Past Simple and Past Continuous #2

In 2005, three young men, Chad Hurley, Steve Chan and Jawed Karim, .... (establish) the company "YouTube".

The men ... (meet) while they ... (work) at another Internet company.

.... (founders of YouTube/sell) their project to Google in 2006?

• Did founders of YouTube sell

• Founders of YouTube sold

• Were founders of Youtube selling

• Have founders of Youtube sold

What (you/do) yesterday at 2 a.m.?

• did you do

• did do

• were you doing

• have you done

Lucy ... (break) her arm last week. It ... (happen) when she ... (paint) her room.

I ... (come) home, ... (take) off my jacket, ... (wash) my hands and ... (go) to cook dinner.

• came, took, washed, went

• come, took, was washing, went

• was coming, was taking, was washing, was going

• come, take, wash, go

Answer explanation

В этом примере действия происходят по цепочке, друг за другом (я пришёл, снял куртку, помыл руки и пошёл готовить ужин, т.е действия шли по очереди, как звенья в цепи), поэтому это past simple.

I .... (watch) a movie while my mom ... (cook) dinner.

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Answer explanation

В примере действия происходят в прошлом в одно и то же время, т.е параллельно, поэтому это past continuous.

Yesterday Sue ... (walk) along the road when she ... (meet) James. He ... (go) to the station to catch a train and he ... (carry) a bag. They ... (stop) to talk a few minutes.

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Answer explanation

Здесь самый классический пример того, как длительное действие в прошлом прерывается каким-то другим действием (Сью куда-то шла, т.е это действие началось до того, как она встретила Джеймса и именно встреча с Джеймсом прервала начальное действие).

... (you/go) to the concert yesterday?

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What ... (cats/sell) at three o'clock yesterday?