Question

Make the right choice: 1. I have always dreamed of having (a million/millions of) dollars. 2. We have tried (a million/millions of) times to talk to her but in vain. 3. (a million/millions of) years people have been developing their best human qualities. 4. You can find (a million/millions of) books in our local library. 5. Little children ask for (a million/millions of) questions every minute. 6. (a million/millions of) years ago there was no civilization in this area. 7. (a million/millions of) young people make a try to become students. 8. There are (a million/millions of) books on this topic. Express the same in English using past perfect: 1. Когда мы собрались, то увидели, что книга пропала. 2. Билеты принесли до начала спектакля. 3. После долгого разговора она поняла, что была не права. 4. К семи часам все разошлись по домам. 5. Мне надо закончить работу к вечеру. 6. Она уже постриглась, когда мы ее встретили. 7. Вазу уже разбили, когда мы принесли цветы. 8. К ее приходу все было готово.

Answer 1

А второе просто перевести надо?

Answer 2

1. I have always dreamed of having millions of dollars. 2. We had tried a million times to talk to her but in vain. 3. For a million years, people had been developing their best human qualities. 4. You can find millions of books in our local library. 5. Little children asked a million questions every minute. 6. A million years ago, there was no civilization in this area. 7. A million young people made a try to become students. 8. There were millions of books on this topic.

Express the same in English using past perfect: 1. When we had gathered, we saw that the book had disappeared. 2. The tickets had been brought before the start of the play. 3. After a long conversation, she realized that she had been wrong. 4. By seven o'clock, everyone had gone home. 5. I had to finish the work by the evening. 6. She had already had her hair cut when we met her. 7. The vase had already been broken when we brought the flowers. 8. By her arrival, everything had been ready.