Complete the text with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. It was a cold, dark evening. The snow was falling (fall) fast and an icy wind -(blow). As Rick 3- - (walk) home along the empty street, he 4- (see) a strange flash of light in the distance. He S- - (stop). 'Maybe it was just my imagination,' he thought. Then, suddenly, the light 6- - (flash) again. As he was watching it, he ' (hear) a shout in the distance. 'Help me! Please, someone, help me!' He " - (run) towards the light when something hit his head. Rick °- - (fall) onto the snow. A car door opened and a man . - (step) out in front of him …

Давай разберем предложенные глаголы и заполним текст правильными формами в прошедшем простом (past simple) и прошедшем продолжительном (past continuous) времени. ### Текст с правильными формами глаголов 1. **fall** – **was falling** "The snow **was falling** fast and an icy wind..." 2. **blow** – **was blowing** "...and an icy wind **was blowing**." 3. **walk** – **was walking** "As Rick **was walking** home along the empty street,..." 4. **see** – **saw** "...he **saw** a strange flash of light in the distance." 5. **stop** – **stopped** "He **stopped**." 6. **flash** – **flashed** "Then, suddenly, the light **flashed** again." 7. **hear** – **heard** "As he was watching it, he **heard** a shout in the distance." 8. **run** – **was running** "He **was running** towards the light when something hit his head." 9. **fall** – **fell** "Rick **fell** onto the snow." 10. **step** – **stepped** "A car door opened and a man **stepped** out in front of him…" ### Полный текст со вставками "It was a cold, dark evening. The snow **was falling** fast and an icy wind **was blowing**. As Rick **was walking** home along the empty street, he **saw** a strange flash of light in the distance. He **stopped**. 'Maybe it was just my imagination,' he thought. Then, suddenly, the light **flashed** again. As he was watching it, he **heard** a shout in the distance. 'Help me! Please, someone, help me!' He **was running** towards the light when something hit his head. Rick **fell** onto the snow. A car door opened and a man **stepped** out in front of him …" ### Объяснение использования времен 1. **Прошедшее продолжительное время (was/were + глагол с -ing)** используется для описания действия, которое происходило в определенный момент в прошлом, в данном случае — обстановка вечера и действия Рика, когда он был в движении или наблюдал. 2. **Прошедшее простое время** используется для действий, которые происходили и закончились в прошлом, как, например, когда Рик "увидел" свет или "остановился". Если у тебя есть какие-то дополнительные вопросы или нужна помощь с другими заданиями, дай знать!