Question

Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Emily : What's that on your desk? It (1) ....... ( not be ) Ben: This? It (2) ...(be) a telephone. (not be) there last week. Emily : But it's got a cable and there (3)... (not be) any buttons!Ben: I know. There (4) ....(not be)any phones without cables in the past and there (5).. (be) a dial on the phone, not buttons. Emily : Great! Ben: There (6) (be) also an old remote control in the box. My dad says he (7).. (watch) a lot of TV when he (8) ...(be) young. He remembers the day the remote control (9) ...(arrive). He (10)... (change) the channel every five seconds until his dad (11).. (shout) at him. His dad (12) (be) really angry. Emily : I can imagine! Помагите

Answer 1

Emily : What's that on your desk? It (1) ...was.... ( not ) there.
Ben: This? It (2) ...(is) a telephone. (It was not) there last week.
Emily : But it's got a cable and there (3)... (are not ) any buttons!
Ben: I know. There (4) ....(were not ) any phones without cables in the past and there (5).. (is) a dial on the phone, not buttons.
Emily : Great!
Ben: There (6) (is) also an old remote control in the box. My dad says he (7).. (watched) a lot of TV when he (8) ...(was) young. He remembers the day the remote control (9) ...(arrived). He (10)... (changed) the channel every five seconds until his dad (11).. (shouted) at him. His dad (12) (was) really angry.

Answer 2

Emily: What's that on your desk? It (1) isn't (not be).

Ben: This? It (2) is (be) a telephone. (It) wasn't (not be) there last week.

Emily: But it's got a cable, and there (3) aren't (not be) any buttons!

Ben: I know. There (4) weren't (not be) any phones without cables in the past, and there (5) was (be) a dial on the phone, not buttons.

Emily: Great!

Ben: There (6) is (be) also an old remote control in the box. My dad says he (7) used to watch (watch) a lot of TV when he (8) was (be) young. He remembers the day the remote control (9) arrived (arrive). He (10) would change (change) the channel every five seconds until his dad (11) shouted (shout) at him. His dad (12) was (be) really angry.

Emily: I can imagine!