Exercise 10. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. You (to behave) like this ever since I first (to come) here. 2. It (to happen) when I (to be out). 3. She just (to remind) me that we (to be) at school together. 4. I never (to have) the slightest desire to be an actress. 5. I (to meet) Tom this morning at the station. 6. I’m very sorry, Doctor, but Doctor Griffiths (to go) to Swansea on important busi­ness. 7. She (to finish) cleaning the bathroom, then she (to begin) peeling potatoes. 8. I (to see) her name in the papers rather often of late. 9. They (to leave) just a week ago today.

Most of the children here (to have) measles already.

They (to talk) much that evening. 12. “I (to do) some­thing,” he (to think). “Oh, I (to do) something real at last.”

The bell (to ring) repeatedly, but they (not to answer) it, and presently it (to stop). 14. You can’t see Herb. He (to be out). — No, he (not to be). I (to watch) him go in with his dad and he (not to come out) yet. 15. She (to lift) her bag from the sideboard and (to take out) a two-shilling piece, 16. “Good morning, Mrs Watt,” she said. “Eric (to tell) you what to do?” 17. I (to love) you since I (to see) you walk into that classroom. 18. I don’t think I (to be out) more than a couple of minutes. 19. The thing is that I (to come) to have a talk. 20. I’m her sister, and we (to have) only each other since Dad (to die).

Exercise 11. Comment on the use of the Past Continuous.

1. Around us people were talking German, Italian and English. 2. Robert was talking to some of the other guests on the terrace when Hardy came in. 3. Michael was continu­ally looking at his watch. 4. He wasn’t staying in the house,

Практикум | 65 was he? — No, but he was dining there that evening. 5. All night long the stars were glittering. 6. Lizzie was busily eating- and didn’t raise her head. 7. She was always saying that only Belinda knew how to treat men. 8. I saw Irene yesterday at the Stores; she and Mr Bosinney were having a nice little chat in the Groceries. 9. A few minutes later Dix­on was hurrying through the streets to his bus stop. 10. They moved across the room, which was starting to fill up, to a vacant corner, 11. She was trying to open her bag as she walked by Annabel’s side along the corridor, talking. Her hands were trembling. 12. He drank some of the wine and ate several chunks of bread while he was waiting for his dinner to come up. 13. Now I’ll be able to get my own back on you, you were always chipping me about the Grammar School.

The house was humming with activity. The family was preparing for a party. 15. “Size,” said Mrs Stubbs. “Give me size.” That was what my poor dear husband was always say­ing. He couldn’t stand anything small.

Exercise 12. Use (he Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets.

She (to go) to the back door, and as she (to raise) her hand to knock, the young man (to open) the door suddenly. 2. While the eggs (to boil) I (to go out) into the hall and (to phone) Jo.

He (to begin) to walk fast down the hedge; he couldn’t see where he (to go). 4. She (to invite) him to the party she (to give) on Saturday. 5. He (to pause). They all (to look) at him now, interested. 6. She (to have) the satisfaction of seeing that Betty (to get) more and more ill at ease. 7. I (to wash), (to brush) my hair and we (to start). 8. It (to rain) hard, and she (to run) for a taxi. 9. Near her a small boy (to play) silently. 10. She (to look up) to see if we (to listen). 11, Next day, when the car (to come) we (to vanish) into the bush. 12. And all the while she (to think) how to get the money from Christie, 13. For the first time he (to notice) Heidi (to wear) a new dress: a simple affair of deep blue. 14. Lizzi (to eat) busily and (not to raise) her head. 15. It so (to happen) that she (to dine) that very evening at Timothy’s. 16. Mrs Pimley (to come) into the drawing-room where we all (to sit) reading the papers after breakfast.

Exercise 13. Trunglfcte the sentences using the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous.

1. Ты не можешь припомнить, что ты делал в то время?

Я разделась и пошла на кухню, где она жарила рыбу.

Я всегда раньше принимала эти таблетки от головной боли. 4. Когда мы вышли из кипо, все еще шел сильный снег. 5. Он сказал что-то, дотом замолчал, затем снова заговорил. 6. Уже смеркалось. Мы боялись, что они вооб­ще не приедут. 7. Голоса их были слышны, но нельзя было разобрать, о чем они говорят. 8. В половине седьмого аэ­ропорт все еще был открыт, но все его службы работали с огромным напряжением. 9. Я прожил в Палермо всего два месяца, а потом переехал сюда. 10. У нее было такое ощущение, что надвигается какая-то беда. 11. Она что-то прилежно писала и даже не подняла головы, когда я во­шел. 12. Старушка постоянно говорила о своих болезнях, и пассажиры старались не вступать с ней в разговор. 13. Он работал с утра до ночи, так ему хотелось поскорее нако­пить нужную сумму и уехать отсюда навсегда, 14. Все время, пока Джон рассказывал свою историю, она пристально смотрела на него. Она пыталась понять, что он за человек.