I. Replace the Infinitives in brackets by the Past Continuous Tense (active):

1. My friends and I (to look) for the nearest telephone booth when we met them yesterday. 2. He (to drive) a car all day long yesterday. 3. We (to stay) at the hotel the whole week. 4. They (to wait) for a trolley-bus during some minutes. 5. It (to rain) the whole evening yesterday and we had to stay at home. 6. Jack (to speak) to his friend when I saw him at the termanus of tram 2.

2. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Begin your sentences with: I agree with you or It seems to me you are wrong:

1. A lot of buses, trolley-buses, trams, cars were running along the street. 2. We were looking the nearest under­ground station. 3. Some people were waiting for buses at the bus stop. 4. It was raining but the public transport was functioning well. 5. Pedestrians were hurrying to cross the street while the green light was switched on. 6. His friend was travelling by train at that time yester­day.

3. Complete the following sentences translating the words in brackets into English:

1. When the red light switched on (вона переходила вулицю). 2. When they met him at the taxi-rank (він розмовляв з другом). 3. (Я збирався запитати одного з перехожих про найкоротший шлях до оперного театру) when I saw an information booth. 4. (Він виходив з кім­нати) when the telephone rang. 5. (Він їхав зі швидкістю 90 кілометрів на годину) when he saw a militiaman at the crossroad. 6. (Літак приземлявся в аеропорту) when the thunderstorm broke out.

4. Answer the following questions using the words in brackets:

1. When was she speaking to a girl? (when you met her in the street) 2. When were you hurrying to the the­atre? (when they met you yesterday) 3. When was the boat sailing (when we arrived at the river-port) 4. When was the bus waiting for a group of tourists? (at 10 o'clock a. m. yesterday) 5. When were they planning to make a voyage up the Dnieper? (when I came home) 6. When was he reading a book? (when they knocked at the door)

5. Put the Infinitives in b ackets in the Past Con­tinuous or the Past Indefinite Tense (active):

I (to come) from a little town in England and had never before lived in a big city. London (to be) a new world to me and I (to want) to find out more about it for myself. On the day I (to arrive) in London, the weather (to be) fine. I (to go) for a walk in Kensington Gardens. The trees just (to burst) into leaf. People in light spring clothes (to walk) about. And to my surprise they (to walk) not only along the paths but also across the grass. I (to pass) a pool in which ducks (to swim); children (to play) in playgrounds, some hours (to pass). It (to be) time for me to go home. I (to come out) into the street. At stops people (to get) on and off public trans­port. I (to take) bus number 75 and in 15 minutes I (to be) at home.

6. Change the following sentences using the Passive Voice:

1. I was writing a letter all the evening. 2. They were criticizing my report at the conference. 3. He was translat­ing this article all the week. 4. My brothers were discuss­ing a new film when we came home. 5. They were planting trees in the morning.