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30.03.2021 14:18 •  Английский язык

Find eight mistakes with past forms and correct them. 1 Lady Jane Grey used to be Queen of England for only nine days in 1553. 2 What were the children doing while their mother was visiting her sister in the hospital?
3 The huge liners doing the journey from Europe to the United States would be extremely comfortable for the first class passengers but those travelling in steerage suffered appalling conditions.
4 The victim was talking on her mobile phone while her attacker struck from behind.
5 Mary didn’t join us yesterday evening because she expected a phone call from her son in Australia.
6 Before printing and literacy became widespread, people would get news from the town crier, who would shout out anything newsworthy for the whole town to hear.
7 I’m sure that children didn’t use to being to undisciplined when we were at school!
8 The fox cubs were coming into our garden several times during the spring to try to get our chickens.
9 Gerald wasn’t used to having such dark hair - don’t you think he’s coloured it?
10 Sorry I’m late. I was expecting to catch the early train but I got held up in traffic on the way to the station.
11 Would your mother work when you were a child or did she stay at home?
12 I found it really difficult when I got the job on the early news programme as I really wasn’t used to getting up at five o’clock in the morning!