1.Where you (to be) just now? I (to wait) for you for ten minutes. Let's go to the cinema. We (to be) late. 2. When I (to enter) the house, I (to see) that the old man (to sit) near the fireplace and (to read) the book. He (to sit) there for a long time. 3. What you (to do) now? I (to translate) an interesting story. How long you (to translate) it? I (to work) for seven hours. I (to hope) I (to finish) translating by nine o'clock. 4. The lecture (not yet to begin) and the students (to talk) in the corridor. 5. Last night Beth (to thank) Chris for the lovely flowers which he (to buy) for her. 6.0h, I (to see) he (to stop) smoking. When he (to decide) not to smoke? 7. We (to be) in the forest a week ago. We (to hear) how a wild animal (to cry) out. It (to get) in a tramp. 8. I (to be) nervous at the dentist this morning as it was the first time I (see) him since August 1998. 9. When a child I (not to like) the girl next door. She always (to tease) me and (to fight) with me. 10. Don't worry! You (to see) your children playing in the yard if you (to look) out of the window. 11.When last time you (to see) Tom? Five years ago. l2. I just (to finish) the book which you (to give) me for my birthday.13. Last night he (to see) a light in the neighbors house. 14. My father (to look) tired the day before yesterday. He (to work) at his computer for many hours. 15. She (to be) at the birthday party now. It (to be) the most exciting holiday she ever (to have). 16. You ever (to eat) octopus? Yes, I.... What it (to be) like? It (to taste) nice. 17. Last year my friends (to stay) in my house while I (to be) on holiday. They (to stay) here for three weeks. 18. When I (to come) home my family (to drink) tea in the kitchen.
Ex. 7.3 Translate into English using the correct tense form of the verbs.
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| Simple (Indefinite) | Letters are written every day | The letter was written yesterday | The letter will be written tomorrow | (He said that) the letter would be written the next day |
| Continuous (Progressive) | The letter is being written now | The letter was being written at 5 o'clock yesterday | ||
| Perfect | The letter has been written already | The letter had been written by 5 o'clock yesterday | The letter will have been written by 5 0 clock tomorrow | (He said that) the letter would have been written by 5 o'clock the next day |
Ex. 8.1 Make the following interrogative and negative.
1. All pupils are supplied with textbooks. 2. America was discovered by Columbus. 3. The floor was painted last summer. 4. The shop will be closed at 8 o'clock. 5. The sick man is being operated on. 6. The room is being cleaned now. 7. This metro line was being built at that time. 8. This novel has been translated into Russian. 9. A new business center has been built in our town. 10. The tickets had been sold out by that time.
