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39. Explain the difference between the meaning of the italicized forms in the following sets of sentences and translate the sentences into Russian.
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39. Explain the difference between the meaning of the italicized forms in the following sets of sentences and translate the sentences into Russian.
1. a) When our visitor arrived, my wife was making tea. b) When our visitor arrived, my wife made tea. c) When our visitor arrived my wife had already made the tea. 2. a) When she got home her parents were having dinner, b) When she got home, her parents had already dined and were watching TV. c) When she got home she had dinner and watched TV for two hours instead of doing her homework. 3. a) The floor was covered with balls of wool: Mrs. Brown was knitting something, b) The floor was covered with balls of wool, obviously Mrs. Brown had been knitting something. 4. a) As he was getting into the bus, it started suddenly and he fell backwards on the road. b) As he got into the bus it started suddenly and he fell between the seats. 5. a) The mother had cooked the lunch and was waiting for the children to come home from school. b) She cooked lunch and sat down at the window to watch the children coming back from school. c) She had been sitting at the window for quite a while before the children came. As soon as she saw them she went to the kitchen for the dishes. 6. a) No sooner had the professor begun to speak than he was interrupted by the arrival of a group of students. They had been detained at the cloak-room. b) The professor had not yet begun to speak when another group of students entered the hall. 7. a) Clare has been washing the dishes since you have been mending your coat. b) Clare has been washing the dishes since you began mending your coat. Who will be the first to finish? 8. a) Peter worked for two years at a factory after he had finished school. b) Peter worked two years at a factory after he finished school. с) After he finished school he worked two years at a factory and then took his entrance examinations to the university. 9. a) Next month our English teacher will have been working at the institute for twenty-five years. b) I am sure that twenty years from now she will still be working here, as active as ever.
40. Respond to the following statements or questions using the perfect forms in the suitable tense and aspect; add a time indicator if necessary.
Example: Don't you know my friend George Thompson?
Certainly not. (to meet) I have never met him.
1. " All the pavements are wet. " " Yes, (to rain). " 2. " There is an ambulance at the door. " " I am afraid (to be taken ill). " 3. " Your hands are filthy and your clothes are all covered with paint. " " No wonder, (to paint). " 4. " I saw him last Monday, he looked very tired. " " So he would (to complete the second volume of his book, to work on his book). " 5. " The meat must be nearly ready. " " Yes, I (to cook for nearly an hour). " 6. George went to see a doctor yesterday (to feel ill for quite a long time). 7. " There is no more typing paper in the drawer. " " No, we (to use up). " 8. " Why are you crying? Is anything the matter? " " Nothing whatsoever. I (to cut up onions). " 9. " I did not expect to find you here. Are you feeling better? " " Yes, I am feeling fine, that's why we (to change one's plans, to come here). " 10. He entered and glanced around. There was an uncomfortable silence (to interrupt a conversation, to talk about him).
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41. Complete the following sentences according to the examples using indefinite, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms.
Example 1a: I have packed my things...
I have packed my things and I am ready to go.
1b:. .. I am ready to go.
I have packed my things and I am ready to go.
1. The teacher has corrected our papers... 2. George has brought some interesting books... 3. ... so we must leave at once. 4. .. we are going to write to them. 5. Now that... ... we can resume our work. 6. I have not received any letters from John... 7. I have looked for my purse everywhere... 8. ... she looks worried. 9. ... we are going to visit the exhibition. 10. Mother has locked the door and taken away the key... 11. ... we are waiting for him to return. 12. I have not seen Margaret for quite a long time...
Example 2a: Ann had finished her work and was watching TV (when we came).
2b: ... was watching TV.
Ann had finished her work and was watching TV.
1. ... was reading an article in the newspaper. 2. She had opened the window... 3. ... and was smoking a cigarette on the balcony. 4. He had repaired his bicycle... 5. Susan had passed all her examinations... 6. Father had drunk his coffee... 7. ... Jack had washed his hands... 8. ... and was staying with his relatives.
Example За: We had hardly reached home (Hardly had we reached home)...
We had hardly reached home when it began to rain.
3b: ... when the telephone rang.
I had hardly (barely) entered the room when the telephone rang.
1. Hardly had the visitors arrived... 2. We had hardly started the discussion... 3. They had barely finished their work... 4. No sooner had I left the house than... 5. ... when a storm broke out. 6. ... than he saw the note on the table. 7. ... when the train started. 8. ... when the curtain rose and the show began. 9. ... when the car stopped.
Example 4a: She had been working as a doctor for a year...
She had been working as a doctor for a year when I met her.
4b: ... when I first met her.
She had been working as a doctor for a year when I first met her.
1. We had been walking in the forest for several hours... 2. ... when the clock struck twelve. 3. He had been sitting on the bank for quite a long while when... 4. I had been learning German for two years when... 5. ... when we realized that it was very late. 6. The patient had been ill for two months when at last... 7. The secretary had been working in the office for two hours when... 8. George had been asleep for half an hour...
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