Put the verbs in brackets into the past
simple or the past continuous.
1 A: When did the tsunami hit (the tsunami
hit) the coast?
B: At 6:42 this morning. Most people
(still/sleep) in their beds at that time.
2 A: What
(happen
to Douglas last weekend?
B: He
(walk) in
the mountains when he
(see) an avalanche. He
(call) the emergency services. They
(arrive)
quickly and
(rescue) three people.
3 A: What
(you/do) at 10 o'clock last night when
the hurricane hit?
B: I (do) my homework
and my brother Ben
(read) a book​

1. Youth employment is thought to be low in Germany because education is subsidized by the state. <br />2. Government spending cuts are considered to be necessary in order to cut taxes.<br />3. Workers in poor countries are believed to be much less productive as a result of bad working conditions.<br />4. 16 percent of world population living in the industrial countries is said to receive nearly 80 percent of the world income. <br />5. Public goods are known to be paid for out of general taxation.

1.  Climbing up the tree, the little boy tore his trousers.

  P1 обстоятельство времени

 

2. Being unable to sleep, she took a couple of sleeping pills.

P1 обстоятельство причины

 

3. The programme finished, they went to bed

P2 обстоятельство времени

 

4. Jack almost dropped the bag on which he had been writing.

NOT POSSIBLE

 

5.  Excited by his words, Eliza moved along the street

P2 обстоятельство причины

 

6.  Taking off his old shirt, he put on a new one.

 Having taken off his old shirt, he put on a new one.

P1 обстоятельство времени; 2 правильных варианта