Question

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. When I______(come), Dora______(write) a letter. She______(write) it since she______(get) home from class. 2. He noticed that Heidi ____________ (wear) a new dress: a simple thing of deep blue. 3. Do you have any Kleenex? Quick! I__________ (sneeze)! 4. Excuse me, how__________(I/get) from here to London Bridge?- I dont know but I______ (ask) the policeman. 5. Take your umbrella. It_______(start) to rain. 6. What_______(you/do)?_______(fit) the new blind. - It________(appear) that it_______(not fit) the window. 7. I__________(not hear) from her since the day she________(leave) 8. When I_________(turn) the key, the car________(not start). I__________(leave) the headlights on and the battery_______(go) flat (аккумулятор сел). 9. He decided to wait till he__________(talk) to the man himself. 10._________ (lose) my glasses._________(you/see) them? - No. Where________(you/put) them? 11. He promised he___________ (be) home by 5 and________(pack) everything by the time I__________(come) back. 12. Wait for me until I_________(get) back. I dont know when I___________(come), but as soon as I__________(get) here, I________(tell) you everything. 13. From the minute he got up this morning, Gary_________(ask) silly questions! 14. Harry____________ (look) very untidy! He_________(wear) dirty jeans all the time! 15. He told me he_________(not hear) of her since the day she___________(walk) out of their office. 16. The policeman enquired if any of us______________(actually see) the accident. 17. I___________(go) to the gym tonight. - Well, while you________(be) there, I_________(do) the shopping. 18. I___________(wait) for the shop to open. - But it___________(open) at 9.00 and its only 8.15 19. I understood they already_________ (know) about my failure. 20. The guide asked if we____________(want) to see the cathedral.

Answer 1

1. came; had been writing; has been writing; got

2. was wearing

3. am sneezing

4. can I get; would ask

5. is starting

6. are you doing?; am fitting; appeared; didn`t fit

7. haven`t heard; left

8. turned; didn`t start; left; went

9. talks

10. have lost; Have you seen; did you put

11. would be; would pack (или оставить pack); come back

12. get; will come; get; will tell

13. has been asking

14. looks; wears

15. hadn`t heard; walked

16. had actulally seen

17. am going; are; will be doing

18. am waiting; opens

19. had already known

20. wanted

Answer 2

1. When I came, Dora had been writing a letter. She had been writing it since she got home from class.
2. He noticed that Heidi was wearing a new dress: a simple thing of deep blue.
3. Do you have any Kleenex? Quick! I am going to sneeze!
4. Excuse me, how do I get from here to London Bridge? - I don't know but I will ask the policeman.
5. Take your umbrella. It is starting to rain.
6. What are you doing? I am fitting the new blind. - It appears that it does not fit the window.
7. I have not heard from her since the day she left.
8. When I turned the key, the car did not start. I had left the headlights on and the battery went flat.
9. He decided to wait till he talked to the man himself.
10. I have lost my glasses. Have you seen them? - No. Where did you put them?
11. He promised he would be home by 5 and would have packed everything by the time I came back.
12. Wait for me until I get back. I don't know when I will come, but as soon as I get here, I will tell you everything.
13. From the minute he got up this morning, Gary has been asking silly questions!
14. Harry looks very untidy! He is wearing dirty jeans all the time!
15. He told me he had not heard of her since the day she walked out of their office.
16. The policeman enquired if any of us had actually seen the accident.
17. I am going to the gym tonight. - Well, while you are there, I will do the shopping.
18. I am waiting for the shop to open. - But it opens at 9.00 and it's only 8.15.
19. I understood they had already known about my failure.
20. The guide asked if we wanted to see the cathedral.