Question

Помогите, пожалуйста))) 1. Mr. Brown ___ to me 2 hours ago to return the book which he ___ . A) comes / borrows B) came / had borrowed C) will come / borrowed D) came / borrowed E) was coming / borrowed 2. I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when my mother came home I ___ supper. A) did / haveB) have done / had C) had done / was having D) was doing / had E) do / have 3. He said that he ___ school and he ___ to enter the academy. A) finished / was going B) has finished / is going C) had finished / was going D) finishes / are going E) finish / was going 4. It ___ dark and it ___ . A) is / are raining B) was / was raining C) are / was D) were / were E) were / was 5. The pupils ___ the sentences yet, the teacher ___ the blackboard. A) has not written / will clean B) had not written / cleaned C) did not write/cleans D) are not writing / clean E) had not written / had cleaned 6. Henry ___ Puerto Rico before he ___ to St. Thomas. A) visited / had gone B) had visited / went C) was visiting / went D) would visit / goes E) visited / went 7. The company ___ some new equipments before the strike ___. A) have ordered / begin B) had ordered / began C) ordered / begins D) is ordering / began E) will order / had begun 8. I ___ he ___ it interesting. A) hoped / find B) hoped / finds C) hopes / would find D) hoped / would find E) will find / find 9. Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him. A) understand / speaks B) understands / speaks C) will understand / spoke D) understood / are speaking E) understood / were speaking 10. On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___ the fine celebration of our mother’s birthday. A) discussed / organized B) were discussing / organize C) had discussed / organize D) have discussed / were organizing E) discuss / organizes

Answer 1

1. B) came / had borrowed
2. C) had done / was having
3. C) had finished / was going
4. B) was / was raining
5. E) had not written / had cleaned
6. B) had visited / went
7. B) had ordered / began
8. D) hoped / would find
9. E) understood / were speaking
10. B) were discussing / organize

Answer 2

1. Mr. Brown ___ to me 2 hours ago to return the book which he ___. A) comes / borrows B) came / had borrowed C) will come / borrowed D) came / borrowed E) was coming / borrowed

The correct answer is D) came / borrowed. The sentence is in the past tense, and "came" is the correct past tense form of the verb "come." The verb "borrowed" is also in the past tense, indicating that the action of borrowing the book occurred before the time mentioned.

2. I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when my mother came home I ___ supper. A) did / have B) have done / had C) had done / was having D) was doing / had E) do / have

The correct answer is C) had done / was having. The first part of the sentence refers to an action completed before a specific time in the past ("by 6 o'clock yesterday"), which is indicated by the past perfect tense "had done." The second part of the sentence refers to an ongoing action in the past ("when my mother came home"), which is indicated by the past continuous tense "was having."

3. He said that he ___ school and he ___ to enter the academy. A) finished / was going B) has finished / is going C) had finished / was going D) finishes / are going E) finish / was going

The correct answer is A) finished / was going. The verb "finished" is in the past tense, indicating that the action of finishing school occurred before the time of speaking. The verb "was going" is also in the past tense, indicating a planned action in the future at that time.

4. It ___ dark and it ___. A) is / are raining B) was / was raining C) are / was D) were / were E) were / was

The correct answer is B) was / was raining. Both verbs are in the past tense to describe a situation in the past. The verb "was" is used to describe the state of darkness, and the verb "was raining" describes the action of rain falling.

5. The pupils ___ the sentences yet, the teacher ___ the blackboard. A) has not written / will clean B) had not written / cleaned C) did not write / cleans D) are not writing / clean E) had not written / had cleaned

The correct answer is B) had not written / cleaned. The verb "had not written" is in the past perfect tense, indicating that the action of writing the sentences had not been completed before a certain time in the past. The verb "cleaned" is in the simple past tense, indicating an action completed in the past.

6. Henry ___ Puerto Rico before he ___ to St. Thomas. A) visited / had gone B) had visited / went C) was visiting / went D) would visit / goes E) visited / went

The correct answer is B) had visited / went. The verb "had visited" is in the past perfect tense, indicating that the action of visiting Puerto Rico occurred before the action of going to St. Thomas. The verb "went" is in the simple past tense, indicating an action completed in the past.

7. The company ___ some new equipment before the strike ___. A) have ordered / begin B) had ordered / began C) ordered / begins D) is ordering / began E) will order / had begun

The correct answer is B) had ordered / began. The verb "had ordered" is in the past perfect tense, indicating that the action of ordering the new equipment occurred before the action of the strike. The verb "began" is in the simple past tense, indicating an action completed in the past.

8. I ___ he ___ it interesting. A) hoped / find B) hoped / finds C) hopes / would find D) hoped / would find E) will find / find

The correct answer is D) hoped / would find. The verb "hoped" is in the past tense, indicating a feeling or desire in the past. The verb "would find" is used to indicate a hypothetical or desired outcome in the future.

9. Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him. A) understand / speaks B) understands / speaks C) will understand / spoke D) understood / are speaking E) understood / were speaking

The correct answer is E) understood / were speaking. The verb "understood" is in the past tense, indicating a past action or state. The verb "were speaking" is in the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past.

10. On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___ the fine celebration of our mother’s birthday. A) discussed / organized B) were discussing / organize C) had discussed / organize D) have discussed / were organizing E) discuss / organizes

The correct answer is A) discussed / organized. The verb "discussed" is in the past tense, indicating a past action. The verb "organized" is in the simple past tense, indicating an action completed in the past.