Question

Помогите пожалуйста Упр. 217. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect. 1. I (to sit) in an armchair and (to think) of rny coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly (to open) and an old friend of mine whom I (not to see) for a very long time (to enter) the room. 2. She (to come) to see us just at the time when we (to have) dinner. It (to be) the first time I (to see) her. 3. I (to see) him just as he (to leave) the hotel. 4. I (not to see) him before we (to meet) at the concert. 5. He (to leave) the house before I (to have) time to ask him anything. 6. He (to tell) me he (to learn) it from the newspaper. 7. He (to enter) the room, (to take) something from the desk and (to go) out. 8. There (to be) two men in the room. One of them (to write) something while the other (to read) a newspaper. 9. He (not to tell) me that he (to receive) a telegram from her. 10. I (to ask) him if he (to know) where she (to live). I (to say) I (not to know) her address. 11. He (to ask) me if I (can) give him your address. 12. She (to say) that he (to give) her the wrong address. 13. I (to ask) him where he (to put) my letter. 14. He (to tell) us that they (to spend) all the money. 15. After spending several days in Paris he (to feel) lonely and (to want) to return home. 16. I (to think) he already (to go) home. 17. I (to find) the old man in the garden. He (to talk) to some children who (to stand) around listening to him. 18. He (to speak) a language we never (to hear) before.

Answer 1

1. I (was sitting) in an armchair and ( thinking) of rny coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly ( opened) and an old friend of mine whom I (had not seen) for a very long time ( entered) the room. 2. She ( came) to see us just at the time when we (were having) dinner. It (was) the first time I (had seen) her. 3. I ( saw) him just as he (was leaving) the hotel. 4. I (had not seen) him before we ( met) at the concert. 5. He (had left) the house before I ( had) time to ask him anything. 6. He (told) me he (had learnt) it from the newspaper. 7. He ( entered) the room, (took) something from the desk and (went) out. 8. There (were) two men in the room. One of them (was writing) something while the other (was reading) a newspaper. 9. He (did not  tell) me that he (had received) a telegram from her. 10. I ( asked) him if he ( knew) where she ( lived). I ( said) I (did not know) her address. 11. He (asked) me if I (could) give him your address. 12. She (said) that he (had given) her the wrong address. 13. I (asked) him where he (had put) my letter. 14. He (told) us that they (had spent) all the money. 15. After spending several days in Paris he ( felt) lonely and ( wanted) to return home. 16. I (think) he has already ( gone) home. 17. I ( found) the old man in the garden. He (was talking) to some children who (were standing) around listening to him. 18. He (was speaking) a language we had never ( heard) before.

Answer 2

Exercise 217: Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect

1. I was sitting in an armchair and thinking of my coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly opened and an old friend of mine, whom I had not seen for a very long time, entered the room. 2. She came to see us just at the time when we were having dinner. It was the first time I saw her. 3. I saw him just as he was leaving the hotel. 4. I had not seen him before we met at the concert. 5. He left the house before I had time to ask him anything. 6. He told me he had learned it from the newspaper. 7. He entered the room, took something from the desk, and went out. 8. There were two men in the room. One of them was writing something while the other was reading a newspaper. 9. He did not tell me that he had received a telegram from her. 10. I asked him if he knew where she lived. I said I did not know her address. 11. He asked me if I could give him your address. 12. She said that he had given her the wrong address. 13. I asked him where he had put my letter. 14. He told us that they had spent all the money. 15. After spending several days in Paris, he felt lonely and wanted to return home. 16. I thought he already had gone home. 17. I found the old man in the garden. He was talking to some children who were standing around listening to him. 18. He spoke a language we had never heard before. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.