Составить предложения из 2 частей.

[Inga Meresina]

Проверьте пожалуйста! Тут нужно составить предложения из 2 частей, при этом соблюсти правила грамматики.В первом образце два коротких кусочка, во втором-полное предложение составленное из кусочков.
1.The children returned from school.Mother cooked dinner.
1.When the children returned from school, mother was cooking dinner.
2.We listened to the text.We went to the lab to have our speech recorded.
2.After we  listened to the text, we have gone to the lab and have recorded our speech.
3.They went for a walk. It stopped raining.
3.When they were going for a walk, it stopped raining.
4.I waited.She did the room.
4.While I was waiting, she was doing the room.
5.The children fell asleep.The parents came back from the  pictures.
5.When the parents came back from the pictures, the children were falling asleep.
6.The teacher  explained  the new material.She gave us an exercise to prepare.
6.After the teacher  had explained the new material, she gave us an exercise to prepare.
7.I came home.It grew dark.
7.While I was coming home, it was growing dark.
8.Nick  left for school.Nelly got down to tidying up the flat.
8.After Nick  had left for school,  Nelly got down to tidying up the flat.
9.He waited.His wife laid the table for dinner.
9.He had been waiting until his wife laid the table for dinner.
10.Barbara cleaned the windows. Michael sealed  them up.
10.After Barbara had  cleaned the windows, Michael sealed them up.
11.Stan read these books.He became more proficient in the subject.
11.After  Stan had read these books, he became more proficient in the subject.

[Gibsonmpgu]

1.When the children returned came back home from after school, their mother was cooking dinner.
2.After we  listened to the text, we have gone to the lab and have recorded our speech. - Инга, вы знаете, зачем в английском Present Perfect?
3.When they were going for a walk, it stopped raining. - Переведите - м.б. станет понятнее, что к чему.
5.When the parents came back from the pictures, the children were falling asleep. - см. комментарий к 3.
7.While I was coming home, it was growing dark. - см. предыдущие два №№
9.He had been waiting until his wife laid the table for dinner. - я бы другое время в обеих частях использовал.

У вас часто английское предложение не получается, потому что смысл русского "ползёт". Такое впечатление, что вы сразу делаете по-английски и даже не пытаетесь понять, что по-русски в итоге получилось?

[Inga Meresina]

1.When the children  came back home  after school, their mother was cooking dinner.
2.After we  listened to the text...-я не могу понять исходное предложение)) Перфект нужен чтобы показать законченность действия.
3.While they were going for a walk, it stopped raining.- Пока они гуляли, дождь прекратился.
5.While the parents were coming back from the pictures, the children  fell asleep.- Пока родители возвращались домой, дети заснули.
7.Untill I came home, it had grown dark.До того, как я приехал домой, стало темно.
9.He was waiting while his wife was laying the table for dinner.

[Gibsonmpgu]

2.After we  listened to the text...-я не могу понять исходное предложение)) - а буквально?
Перфект нужен чтобы показать законченность действия. - по отношению к какому времени?
3.While they were going out (for a walk), it stopped raining.- Пока они гуляли, дождь прекратился.
5.While the parents were coming back from the pictures (куда делось?), the children  fell asleep.- Пока родители возвращались домой, дети заснули. - когда?
7.Untill I came home, it had grown dark.До того, как я приехал домой, стало темно. - В вашей версии - Before ...

[Inga Meresina]

2.We listened to the text.We went to the lab to have our speech recorded.Мы слушали текст.Мы пошли в лабораторию что бы записать нашу речь

Перфект нужен чтобы показать законченность действия. - по отношению к какому времени?

к настоящему

3.While they were out (for a walk), it stopped raining.- Пока они гуляли, дождь прекратился.

а нельзя как-нибудь исходную структуру  c go  сохранить?
5.Before the parents came back from the pictures, the children had fallen asleep.так?
7.Before I came home, it had grown dark.

[Gibsonmpgu]

а нельзя как-нибудь исходную структуру  c go  сохранить?

Насколько я понимаю, у вас в учебнике to go for a walk? Я же не могу с вашим учебником в убедительности соревноваться ...

[Inga Meresina]

спасибо.Остальное правильно?

[Inga Meresina]

[Inga Meresina]

2.After we had  listened to the text, we went to the lab and recorded our speech.

[Gibsonmpgu]

Кстати, с оборотом "to have our speech recorded" было более чем удачно сказано.

[Inga Meresina]

так мне переработать это предложение надо.