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7. Miscellaneous practice tenses 3

1. Употребите глаголы в нужном времени, переведите и поставьте все виды вопросов.

A.

  1. I don’t feel like going out just now because I (to walk) about the garden for over an hour before you (to come).

  2. I wonder why all his suggestions (to turn down). They seemed quite sensible.

  3. I’m afraid I (to be engaged) at eleven. Come round at twelve exactly. I (to wait) for you.

  4. The report will be ready in a few minutes. I believe they (to look up) the test figures now.

  5. We’re very glad the party is going to be held at last. We (to look forward) to it for a month.

  6. Excuse me, I (to look) at you for a long time because your face seems familiar to me. I have a feeling that we (to meet) somewhere before.

  7. “(to see) you the play that they (to speak) about?” “Of course, it (to run) for three months already and everybody (to praise) it. “

B.

When Frederick II (Frederick the second) (to be) King of Prussia, the Prussian army (to consider) one of the most powerful in the world. It only was beaten by the Russian army.

When a new soldier (to hire) and (to appear) before the King, Frederick usually (to ask) three questions:

  1. “How old (to be) you?”

  2. “How long (to be) you in my service?”

  3. “(to be) you pleased with your pay and treatment?”

Once a young Frenchman (to join) the Prussian army. As he just (to come) from France, he could not speak German at all. Knowing that he was going to be asked the three questions his captain (to make) him learn the simplest answers to them by heart. The soldier (to know) he (to get) into trouble unless he (to give) the proper answers, and he (to work) hard to learn them.

Next day Frederick (to see) the young soldier in the ranks and (to go up) to him. But this time for no particular reason the king (to begin) with question two:

“How long (to be) you in my service?” asked Frederick.

“Twenty-one years,” (to reply) the Frenchman.

“Indeed, that (to be) very strange for a young soldier like you,” (to say) the king. The next question was:

“How old (to be) you?”

“One year, your Majesty,” (to answer) the young man, looking at the king with innocent eyes.

“But that makes no sense!” the king (to exclaim). “One of us must be mad. Either you or I!”

Thinking this the third question, the Frenchman (to say) firmly, “Both, your Majesty.”

Tenses 4

Раскройте скобки, употребив глаголы в нужном времени, переведите и поставьте все виды вопросов.

I. An American farmer wanted to make an air trip. He never (to have) an opportunity to fly before. There (to be) an airport some miles off his farm. So one morning he (to come) there to ask if he (can) make a short air trip.

“You see,” he said to one of the pilots, “ I never (to make) an air trip and if you (to let) me fly, I (to pay) you for it.” The flier told him that he (must, to pay) 10 dollars for a ten-minute trip. “ Why, it’s a dollar a minute,” the farmer (to say) in surprise. “ Can’t you reduce the price? It (to be) somewhat high, indeed.” The flier (to think) a minute and (to say), “ I (not to take) any money, if you (not to say) a word during the whole trip. But if you (to begin) speaking, the price (to increase). The farmer (to think) that it (to be) a good condition.

“ By the way,” said the flier, “if your wife (to want) to join us, you may take her also.” The farmer (to be) very happy. He (to think) he (to have) a pleasant trip.

When he (to come) home, his wife (to cook) dinner. “I (to have) pleasant news for you,” he (to begin). “We (to make) an air trip tomorrow. I (to settle) it with one of the fliers.” By 3 o’clock the next day the farmer and his wife (to come) to the airport. Soon they (to be) up in the air.

Though the plane (to go) up and down at a high speed, the passengers (not to say) a word. When the (to land), the flier said to the farmer. “I say, you (to be) brave people. I thought you (to be afraid) to fly.” “Well,” said the farmer,” I (to be glad), I (not to pay) for the trip as I (not to say) a word but I (to be about) to speak to you when my wife fell out of the plane.”