Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous Tense. Policeman: What ... you ... (to do) when the robbers ... (to break) into the bank? Cashier: I ... (to count) money for a client when I ... (to see) a gun pointed into my face and ... (to understand) that it ... (to be) a robbery. P: What ... the robbers ... (to tell) you to do? C: They ... (to tell) me to put all the money into their bag. P: What... the other people ... (to do) at that time? C: The robbers ... (to order) all the people to lie down and to keep silent. So they ... (to lie) on the floor. P: What... the robbers ... (to wear)? C: They ... (to wear) dark shirts and black masks. P: ... you ... (to notice) anything special in the behaviour of the robbers or in their manner of speech? C: Nothing special. They ... (not to speak) to each other and ... (not to call) any names. Oh! I ... (to notice) a scar on the hand of one of the robbers. The scar ... (to be) long and deep. P: How long ... the robbers (to be) in the bank? C: They ... (to spend) here just a few minutes. They ... (to take) the bag with the money and ... (to leave) through the front door. I think a car ... (to wait) for them outside. P: Thank you for your help.

Ответ (EN):

1. Policeman: What were you doing when the robbers broke into the bank?
2. Cashier: I was counting money for a client when I saw a gun pointed into my face and understood that it was a robbery.
3. P: What did the robbers tell you to do?
4. C: They told me to put all the money into their bag.
5. P: What were the other people doing at that time?
6. C: The robbers ordered all the people to lie down and to keep silent. So they lay on the floor.
7. P: What did the robbers wear?
8. C: They wore dark shirts and black masks.
9. P: Did you notice anything special in the behaviour of the robbers or in their manner of speech?
10. C: Nothing special. They didn't speak to each other and didn't call any names. Oh! I noticed a scar on the hand of one of the robbers. The scar was long and deep.
11. P: How long were the robbers being in the bank?
12. C: They spent here just a few minutes. They took the bag with the money and left through the front door. I think a car was waiting for them outside.
13. P: Thank you for your help.

Перевод (RU):

1. Полицейский: Что вы делали, когда грабители ворвались в банк?
2. Кассир: Я считал деньги для клиента, когда увидел пистолет, направленный мне в лицо, и понял, что это было ограбление.
3. П: Что грабители сказали вам делать?
4. К: Они сказали мне положить все деньги в их сумку.
5. П: Что делали остальные люди в это время?
6. К: Грабители приказали всем людям лечь и молчать. Поэтому они лежали на полу.
7. П: Что было надето на грабителях?
8. К: На них были надеты темные рубашки и черные маски.
9. П: Заметили ли вы что-нибудь особенное в поведении грабителей или в их манере речи?
10. К: Ничего особенного. Они не разговаривали друг с другом и не называли никаких имен. О! Я заметил шрам на руке одного из грабителей. Шрам был длинным и глубоким.
11. П: Как долго грабители находились в банке?
12. К: Они провели здесь всего несколько минут. Они взяли сумку с деньгами и вышли через парадную дверь. Думаю, снаружи их ждала машина.
13. П: Спасибо за вашу помощь.