Question

Exercise 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующемся по смыслу времени. 1. I knew they _______________________________ (to wait) for me at the theatre and decided to hurry. 2. I didn’t know that you already _________________________ (to wind) the clock. 3. I was afraid that the boy _________________________ (to hurt) himself and hurried to help him. 4. He says that he _________________________ (to know) the law of the country. 5. And finally she understood what _________________________ (to prevent) him from coming. 6. He couldn’t understand why people _________________________ (not to like) to drink chlorinated water. 7. The tourists were told that their guide _________________________ (to go out) for a while and he _________________________ (to come back) in 20 minutes. 8. I suppose that they _________________________ (not to agree) to take part in this show. 9. I asked my friend where he _________________________ (to run so early). 10. She says she already _________________________ (to find) the book. 11. He wondered if his neighbour ever _________________________ (to travel) by air before. 12. She said that she _________________________ (can) tell me the right time as her watch _________________________ (to stop). 13. She didn’t know what a wonderful present her beloved _________________________ (to choose) for her. 14. He wanted to know whether the 5th bus _________________________ (to run) along Petrovka. 15. We didn’t know they already _________________________ (to return) from the Caucasus.

Answer 1

1. were waiting

2. have already wound

3. would hurt

4. knows

5. has prevented

6, didn't like

7. had gone out, would

8. won't agree

9. was running

10. has already found

11. had ever travelled

12. could

13. had chosen

14. had run

15. have already returned

Answer 2

1. I knew they were waiting for me at the theatre and decided to hurry.
2. I didn’t know that you already had wound the clock.
3. I was afraid that the boy would hurt himself and hurried to help him.
4. He says that he knows the law of the country.
5. And finally she understood what had prevented him from coming.
6. He couldn’t understand why people don't like to drink chlorinated water.
7. The tourists were told that their guide had gone out for a while and he would come back in 20 minutes.
8. I suppose that they didn't agree to take part in this show.
9. I asked my friend where he was running so early.
10. She says she already found the book.
11. He wondered if his neighbor ever had traveled by air before.
12. She said that she can tell me the right time as her watch had stopped.
13. She didn’t know what a wonderful present her beloved had chosen for her.
14. He wanted to know whether the 5th bus was running along Petrovka.
15. We didn’t know they already had returned from the Caucasus.