Ex 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1. While I TV, the doorbell . (watch/ring)

2. Jack his presentation when the fire alarm . (finish/start)

3. Just as I my front door, a cat inside. (open/run)

4. My mom me while I dinner. (telephone/eat)

5. While I to work, I an accident. (walk/witness)

6. When the mailman , I my exercises. (come/do)
7. When I , my alarm clock . (wake up/ring)

8. Peter me while I on the train. (phone/sit)

9. While I out the window, it to rain. (look/start)

10. As I the building, a police car through the gate.

1. We are always glad to see them. 2. When are they free? — They are free in
the evenings. 3. They are so happy! 4. When are they at home? — They are at
home in the morning. 5. Who is ill? —
Our mothers are. 6. Are you hungry? — No, we aren't. 7. Are your sisters at school? — No, they aren’t.
They aren’t at school. 8. Who is away? — The Petrovs are away. 9. Are we right? —Yes, you are. 10. How are you? — We are quite well, thank you. 11. Are
you tired? — Yes, we are. 12. There are women in the room. 13. Who is
absent? — Ivanov and Petrov are. 14.We are thirsty. 15. They are wrong.

1 – You missed two lectures. What happened? – My mom got sick and I had to care for her. – She's better now? Yes, thank you. She feels much better. 2 – Why didn't you clean the apartment? – I was removed. I wiped the dust and vacuumed the carpets. But I haven't washed the floor. I'll do it now. 3 have You seen Bob today? – Not yet. He already passed the exams? He's already passed the English and Russian deals tomorrow. – If you see him, tell him to call me. 4 – I haven't seen you since the summer. You lost a lot of weight. – I was on a diet for two months. I didn't eat anything except fruits and vegetables, and drinking only juice and milk. 5 – You watched this show? – Not yet. I've been very busy lately. And you watched it? – Yes, I saw him last week. – You liked it? Yeah, I got a lot of fun.