raining outside. (Мы смотрели фильм, пока на улице шёл дождь.)
3. He was driving to work when he saw the accident. (Он ехал на работу, когда увидел аварию.)
4. They were still sleeping when the alarm went off. (Они всё ещё спали, когда сработал будильник.)
5. What were you thinking about when I called you? (О чём ты думал, когда я тебе позвонил?)
6. Anna broke her phone while she was running to catch the bus. (Анна сломала телефон, пока бежала, чтобы успеть на автобус.)
7. I read a book and then I went to bed. (Я почитал книгу, а потом пошёл спать.)
8. He was walking home when he heard someone shout. (Он шёл домой, когда услышал, как кто-то крикнул.)
9. While you were talking to Mary, who was standing next to you? (Пока ты разговаривал с Мэри, кто стоял рядом с тобой?)
10. Carla was having breakfast when the phone rang. (Карла завтракала, когда зазвонил телефон.)

Past Continuous обозначает длительное действие, на фоне которого происходит короткое событие в Past Simple. Слово while обычно вводит длительное действие; when часто вводит короткое событие.