1. There (to be) two men in the room. One of them (to write) something while the other (to read) a newspaper. 2. He (not to tell) me that he (to receive) a message from her. 3. I (to ask) him if he (to know) where she (to live). I (to say) I (not to know) her address. 4. He (to ask) me if I (can) give him your address. 5. She (to say) that he (to give) her the wrong address. 6. I (to ask) him where he (to put) my letter. 7. He (to tell) us that they (to spend) all the money. 8. I (to sit) in an armchair and (to think) of my coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly (to open) and an old friend of mine whom I (not to see) for a very long time (to enter) the room. 9. She (to come) to see us just at the time when we (to have) dinner. It (to be) the first time I (to see) her. 10. I (to see) him just as he (to leave) the hotel. 11. I (not to see) him before we (to meet) at the concert. 12. He (to leave) the house before I (to have) time to ask him anything. 13. After spending several days in Paris he (to feel) lonely and (to want) to return home. 14. I (to think) he already (to go) home. 15. I (to find) the old man in the garden. He (to talk) to some children who (to stand) around listening to him. 16. He (to speak) a language we never (to hear) before. 17. He (to tell) me he (to learn) it from the newspaper. 18. He (to enter) the room, (to take) something from the desk and (to go) out.

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в соответствующих временах прошедшего времени.

1. There were two men in the room. One of them was writing something while the other was reading a newspaper.
   В комнате было двое мужчин. Один из них что-то писал, а другой читал газету.
2. He did not tell me that he had received a message from her.
   Он не сказал мне, что получил от неё сообщение.
3. I asked him if he knew where she lived. I said I did not know her address.
   Я спросил его, знает ли он, где она живёт. Я сказал, что не знаю её адреса.
4. He asked me if I could give him your address.
   Он спросил меня, могу ли я дать ему ваш адрес.
5. She said that he had given her the wrong address.
   Она сказала, что он дал ей неправильный адрес.
6. I asked him where he had put my letter.
   Я спросил его, куда он положил моё письмо.
7. He told us that they had spent all the money.
   Он сказал нам, что они потратили все деньги.
8. I was sitting in an armchair and thinking of my coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly opened and an old friend of mine whom I had not seen for a very long time entered the room.
   Я сидел в кресле и думал о предстоящей поездке через Северное море, когда дверь внезапно открылась и в комнату вошёл мой старый друг, которого я очень давно не видел.
9. She came to see us just at the time when we were having dinner. It was the first time I had seen her.
   Она пришла к нам как раз в то время, когда мы ужинали. Я видел её впервые.
10. I saw him just as he was leaving the hotel.
    Я увидел его как раз в тот момент, когда он выходил из гостиницы.
11. I had not seen him before we met at the concert.
    Я не видел его до того, как мы встретились на концерте.
12. He had left the house before I had time to ask him anything.
    Он ушёл из дома до того, как я успел о чём-либо его спросить.
13. After spending several days in Paris he felt lonely and wanted to return home.
    Проведя несколько дней в Париже, он почувствовал себя одиноким и захотел вернуться домой.
14. I thought he had already gone home.
    Я думал, что он уже ушёл домой.
15. I found the old man in the garden. He was talking to some children who were standing around listening to him.
    Я нашёл старика в саду. Он разговаривал с детьми, которые стояли вокруг и слушали его.
16. He spoke a language we had never heard before.
    Он говорил на языке, которого мы раньше никогда не слышали.
17. He told me he had learned it from the newspaper.
    Он сказал мне, что выучил его по газете.
18. He entered the room, took something from the desk and went out.
    Он вошёл в комнату, взял что-то со стола и вышел.

Для действий, происходивших одновременно с другим событием, использовано Past Continuous; для более ранних действий — Past Perfect; для последовательных завершённых событий — Past Simple.