Complete these sentences using the Past Continuous or the Simple Past.
1. When we went out ... 2. Who were you talking to ...? 3. It
was raining ... 4. When I got to the lesson ... 5. I was ringing
the doorbell when ... 6. When I opened the door ... 7. While
Mary was playing the piano ... 8. ... his father was sleeping.
9. When I arrived home ... 10. All day long yesterday ... 11. On
Sunday morning. 12. ... I was resting. 13. While John was
swimming... 15. From 5 till 6 on
friday ... 17. While I was talking to my
friend... 19. ... yesterday morning. 20. I was having tea...
The Hermitage is one of the world's largest museums. It is located in Saint Petersburg. It consists of 5 buildings. The museum's collection houses about 3 million different works of art.From the very beginning the Hermitage was Catherine's II private collection of paintings, but in the time of Nicholas I the Hermitage opened for general public. This happened in 1852.
Эрмитаж является одним из крупнейших музеев мира. Он расположен в Санкт-Петербурге. Он состоит из 5 зданий. Коллекция музея насчитывает около 3 млн. произведений искусства.
С самого начала Эрмитажа Частная коллекция Екатерины II в живописи, но во времена Николая I Эрмитаж был открыт для широкой публики. Это произошло в 1852 году