Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous Tense. 1) The workers... (to unload) the equipment from 4 till 7 o'clock yesterday. 2) While Alex ... (to paint) the floor in the bedroom, Amanda ... (to wash) the window in the living room. 3) We (to drive) towards Manchester when it ... (to start) snowing. 4) Margaret ... (not to hear) the doorbell because she ... (to dry) her hair with the hairdrier at that time. 5) Victor (to open) the fridge, ... (to take) a bottle and ... (to pour) some milk into the glass. 6) What... you ... (to discuss) when we ... (to come) in? - Den ... (to talk) about his trip to the village. 7) Whose caryou ... (to repair) all the day yesterday? - It (to be) my cousin's car. He ... (to have) an accident three days ago and ... (to ask) me to help him. 8) Who ... Colin ... (to look) for in the cinema hall yesterday? - He ... (to look) for his girlfriend. 9) WhereEddy ... (to walk) when he ... (to see) the accident? - He (to hurry) to the metro. 10) What exactly ... (to happen) when the police ... (to arrive) yesterday? - Some men ... (to break) into the jewellery shop. They ... (just to try) to escape when the police ... (to arrive).
Every man has his own preferences – «tasted differ». Each of us is carried away by occupations that we choose according to our wishes. Some people like going for sports, but some doesn’t. Someone would love to embroider, someone considers embroidery tedious and boring.
For example, I love collecting various trinkets and souvenirs. This activity is very fascinating for me and I am delighted with it. I love to write poetry, draw and read. Most of all I love to read detective stories.
My cousin hates sitting at home. She likes active lifestyle much more. Recently she has taken up playing tennis. In general, in her spare moments she is not averse to sing some foreign song in French. She adores the French language, traditions and customs of the Frenchmen. In the future, she plans to pay a visit to France and call on her aunt, who has been living there for already 10 years .
My elder brother is crazy about cars. He collects old cars, restoring them to his style. In addition, he is a very athletic guy. He goes to the gym three times a week and does exercises for 2-3 hours there. As for me, I hate sports. For my part mental exercises are more important than physical ones. But my brother thinks otherwise. He holds the opinion: «A sound mind in a sound body».