49. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past forms. Last year, Tom and Fiona 1) (decide) to buy a house. They 2) (save up) for ages, and by the end of May they 3) (put by) enough for the deposit on a house. They 4) (live) in a tiny flat at the time and Fiona 5) (insist) that she 6) (want) a house with a big garden. They 7) (search) for only a few days when they found exactly what they 8) (look for) — a two-bedroomed house in nearly an acre of garden. Unfortunately the owner 9) (ask) much more than they 10) (be) willing to pay, and when they 11) (look) more closely at the interior, they 12) (see) that whoever 13) (live) there before, 14) (make) an absolute mess of the walls and floors. Still, Fiona 15) (like) the garden and the location so much that she 16) (manage) to convince Tom that, despite the price, it 17) (be) the perfect house for them.

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Фото задания: 49. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past forms. Last year, Tom and Fiona 1) (decide) to buy a house. They 2) (save…

49. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past forms. Last year, Tom and Fiona 1) (decide) to buy a house. They 2) (save up) for ages, and by the end of May they 3) (put by) enough for the deposit on a house. They 4) (live) in a tiny flat at the time and Fiona 5) (insist) that she 6) (want) a house with a big garden. They 7) (search) for only a few days when they found exactly what they 8) (look for) — a two-bedroomed house in nearly an acre of garden. Unfortunately the owner 9) (ask) much more than they 10) (be) willing to pay, and when they 11) (look) more closely at the interior, they 12) (see) that whoever 13) (live) there before, 14) (make) an absolute mess of the walls and floors. Still, Fiona 15) (like) the garden and the location so much that she 16) (manage) to convince Tom that, despite the price, it 17) (be) the perfect house for them.

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Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму прошедшего времени.

Last year, Tom and Fiona decided to buy a house. (В прошлом году Том и Фиона решили купить дом.)
They had been saving up for ages, and by the end of May they had put by enough for the deposit on a house. (Они уже очень давно копили, и к концу мая отложили достаточно денег на первоначальный взнос за дом.)
They were living in a tiny flat at the time and Fiona insisted that she wanted a house with a big garden. (В то время они жили в крошечной квартире, и Фиона настаивала, что хочет дом с большим садом.)
They had been searching for only a few days when they found exactly what they had been looking for — a two-bedroomed house in nearly an acre of garden. (Они искали всего несколько дней, когда нашли именно то, что искали: дом с двумя спальнями и садом площадью почти в акр.)
Unfortunately the owner asked much more than they were willing to pay, and when they looked more closely at the interior, they saw that whoever had lived there before had made an absolute mess of the walls and floors. (К сожалению, хозяин запросил гораздо больше, чем они были готовы заплатить, и, внимательнее осмотрев интерьер, они увидели, что тот, кто жил там раньше, совершенно испортил стены и полы.)
Still, Fiona liked the garden and the location so much that she managed to convince Tom that, despite the price, it was the perfect house for them. (И всё же Фионе так понравились сад и расположение, что ей удалось убедить Тома: несмотря на цену, это идеальный для них дом.)

Ответ: 1) decided; 2) had been saving up; 3) had put by; 4) were living; 5) insisted; 6) wanted; 7) had been searching; 8) had been looking for; 9) asked; 10) were; 11) looked; 12) saw; 13) had lived; 14) had made; 15) liked; 16) managed; 17) was.