Question

VII. Use the correct tenses: 1. - Hello, John. Where you (to go)? -1 (to hurry) to the Institute, I am afraid the lessons already (to begin). - When your lessons (to begin)? - They (to begin) at 9. 2. - Where (to be) your sister9 - She (to do) her lessons in that room. She already (to learn) the rules. And now she (to write) the exercises. - She always (to do) her lessons after dinner? - Yes. she always (to do) her lessons before she (to go) to the garden to play. 3. It is 6 o'clock. Victor (to enter) the club. His friends already (to come). Some of them (to read) books, others (to play) chess or (to talk). 4. "When I (to enter) the kitchen. I saw that my mother (to wash up). I (to begin) to help her. 5. - The students (to be) in the classroom? - No. They already (to write) the dictation. - Where they (to be)? - They (to go) to the cafe. 6. - Helen, I (to ring) you up at 2 o'clock yesterday, but you (to be) out. - I (to be) at the Institute at this time. You see, I usually (to work) at the library after classes. Yesterday I (to work) there from 2 till 4. 7. Ann (to graduate) from the University 2 years ago, and now she (to work) as a teacher at one of the schools of our city.

Answer 1

1) are you going; I'm hurrying; have already begun; do your lessons begin; begin

2) is; is doing; has already learnt; is writing; does she always do; does; goes

3) enters; have already come; are reading; are playing; are talking

4) entered; was washing up; began

5) are the students; have already written; are they; went

6) was ringing; were; was; work; was working

7) graduated; works

Answer 2

Here are the corrected sentences with the appropriate tenses:

1. • Hello, John. Where are you going? - I am hurrying to the Institute; I am afraid the lessons have already begun. - When do your lessons begin? - They begin at 9.
2. • Where is your sister? - She is doing her lessons in that room. She has already learned the rules. And now she is writing the exercises. - Does she always do her lessons after dinner? - Yes, she always does her lessons before she goes to the garden to play.
3. It is 6 o'clock. Victor enters the club. His friends have already come. Some of them are reading books, others are playing chess or talking.
4. "When I entered the kitchen, I saw that my mother was washing up. I began to help her.
5. • Are the students in the classroom? - No. They have already written the dictation. - Where are they? - They have gone to the cafe.
6. • Helen, I rang you up at 2 o'clock yesterday, but you were out. - I was at the Institute at that time. You see, I usually work at the library after classes. Yesterday I worked there from 2 till 4.
7. Ann graduated from the University 2 years ago, and now she works as a teacher at one of the schools in our city.