Question

Раскройте скобки, употребля глаголы в нужном времени. 1. -You (to have) your contract soon: the secretary (to type) it now. 2. How long he (to wait) for Steve yesterday? — He (to wait) for twenty minutes when Steve (to come) at last. 3. You already (to visit) your doctor? — I (to visit) him two hours ago. — What he (to tell) you? He (advise) to keep to a diet. 4. Are you going to read a letter you (to receive)? — No, I (not to want) to read it now. I (to read) it when I (to be) in a better mood. 5. Yesterday I (to return) home late in the evening. I (to have) supper when my old friend, who just (to arrive) to Kyiv, (to ring) me. 6. You already (to feed) your baby? — I (to feed) it an hour ago. My baby (to sleep) now. It (to sleep) for half an hour, 7. They always (to go) to the country in summer? - Yes» as a rule. But they (to spend) their holiday at the sea- side next summer if they (to get) enough money. 8. As the day (to be) sunny last Sunday, we (to decide) to' go to the country. We (to get) to our place by ten o’clock. We (to* enjoy) ourselves the whole day. 9. What your father (to do) at the moment? — He (to have) breakfast..As a rule he (to have) breakfast so late on Sundays. 10. We (to see) them last week, but we (not to see) them since then. 11. She (to be) a typist for our firm since 1997. She (to work) here for three years. But now she (to want) to change her job. 12. This year he (to write) a book which (to describe) all his life. 13. They (to walk) a long way when she (to begin) to insist on a taxi. 14. Last night he (to be) furious because someone (to drive) into his car while it (to be) parked. 15.1 (to tell) you a million times (not to take) my sweater! Why you (to wear) it now? If you (to put) it on again we (to quarrel). 16. They (to decide) to go to Spain. Because their friends often (to tell) them about their glorious holiday there. 17. His brilliant intellect (to win) him an international rep­ utation. 18. Nick already (to get) tickets for the concert? - He (to have) the tickets but nobody to go-with him. 19. My friend (to ask) me to explain him new rule because he (not to understand) it. 20. He was sure that she (to invite) him to her birthday party which (to take) place in a week.

Answer 1

1. -You (will have) your contract soon: the secretary (is typing) it now.
2. How long did he (wait) for Steve yesterday? — He (had been waiting) for twenty minutes when Steve (came) at last.
3. Have you already (visited) your doctor? — I (visited) him
two hours ago. — What did he ( tell) you? He (advised) me to keep to a diet.
4. Are you going to read a letter you (received)? — No, I (do not want) to read it now. I (will read) it when I (am) in a better mood.
5. Yesterday I ( returned) home late in the evening. I (was having) supper when my old friend, who had just ( arrived) to Kyiv, ( rang) me.
6. Have you already ( fed) your baby? — I ( fed) it an hour ago. My baby (is sleeping) now. It (has been sleeping) for half an hour,
7. Do they always ( go) to the country in summer? - Yes, as a rule. But they (will spend) their holiday at the sea-side next summer if they (get) enough money.
8. As the day (was) sunny last Sunday, we ( decided) to go to the country. We (had got) to our place by ten o’clock. We (were enjoying) ourselves the whole day.
9. What is your father ( doing) at the moment? — He (is having) breakfast. As a rule he ( has) breakfast so late on Sundays.
10. We (saw) them last week, but we (have not seen) them since then.
11. She (has been) a typist for our firm since 1997. She (has been working) here for three years. But now she (wants) to change her job.
12. This year he (has written) a book which (describes) all his life.
13. They (had walked) a long way when she (began) to insist on a taxi.
14. Last night he (was) furious because someone (had driven) into his car while it (was) parked.
15.1 (have told) you a million times (not to take) my sweater! Why are you ( wearing) it now? If you (to put) it on again we (shall quarrel).
16. They (decided) to go to Spain. Because their friends had often (told) them about their glorious holiday there.
17. His brilliant intellect (has won) him an international rep­utation.
18. Has Nick already ( got) tickets for the concert? - He (has) the tickets but nobody will go with him.
19. My friend (asked) me to explain him new rule because he (did not understand) it.
20. He was sure that she (would invite) him to her birthday party which ( took) place in a week.

Answer 2

1. You will have your contract soon: the secretary is typing it now. - The secretary is currently typing the contract.

2. How long did he wait for Steve yesterday? He waited for twenty minutes when Steve finally came. - He waited for twenty minutes before Steve arrived.

3. Have you already visited your doctor? Yes, I visited him two hours ago. What did he tell you? He advised me to keep to a diet. - I visited my doctor two hours ago and he advised me to follow a diet.

4. Are you going to read a letter you received? No, I don't want to read it now. I will read it when I'm in a better mood. - I received a letter, but I don't want to read it now. I will read it later when I'm in a better mood.

5. Yesterday, I returned home late in the evening. I was having supper when my old friend, who had just arrived in Kyiv, called me. - Yesterday, when I was having supper, my friend, who had just arrived in Kyiv, called me.

6. Have you already fed your baby? Yes, I fed it an hour ago. My baby is sleeping now. It has been sleeping for half an hour. - I fed my baby an hour ago, and now it is sleeping for half an hour.

7. Do they always go to the countryside in summer? Yes, as a rule. But next summer, they will spend their holiday at the seaside if they have enough money. - They usually go to the countryside in summer, but next summer they plan to go to the seaside if they have enough money.

8. As the day was sunny last Sunday, we decided to go to the country. We arrived at our place by ten o'clock. We enjoyed ourselves the whole day. - Last Sunday, we decided to go to the country because the weather was sunny. We arrived at our destination by ten o'clock and had a great time.

9. What is your father doing at the moment? He is having breakfast. As a rule, he has breakfast late on Sundays. - At the moment, my father is having breakfast. He usually has breakfast late on Sundays.

10. We saw them last week, but we haven't seen them since then. - We saw them last week, but we haven't had any contact with them since then.

11. She has been a typist for our firm since 1997. She has worked here for three years. But now she wants to change her job. - She has been working as a typist for our firm since 1997. She has been with the company for three years, but now she wants to change her job.

12. This year, he wrote a book that describes his entire life. - This year, he wrote a book that describes his life.

13. They had been walking a long way when she began to insist on taking a taxi. - They had been walking for a long time when she started insisting on taking a taxi.

14. Last night, he was furious because someone drove into his car while it was parked. - Last night, he was angry because someone hit his parked car.

15. I have told you a million times not to take my sweater! Why are you wearing it now? If you put it on again, we will quarrel. - I have repeatedly told you not to take my sweater. Why are you wearing it now? If you put it on again, we will argue.

16. They decided to go to Spain because their friends often told them about their glorious holiday there. - They decided to go to Spain because their friends often shared stories about their amazing vacations there.

17. His brilliant intellect has won him an international reputation. - His exceptional intelligence has earned him a worldwide reputation.

18. Has Nick already gotten tickets for the concert? He has the tickets, but he doesn't have anyone to go with him. - Nick has the tickets for the concert, but he doesn't have a companion.

19. My friend asked me to explain the new rule to him because he didn't understand it. - My friend asked me to explain the new rule to him because he didn't comprehend it.

20. He was sure that she would invite him to her birthday party, which will take place in a week. - He was confident that she would invite him to her birthday party, which is scheduled for a week from now.