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9. Present Simple/Past Simple/Present Continuous/

Past Continuous/Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous

-What you (do) with yourself lately? I (not/see) you for over a month.

-1 (be) to Stockholm since I last (see) you.

- Really? How long you (be) there and what you (do)!

- Nearly three weeks. I (do) some research at the Royal Library. I think I already (tell) you that I (work) on a book about Scandinavia.

-Yes. How it (go)!

- Not so bad. I (hope) to have it in the hands of the publisher by the end of the year.

10. Present Simple/Past Simple/Present

Continuous/Past Continuous/Present

Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous

Yes, I'm at Georgina's house this evening. What I (do) he­re? I (baby-sit). She and her husband (go) to a party. Four -four children. They (be) usually rather wild. I (baby-sit) here once when they all (start) screaming. But they (be) very good at the moment. I can see the youngest now in the room next door. She (eat) a huge box of chocolates that Georgina (give) me before she (leave). The others (find) a tin of paint and happily (paint) the walls of the kitchen. They (assure) me that they (do) this before and that their mother and father (have) no objection then. I only (hope) that they (tell) me the truth. One of them (get) himself in a bit of a mess. I (try) to clean him up with paint remover, but so far without much success.

77. Present Simple/Past Simple/Present

Continuous/Past Continuous/Present Perfect/Past

Perfect/Past Perfect Continuous

Brenda Pearl (join) our firm ten years ago. She (work) for the previous five years with an advertising company and (acquire) much useful experience. For the first eight years with us she (work) in the Sales Department and (work) there when I (become) Managing Director. Since then she (work) as my personal assistant and (prove) herself to be outstan­dingly capable on many occasions. She (work) on the top floor, in an office next to mine, but at the moment she (work) in London on a special assignment.

72. Past Simple/Past Continuous/Past Perfect

Last week I (have) a funny experience. I (be) on my own in the house because my husband (go away) on a business trip.

The first evening I (feel) rather tired as I (spend) the day shopping and cleaning. After supper I (watch) television for a while and then (decide) to go to bed early. I just (go) to lie down when I (hear) the sounds of men's voices, talking quietly. I (be) terrified. I (get) out of bed, and (creep) down­stairs. The voices (come) from the sitting-room. I (tremble) all over. I slightly (open) the door and then (laugh) with relief. In my tiredness I (forget) to turn off the television...

13. Past Simple/Past Continuous/Past Perfect The Australian Salute

Before I (visit) Australia, an Australian friend in London (tell) me that I (learn) the Australian salute there. 'What's that?' I (ask). 'You (find out) when you (get) there', he (say). I (arrive) in Sydney 2 weeks after my talk with the friend and (stay) at a nice hotel near a beautiful beach. I never (visit) Australia before and I (enjoy) my stay immensely. I (swim) every day and die) in the sun. One day an Australian friend (suggest) a tour into 'the bush'* . I (agree) at once. The first thing I (notice) when we (be) in the bush (be) the flies. After a while I (remember) the conversation I (have) in London before I (come) there. 'What's the Australian salute?' I (ask) suddenly, as I (wave) my right arm to keep the flies away. «That's it!» my friend (say), as he (wave) back!