Question

III. Choose the correct variant. 1. He said that he ... her for several years. a) had known b) knew c) know 2. She said that she ... home early. a) will be b) would be c) will being 3. Father said that they ... television when they heard the news. a) were watching b) had been watching c) watched 4. Yesterday the teacher told us that the sun ... rather a small star, a) was b) is c) has been 5. Peter meant that he .... what the word. a) doesn’t know b) hasn’t known c) didn’t know 6. Nobody knew where he ... all those years. a) had been b) have been c) was 7. I thought that they ... in a month. a) would return b) will return c) return 8. She didn’t know that she... at 6 o’clock yesterday. a) was crying b) cried c) has been crying 9. I thought they ... to him. a) were listening b) listened c) have been listening 10. Jerry believed that Sally ... the book since Monday, but she had read only fifty pages so far. a) had read b) had been reading c) was reading IV. Write the missing forms of the verbs.​

Answer 1

had known.

would be.

were watching.

was

didn't know.

had been.

would return.

was crying.

they were listening...

had been reading

Answer 2

III. Choose the correct variant:

1. He said that he had known her for several years. (a)
2. She said that she would be home early. (b)
3. Father said that they were watching television when they heard the news. (a)
4. Yesterday the teacher told us that the sun is rather a small star. (b)
5. Peter meant that he didn’t know what the word. (a)
6. Nobody knew where he had been all those years. (a)
7. I thought that they would return in a month. (a)
8. She didn’t know that she was crying at 6 o’clock yesterday. (a)
9. I thought they were listening to him. (a)
10. Jerry believed that Sally had been reading the book since Monday, but she had read only fifty pages so far. (b)

IV. Write the missing forms of the verbs:

1. know - known
2. be - been
3. watch - watched
4. be - was
5. not know - didn't know
6. be - been
7. return - returned
8. cry - cried
9. listen - were listening
10. read - had read