199. Which is right? Complete the sentences. (§ 2, § 8, § 10, §§ 16–17, § 20, § 23, § 38, § 42, § 59) 1. Our parents … (for / since) many years. They … (went / were going) to … (school / the school) together. 2. Don’t take … (my / mine) pen! Take … (your / yours)! 3. … (Whose / What) bike … (is it / is there)? – It is … (my / mine). 4. His poems … (translate / are translating / are translated) into many languages. 5. … (This / These) kind of cheese … (sold / has sold / is sold) in the supermarket. 6. At last the porridge … (cooked / was cooked / cooking), the little girl … (said / has said / was saying), “Stop, little pot, stop.” The magic pot … (do / does / did) as it … (told / was telling / was told).

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1. Our parents have known each other for many years. They went to school together. (Наши родители знают друг друга много лет. Они вместе учились в школе.)

   For употребляется с периодом времени; здесь подходит Present Perfect, а совместное обучение — завершённое событие в прошлом. (Use for with a period of time; Present Perfect is used here, and their attending school together is a completed past event.)

2. Don’t take my pen! Take yours! (Не бери мою ручку! Возьми свою!)

   My стоит перед существительным, а yours употребляется самостоятельно. (Use my before a noun and yours on its own.)

3. Whose bike is it? — It is mine. (Чей это велосипед? — Он мой.)

   Whose спрашивает о принадлежности; mine употребляется без существительного. (Use whose to ask about possession; mine is used without a noun.)

4. His poems are translated into many languages. (Его стихи переводят на многие языки.)

   Стихи испытывают действие, поэтому нужен Present Simple Passive: are + причастие прошедшего времени. (The poems receive the action, so the Present Simple Passive is required: are + past participle.)

5. This kind of cheese is sold in the supermarket. (Такой сыр продаётся в супермаркете.)

   Главное слово подлежащего — единственное число kind; сыр продаётся, поэтому используем пассивный залог. (The head noun of the subject is the singular kind; the cheese is sold, so we use the passive voice.)

6. At last the porridge was cooked, the little girl said, “Stop, little pot, stop.” The magic pot did as it was told. (Наконец каша сварилась, и девочка сказала: «Стой, горшочек, стой». Волшебный горшочек сделал так, как ему велели.)

   Для завершённых событий рассказа используем Past Simple; в последней части нужен пассивный залог: was told. (Use the Past Simple for completed events in the story; the final clause requires the passive: was told.)