Question

Exercise 16. Use any appropriate tense for the verbs in parentheses. 1. My grandfather ______________________ (fly, never) in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so. 2. Jane isn't here yet. I _______________________ (wait) for her since noon, but she still _________________. (arrive, not) 3. In all the world, there _____________________________ (be) only 14 mountains that _________________ (reach) above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet). 4. I have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so I think I'd better go to bed. But let me say good-bye now because I won't see you in the morning. I _____________ (leave, already) by the time you ________________ (get) up. 5. Right now we ______________________________ (have) a heat wave. The temperature ____________ (be) in the upper 90's for the last six days. 6. Last night I _____________________ (go) to a party. When I _______________ (get) there, the room was full of people. Some of them _________________ (dance) and others _________________ (talk). One young woman _____________________ (stand) by herself. I ___________________ (meet, never) her, so I _______________________________ (introduce) myself to her. 7. About three yesterday afternoon, Jessica _______________ (lie) in bed reading a book. Suddenly she ______________________ (hear) loud noise and ___________ (get) up to see what it was. She _____________________ (look) out the window. A truck __________________________ (back, just) into her new car! 8. Next month I have a week's vacation. I _________________ (plan) to take a trip. First, I _________________ (go) to Madison, Wisconsin, to visit my brother. After I ________________ (leave) Madison, I ________________ (go) to Chicago to see a friend who _________________ (study) at a university there. She ______________________ (live) in Chicago for three years, so she ___________________ (know) her way around the city. She _____________________ (promise) to take me to many interesting places. I ________________ (be, never) in Chicago, so I ___________________ (look) forward to going there. 9. Yesterday while I ______________________ (sit) in class, I __________________ (get) the hiccups. The person who ______________________(sit) next to me told me to hold my breath. I _________________ (try) that, but it didn't work. The instructor______________________ (lecture) and I didn't want to interrupt him, so I just sat there trying to hiccup quietly. Finally, after I __________________ (hiccup) for almost five minutes, I _________________________ (raise) my hand and ___________________ (excuse) myself from the class to go get a drink of water. 10. The weather has been terrible lately. It ______________________ (rain) off and on for two days, and the temperature _______________ (drop) at least twenty degrees. It____________________ (be) in the low 40's right now. Just three days ago, the sun _________________________ (shine) and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly _________________________ (change) quickly here. I never know what to expect. Who knows? When I _____________________________ (wake) up tomorrow morning, maybe it ____________________________ (snow)

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. My grandfather never flew in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

2. jane isn't here yet. I waited for her since noon, but she still hasn't arrived.

3. In all the world there was only 14 mountains that reach above 8,000 meters926,247 feet).

4. I have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so I think I'd better go to bed. But let me say good-bye now because I won't see you in the morning. I will be already gone when you will get up.

5. Right now we're having a heatwave. The temperature will be in the upper 90's for the last six days.

6. Last night I went to a party. When I got there, the room was full of people. Some of them danced and others talked. One young woman stood by herself. I never met her, so I introduced myself to her.

7. About three yesterday afternoon, Jessica laid in bed reading a book. Suddenly she heard a loud noise and got up to see what it was. She looked out the window. A truck just backed into her new car!

8. Next month I have a week's vacation. I'm planning to take a trip. First, I will go to Madison, Wisconsin, to visit my brother. After I leave Madison, I will go to Chicago to see a friend who studies at a university. She lived in Chicago for three years, so she knows her way around the city. She promised to take me to many interesting places. I never was in Chicago, so I'm looking forward to going there.

9. Yesterday while I was sitting in class, I got the hiccups. The person who sat next told me told me to hold my breath. I tried that, but it didn't work. The instructor was lecturing and  I didn't want to interrupt him, so I just sat there trying to hiccup quietly. Finally, after I hiccuped for almost five minutes, I raised my hand and excused myself from the class to go get a drink of water.

10.  The weather has been terrible lately. It was raining off and on for two

days, and the temperature dropped at least twenty degrees. It was in the low 40's right now. Just three days ago, the sun was shining and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly changed quickly here. I never know what to expect. Who knows? When I will wake up tomorrow morning, maybe it would be snowing.

Answer 2

1. My grandfather has never flown in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so. 2. Jane isn't here yet. I have been waiting for her since noon, but she still hasn't arrived. 3. In all the world, there are only 14 mountains that reach above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet). 4. I have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so I think I'd better go to bed. But let me say good-bye now because I will have already left by the time you get up. 5. Right now we are having a heat wave. The temperature has been in the upper 90's for the last six days. 6. Last night I went to a party. When I got there, the room was full of people. Some of them were dancing and others were talking. One young woman was standing by herself. I had never met her, so I introduced myself to her. 7. About three yesterday afternoon, Jessica was lying in bed reading a book. Suddenly she heard a loud noise and got up to see what it was. She looked out the window. A truck had just backed into her new car! 8. Next month I have a week's vacation. I plan to take a trip. First, I will go to Madison, Wisconsin, to visit my brother. After I leave Madison, I will go to Chicago to see a friend who is studying at a university there. She has been living in Chicago for three years, so she knows her way around the city. She has promised to take me to many interesting places. I have never been in Chicago, so I am looking forward to going there. 9. Yesterday while I was sitting in class, I got the hiccups. The person who was sitting next to me told me to hold my breath. I tried that, but it didn't work. The instructor was lecturing and I didn't want to interrupt him, so I just sat there trying to hiccup quietly. Finally, after I had been hiccuping for almost five minutes, I raised my hand and excused myself from the class to go get a drink of water. 10. The weather has been terrible lately. It has been raining off and on for two days, and the temperature has dropped at least twenty degrees. It is in the low 40's right now. Just three days ago, the sun was shining and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly changes quickly here. I never know what to expect. Who knows? When I wake up tomorrow, it might be snowing.