Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense. 1 Yuri … (work) on his computer for two hours before it … (break down). 2 I … (mop) the floor while my brother was cutting the grass. 3 … (you/sleep) when the earthquake … (happen)? 4 This time last week, I … (fly) to Paris. 5 Sam was really happy because he … (pass) 6 all his exams. Sarah … (clean) the house by the time her parents … (come) back. 7 James … (wait) for a while and then … (open) the door to see who … (make) that strange noise. 8 Marion … (not/go) shopping because she … (spend) the morning with her little brother that day. указать время

Here are the sentences with the verbs in brackets correctly put into the past tense: 1. Yuri **had been working** on his computer for two hours before it **broke down**. 2. I **was mopping** the floor while my brother was cutting the grass. 3. **Were you sleeping** when the earthquake **happened**? 4. This time last week, I **was flying** to Paris. 5. Sam was really happy because he **had passed** all his exams. 6. Sarah **had cleaned** the house by the time her parents **came** back. 7. James **waited** for a while and then **opened** the door to see who **had made** that strange noise. 8. Marion **did not go** shopping because she **had spent** the morning with her little brother that day. ### Tenses Used: - Past continuous: used for ongoing actions in the past (e.g., was mopping). - Past simple: used for completed actions in the past (e.g., broke down, happened). - Past perfect: used for actions completed before another past action (e.g., had been working, had passed).