Привет! С удовольствием помогу тебе с этим упражнением. Здесь нужно внимательно посмотреть на каждое предложение, найти слова-подсказки (например, "yesterday" - вчера, "now" - сейчас, "at 5 o'clock" - в 5 часов) и определить, какое время нужно использовать. Давай разбираться по порядку!
**Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в одном из следующих времен: Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous.**
1. Nina (to celebrate) her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there (to be) many flowers in it. When I (to come) in, somebody (to play) the piano, two or three pairs (to dance).
* **Nina celebrated her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there were many flowers in it. When I came in, somebody was playing the piano, two or three pairs were dancing.**
* Перевод: Нина праздновала свой день рождения вчера. Её комната выглядела красиво, в ней было много цветов. Когда я вошел, кто-то играл на пианино, две или три пары танцевали.
2. Listen! Somebody (to play) the piano.
* **Listen! Somebody is playing the piano.**
* Перевод: Послушай! Кто-то играет на пианино.
3. I (to like) music very much.
* **I like music very much.**
* Перевод: Мне очень нравится музыка.
4. When I (to look) out of the window, it (to rain) heavily and people (to hurry) along the streets.
* **When I looked out of the window, it was raining heavily and people were hurrying along the streets.**
* Перевод: Когда я выглянул в окно, шел сильный дождь, и люди спешили по улицам.
5. What you (to do) at seven o'clock yesterday? --- I (to have) supper.
* **What were you doing at seven o'clock yesterday? --- I was having supper.**
* Перевод: Что ты делал вчера в семь часов? --- Я ужинал.
6. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that all my family (to sit) round the table. Father (to read) a letter from my uncle who (to live) in Kiev.
* **When I came home yesterday, I saw that all my family was sitting round the table. Father was reading a letter from my uncle who lived in Kiev.**
* Перевод: Когда я пришел домой вчера, я увидел, что вся моя семья сидела за столом. Отец читал письмо от моего дяди, который жил в Киеве.
7. Where you (to be) yesterday? --- I (to be) at home the whole day. --- How strange. I (to ring) you up at two o'clock, but nobody (to answer). --- Oh, I (to be) in the garden. I (to read) your book and (not to hear) the telephone.
* **Where were you yesterday? --- I was at home the whole day. --- How strange. I rang you up at two o'clock, but nobody answered. --- Oh, I was in the garden. I was reading your book and did not hear the telephone.**
* Перевод: Где ты был вчера? --- Я был дома весь день. --- Как странно. Я позвонил тебе в два часа, но никто не ответил. --- О, я был в саду. Я читал твою книгу и не слышал телефона.
8. What you (to do) at five o'clock yesterday? --- I (to work) in the library. --- I (to be) there, too, but I (not to see) you.
* **What were you doing at five o'clock yesterday? --- I was working in the library. --- I was there, too, but I did not see you.**
* Перевод: Что ты делал вчера в пять часов? --- Я работал в библиотеке. --- Я тоже был там, но не видел тебя.
9. Yesterday I (to work) at my English from five till seven.
* **Yesterday I was working at my English from five till seven.**
* Перевод: Вчера я занимался английским с пяти до семи.
10. It (to rain) the whole day yesterday.
* **It was raining the whole day yesterday.**
* Перевод: Вчера весь день шел дождь.
11. Where your sister (to be) now? --- She (to be) in her room. She (to do) her homework.
* **Where is your sister now? --- She is in her room. She is doing her homework.**
* Перевод: Где сейчас твоя сестра? --- Она в своей комнате. Она делает уроки.