Question

Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous
Dear Peter,
I'm writing to tell you about what happened to me last week while I 1) was visiting (visit)
my aunt who lives by the sea. One afternoon 12) (take) her dog for a walk by the
cliffs when/3) (notice) a girl who 4)
(climb) a tree by the edge of the
cliff. As she 5) (hang) there, the branch suddenly 6) (break) and the girl
(fall) over the edge. 18)
(run) to the edge, but although the girl
9) (shout) for help, I 10)
(not/be able to) see her. 111) (think)
about what to do when a man 12) (come) along the cliff path. I 13)
(explain)
what had happened and while he 14) (go) for help I 15) (talk) to the girl.
Well, everything 16) (end) happily. The girl was rescued and her parents 17)
(thank) me by giving me a large bunch of flowers. The story 18)
(be) in the
newspaper too! That's all my news - write and tell me yours soon.
With love,
Lucy
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Answer 1

Hi there!

Cerinta: Treceti verbele din paranteza la Past Simple sau Past Continuous

Dear Peter,

       I'm writing to tell you about what happened to me last week while I 1) was visiting my aunt who lives by the sea. One afternoon I took her dog for a walk by the cliffs when I noticed a girl who was climbing a tree by the edge of the cliff. As she was hanging there, the branch suddenly broke and the girl fell over the edge. I run to the edge, but although the girl was shouting for help, I wasn`t able to see her. I was thinking about what to do when a man came along the cliff path. I explained what had happened and while he was going for help I was talking to the girl.

       Well, everything ended happily. The girl was rescued and her parents

thanked me by giving me a large bunch of flowers. The story was in the

newspaper too! That's all my news - write and tell me yours soon.

With love,

Lucy

EXPLICATIE

Past Simple este un timp verbal care exprima actiuni incepute si incheiate in trecut, al caror moment este precizat. In limba romana , traducem cu perfect compus. (eu am vorbit, tu ai alergat,etc)

Mod de formare:

Afirmativ: Subiect+Verb/-ed sau forma a II-a

Interogativ: Did+Subiect+Verb?

Negativ: Subiect +didn`t+ Verb

Past Continuous exprima actiuni in plina desfasurare in trecut. In limba romana traducem cu imperfect (eu vorbeam, tu alergai,etc)

Mod de formare:

Afirmativ: Subiect+ was/were + Verb-ing

Interogativ: Was/Were + Subiect+ verb-ing?

Negativ: Subiect+ wasn`t/weren`t + Verb-ing

 Atunci cand avem o actiune durativa intrerupta de una non-durativa, trebuie folosite ambele timpuri.

EX. She was sleeping when instarted to rain.

Ea dormea cand a inceput sa ploua.

WHEN + PAST SIMPLE

 Atunci cand ambele actiuni sunt durative, folosim Past Continuous in ambele propozitii.

I was watching TV while my brother was playing.

WHILE+ PAST CONTINUOUS

Succes!