Question

II. Переведите предложения и укажите временную форму по модели: Образец: She had already gone when I arrived. - Они уже ушли, когда я появился. had gone - Past Perfect от глагола to go arrived - Past Indefinite от глагола to arrive. 1. Where were you crossing the street ? 2. I had already ordered the newspaper before the post room clerk came. 3. They will be discussing this problem tomorrow at 5. 4. Smirnoff will have signed the contract by the time visitors come. 5. They had already hired the personnel by Monday.

Answer 1

1. Where were you crossing (Past Continuous  -  cross) the street ?
2. I had already ordered (Past Perfect - order) the newspaper before the post room clerk came.
3. They will be discussing (Future Continuous  - discuss) this problem tomorrow at 5.
4. Smirnoff will have signed (Future Perfect  -  sign)  the contract by the time visitors come.
5. They had already hired (Past Perfect - hire) the personnel by Monday.
1. Где вы пересекали улицу?
2. Я уже заказал газету до того, как пришёл почтовый служащий.
3. Они будут обсуждать эту проблему завтра в 5 часов.
4. Смирнов подпишет контракт к приходу гостей.
5. К понедельнику они уже наняли персонал.

Answer 2

Sure! Here are the translations and the corresponding temporal forms for each sentence:

1. Where were you crossing the street? Где ты переходил улицу? were crossing - Past Continuous (был переходящим)

2. I had already ordered the newspaper before the post room clerk came. Я уже заказал газету до того, как пришел клерк из почтовой комнаты. had ordered - Past Perfect (был уже заказавшим) came - Past Indefinite (пришел)

3. They will be discussing this problem tomorrow at 5. Они будут обсуждать эту проблему завтра в 5 часов. will be discussing - Future Continuous (будут обсуждать)

4. Smirnoff will have signed the contract by the time visitors come. Смирнов подпишет контракт к тому времени, как придут посетители. will have signed - Future Perfect (будет уже подписавшим) come - Present Indefinite (придут)

5. They had already hired the personnel by Monday. Они уже наняли персонал к понедельнику. had hired - Past Perfect (были уже нанявшими) by Monday - Time marker indicating completion by a specific time (к понедельнику)

Note: The translations are provided in English, while the temporal forms are indicated in parentheses after each verb.