Ex. 68. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Simple Past or Past Continuous.
1. They (to translate) … a difficult text yesterday. 2. I (to open) … the window at six o’clock yesterday. 3. You (to go) … to the cinema yesterday? 4. I (not to see) … Mike last week. 5. When I (to open) … the door, my friends (to sit) … around the table. 6. When you (to begin) … doing your homework yesterday? 7. We (to discuss) … the latest news from three till four yesterday. 8. When I (to read) … the newspaper yesterday, I (to find) … an interesting article on UFOs. 9. Lily (to sweep) … the floor on Sunday. 10. Margo (to sweep) … the floor from eleven till twelve on Sunday. 11. They (to go) … to the wood last Sunday. 12. They (to go) … to the wood last Sunday? 13. When they (to sail) … down the river, they (to see) … a little island. 14. We (to work) … the whole morning yesterday. 15. Mother (to cook) … dinner at three o’clock yester-36 day. 16. She (to finish) … cooking diner at four o’clock yesterday. 17. At half past four yesterday we (to have) … dinner. 18. “You (to watch) … TV yesterday?” “Yes, we (to watch) … TV the whole evening yesterday.” 19. When you (to go) … to bed yesterday? 20. At half past ten yesterday I (to sleep) … . 21. When I (to come) … home from school yesterday, my little brother (to sit) … on the floor with all his toys around him. He (to play) … with them. I (to tell) … him to put his toys into his box as he (to make) … too much noise.

were translating, opened, did you go, didnt see, opened, were sitting, did you begin, discussed, was reading, found, was sweeping, swept, went, did they go, were sailing, saw, were working, cooked, finished, were having, did you watch, were watching, did you go, was sleeping, came, was sitting, was playing, told, was making