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29. Translate the following sentences into English using indefinite and continuous forms in the required tenses.
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29. Translate the following sentences into English using indefinite and continuous forms in the required tenses.
1. Мы провели в лесу целый день, собирали цветы, лежали на траве и отдыхали. Только когда стемнело, мы вернулись домой. 2. Когда я просматривал газеты за неделю, я нашел одну интересную статью о преподавании иностранных языков в школе. 3. Что вы делали, когда я вам позвонил? 4. Когда я зашел за Джоном, чтобы ехать на вокзал, он все еще завтракал. Я подождал его минут десять, и мы бросились на вокзал: поезд отходил через пятнадцать минут 5. Почему вы стоите в коридоре? Звонит звонок и пора идти в класс. 6. Вчера с двух до трех Сусанна играла в теннис. Поэтому я не могла с ней поговорить. Она играет в это время в теннис два раза в неделю. 7. Завтра в это время мы будем приземляться в Одессе. Рейс длится всего два часа, но если погода будет плохая, он продлится дольше. 8. Не помню точно, что я делал в воскресенье. Мне кажется, что примерно с десяти до двенадцати я был дома и работал в саду, а после обеда долго разговаривал по телефону. Потом пришел один мой приятель. Сначала мы сидели в саду и разговаривали — не менее часа — потом пошли к реке. Было слишком холодно, чтобы купаться, но мы долго сидели на берегу реки. А зачем вам это знать? Я не ездил в город и не видел, что произошло на станции. 9. Пока дети спали, бабушка готовила обед. 10. Сегодня холодно и идет дождь. В это время года здесь часто идет дождь.
INDEFINITE, CONTINUOUS, PERFECT AND PERFECT CONTINUOUS FORMS
30. Choose a suitable verb from those given in brackets and fill in the blanks with the correct form.
1. a) The Scandinavian sea-rovers... pieces of uninhabited land to the south-west of Greenland a long time before Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. They... settlements which did not survive for long. b) Some time after Columbus discovered the islands called the West Indies the Europeans... that they were not part of India; they bordered on a new, unknown continent, (to find, to found, to find out) 2. a) Anne threw herself flat on the sofa and... motionless for some minutes. b) The children... the table and sat quietly waiting for the dinner. c) The secretary... the documents out on the table for the commission to examine them. d) The secretary... the papers out on the table and the commission were examining them when the telephone rang. e) The father felt certain that the boy..., but he had not stopped him: he did not want to embarrass him in the presence of strangers, though he knew it was a lie. f) Eliza... in bed for two weeks and was now too weak to go out; as a matter of fact she could hardly walk. (to lie, to lay, to lie) 3. a) The old man... his hat to greet all those present. b) The passenger... the heavy suitcase and was trying to put it on the upper shelf. c) That was real success. The spectators... from their seats and clapped (were clapping) their hands shouting " Bravo". d) The balloon... high up in the air and moved over the forest driven by the wind. (to rise, to raise)
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31. Determine the meaning of the perfect forms.
1. " Will you have dinner with us? " " No, thank you. I have dined already. " 2. I met Sam in a nearby cafeteria and told him what had happened. 3. By the first of May the builders had erected a speaker's tribune in the park. 4. The secretary has typed all the papers. You may have them. 5. Have you ever been in the Far East? 6. I have asked John about his plans for the summer many times but have received no definite answer. 7. " Has the bell rung yet? " " Yes, it has already rung but the lesson has not yet started. " 8. I am certain that by 1986 George will have presented his thesis and will have received a Bachelor's degree. 9. Anne has been ill for two weeks now. You must help her with her studies. 10. They could not cross the river because the water had risen during the night. 11. We have known the Coopers for only a short while. 12. I'm afraid I shall not see you in Moscow. I shall have left by the time you arrive there. 13. The travellers had hardly reached the forest when it grew dark.
32. Use a perfect form in the required tense choosing a suitable verb from the list.
to punish, to lose, to disobey, to break, to have, to miss, to receive, to borrow, to buy, to leave, to enter
1. You... the doctor's orders and I am afraid of the consequences. 2. The ticket-inspector fined her as she... her train ticket. 3. Quick! The train... by the time you get to the station if you don't hurry. 4. The boy... severely... because he... the window. 5. Anne... my dictionary, that's why today I am working in the library. 6. The teacher... hardly... the classroom when the bell rang. 7. I... a headache since morning, I believe I am falling ill. 8. Mother... some foodstuffs and is cooking dinner. 9. I am afraid that when he comes he will be annoyed that he... you. 10. We... no letters from David since he left.
33. Make alternative questions from the following sentences using the words and phrases given in brackets.
1. Our friends have bought a summer cottage near a river, (to rent) 2. I have never been in Central Asia. (the Far East) 3. John has left his textbook at home. (his exercise-book) 4. The baby has had a high temperature for several days. (only today) 5. George has called on Ann today. (to telephone) 6. You have had two French lessons this week. (four lessons) 7. Sue spent the summer on the sea shore together with her sister. (all by herself) 8. You are meeting Ann in the cafeteria in twenty minutes, aren't you? (in the park) 9. You have met (seen) George only once this week. (many times) 10. You look tired. Evidently you have been working hard the last few days. (not to feel well)
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