Question

Раскрыть правильно скобки 1. – Why didn’t you come to the lecture? – I (not tell) anything about it by anybody. 2. Before the invention of television, radio (be) the main form of at home entertainment. 3. We (walk) for about two hours when at last we saw the town. 4. Most employers assume that one’s professional personality and work habits (form) as a result of his early work experience. 5. When it (start) raining we shall have to stop. We can’t paint the fence when it (rain). 6. I know that the experiment (carry on) for more than five hours. 7. Before she goes to sleep she (call) her mother who lives alone. 8. – What (happen) to you? You are so excited. 9. I (study) English here for the last two months. My English (get) better gradually, but I still find it difficult to understand lectures. 10. You said that you (repair) the clock, but I’m afraid it (stop). 11. Yesterday it was hot in this room because the windows (close) by someone and there was nobody to open them in the morning. 12. I (wear) my sun-glasses today because the sun is very strong.

Answer 1

1. didn’t tell
2. was
3. walked ( or were walking)
4. formed
5. started, rains
6. carried on (was carrying on)
7. calls
8 happened
9 have been studying (have studied), gets
10 repaired, stopped
11 were closed
13 am wearing

Answer 2

1. – why didn’t you come to the lecture? – i didn’t tell anything about it by anybody. Corrected: – why didn’t you come to the lecture? – I didn’t tell anyone about it. This sentence is in the past tense. The speaker is explaining that they did not inform anyone about the lecture. 2. before the invention of television, radio was the main form of at-home entertainment. This sentence is in the past tense. It states that before television was invented, radio was the primary source of entertainment at home. 3. we had been walking for about two hours when at last we saw the town. This sentence is in the past perfect tense. It describes an action that started in the past and continued until a specific point in the past. In this case, the action is walking, and the specific point is when they saw the town. 4. most employers assume that one’s professional personality and work habits are formed as a result of his early work experience. This sentence is in the present tense. It states a general truth about employers' assumptions regarding the influence of early work experience on one's professional personality and work habits. 5. when it starts raining we shall have to stop. we can’t paint the fence when it rains. This sentence is in the present tense. The speaker is stating a condition and the consequence of that condition. If it starts raining, they will have to stop painting the fence because they cannot paint it while it is raining. 6. i know that the experiment has been carried on for more than five hours. This sentence is in the present perfect tense. The speaker is stating their knowledge about the duration of the experiment, which started in the past and continued until now. 7. before she goes to sleep she calls her mother who lives alone. This sentence is in the present tense. It states a habitual action that occurs before the person goes to sleep. The subject calls her mother every night before sleeping. 8. – what happened to you? you are so excited. This sentence is in the past tense. The speaker is asking what happened to the person and noting their excitement. 9. i have been studying English here for the last two months. My English is getting better gradually, but I still find it difficult to understand lectures. Corrected: I have been studying English here for the last two months. My English has been improving gradually, but I still find it difficult to understand lectures. This sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense. The speaker has been studying English for the past two months and emphasizes the ongoing progress they have made, even though they still find understanding lectures challenging. 10. you said that you repaired the clock, but I’m afraid it has stopped. This sentence is in the past perfect tense. The speaker is referring to a previous conversation in which the person claimed to have repaired the clock, but now they express concern that it has stopped again. 11. yesterday it was hot in this room because the windows were closed by someone and there was nobody to open them in the morning. This sentence is in the past tense. The speaker is referring to a specific day in the past (yesterday) and explaining the reason for the heat in the room. Someone closed the windows, but nobody was available to open them in the morning. 12. I am wearing my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong. This sentence is in the present tense. The speaker is stating their current action of wearing sunglasses due to the strong sun.