Open the brackets using an appropriate Present or Past Tense.
21. Watch carefully. First I _________________ (take) a bowl and ________________
(break) two eggs into it.
22. Nobody bothered to tell me that the school _____________________ (decide) to have a
special holiday that Friday.
23. Peter _____________________ (offer) me another drink but I decided I
______________________ (drink) enough.
24. Nobody ____________________ (watch) so the little boy ___________________ (take)
the packet of sweets from the shelf and _____________________ (put) it into his pocket.
25. I knew I _______________________ (do) well in my exams even before I
__________________________ (receive) the official results.
26. You three boys look guilty! What _____________________________ (you/do) since I
_____________________ (leave) the room?
27. It’s a long time since I ________________ (see) your brother Tom. What
___________________________ (he/do) lately?
28. Bill _________________ (get) that new job last month but he ___________________
(complain) about it ever since.
29. Sam _________________________ (not receive) the parcel the last time I
_______________________ (speak) to him.
30. How long __________________________ (you/live) in London? – Two years altogether
before moving to Italy.
31. Maria ________________________ (see) a doctor tomorrow about the rash she
____________________ (have) for years now.
32. You _______________________________ (forever/use) my razor, can’t you buy one of
your own?
33. People _________________________ (say) for ages that this building should be pulled
down.
34. When Jenny _____________________ (check) that the children
_______________________ (sleep), she ______________________ (go) out to the concert.
35. He ____________________ (look) at his watch again and ______________________
(begin) to walk even faster.
36. By the time I ____________________ (come) to the party, most people
________________________ (go).
37. She walked into the station only to find that the train ______________________ (leave).
38. When she ______________________ (come) into the hall, everyone
___________________________ (start) cheering.
39. After they _________________________ (eat) all the food, they
____________________ (pick) up their bags and ___________________ (leave).
40. She took a bottle from the bag she __________________________ (carry) for hours.
41. By the smell in the room and his guilty expression I could tell that Alex
______________________________ (smoke) a cigar.
42. The principal called Carmen into his office because she ________________________
(not attend) classes.
43. Don’t try to hide your face. I see that you ________________________ (cry).
44. When I got home, water __________________________ (leak) through the roof and I
________________________ (have) to call a carpenter.
45. When I got home, everything was wet through. Water ___________________________
(leak) through the roof.
Answers & Comments
Ответ:
21. First I took a bowl and broke two eggs into it.
22. Nobody bothered to tell me that the school decided to have a special holiday that Friday.
23. Peter offered me another drink but I decided I
have drunk enough.
24. Nobody watched so the little boy took
the packet of sweets from the shelf and putted it into his pocket.
25. I knew I have done well in my exams even before I received the official results.
26. You three boys look guilty! What you've done since I left the room?
27. It’s a long time since I've seen your brother Tom. What has he been doing lately?
28. Bill got that new job last month but he has been complaining about it ever since.
29. Sam had not received the parcel the last time I spoke to him.
30. How long have you lived in London? – Two years altogether
before moving to Italy.
31. Maria will see a doctor tomorrow about the rash she has for years now.
32. You always use my razor, can’t you buy one of
your own?
33. People have been saying for ages that this building should be pulled
down.
34. When Jenny checked that the children were sleeping, she went out to the concert.
35. He looked at his watch again and began to walk even faster.
36. By the time I came to the party, most people
Went up.
37. She walked into the station only to find that the train have left.
38. When she came into the hall, everyone
Started cheering.
39. After they have eaten all the food, they
picked up their bags and left.
40. She took a bottle from the bag she carried for hours.
41. By the smell in the room and his guilty expression I could tell that Alex smoked a cigar.
42. The principal called Carmen into his office because she didn't attend classes.
43. Don’t try to hide your face. I see that you cried.
44. When I got home, water leaked through the roof and I had to call a carpenter.
45. When I got home, everything was wet through. Water leaked through the roof.