1. where you (to be) just now? i (to wait) for you for ten minutes. let's go to the cinema. we (to be) late. 2. when i (to enter) the house, i (to see) that the old man (to sit) near the fireplace and (to read) the book. he (to sit) there for a long time. 3. what you (to do) now? - i (to translate) an interesting story. - how long you (to translate) it? - i (to work) for seven hours. i (to hope) i (to finish) translating by nine o'clock. 4. the lecture (not yet to begin) and the students (to talk) in the corridor. 5. last night beth (to thank) chris for the lovely flowers which he (to buy) for her. 6. oh, i (to see) he (to stop) smoking. when he (to decide) not to smoke? 7. we (to be) in the forest a week ago. we (to hear) how a wild animal (to cry) out. it (to get) in a tramp. 8. i (to be) nervous at the dentist this morning as it was the first time i (see) him since august 1998. 9. when i was a child i (not to like) the girl next door. she always (to tease) me and (to fight) with me. 10. don't worry! you (to see) your children playing in the yard if you (to look) out of the window. 11. when (to be) last time you (to see) tom? — five years ago. 12. i just (to finish) the book which you (to give) me for my birthday. 13. last night he (to see) a light in the neighbours house. 14. my father (to look) tired the day before yesterday. he (to work) at his computer for many hours. 15. she (to be) at the birthday party now. it (to be) the most exciting holiday she ever (to have). 16. you ever (to eat) octopus? - yes, i - what it (to be) like? - it (to taste) nice. 17. last year my friends (to stay) in my house while i (to be) on holiday. they (to stay) there for three weeks. 18. when i (to come) home, my family (to drink) tea in the kitchen. i (to take) my coat off and (to ask) for a cup of tea. 19. we were glad to know that our relatives (to arrive) by the new year. 20. an important letter (to arrive) when he already (to go) away for two weeks.
1. Where have you been just now? I have been waiting for you for ten minutes. Let's go to the cinema. We are going to be late.
2. When I entered the house, I saw that the old man sitting near the fireplace and reading the book. He had been sitting there for a long time.
3. What are you doing now? - I am translating an interesting story. - How long have you been translating it? - I have been working for seven hours. I hope I will have finished translating by nine o'clock.
4. The lecture hasn't begun yet and the students are talking in the corridor.
5. Last night Beth thanked Chris for the lovely flowers which he had bought for her.
6. Oh, I see he has stopped smoking. When did he decide not to smoke?
7. We were in the forest a week ago. We heard how a wild animal was crying out. It had got in a tramp.
8. I was nervous at the dentist this morning as it was the first time I had seen him since august 1998.
9. When I was a child, I didn't like the girl next door. She always teased me and fought with me.
10. Don't worry! You will see your children playing in the yard if you look out of the window.
11. When was the last time you saw Tom? — Five years ago.
12. I have just finished the book which you gave me for my birthday.
13. Last night he saw a light in the neighbours' house.
14. My father looked tired the day before yesterday. He had been working at his computer for many hours.
15. She is at the birthday party now. It is the most exciting holiday she has ever had.
16. Have you ever eaten octopus? - Yes, I have. - What was it like? - It tasted nice.
17. Last year my friends stayed in my house while I was on holiday. They stayed there for three weeks.
18. When I came home, my family was drinking tea in the kitchen. I took my coat off and asked for a cup of tea.
19. We were glad to know that our relatives would have arrived by the New Year.
20. An important letter arrived when he had already gone away for two weeks.