(B) Open the brackets. Use the Past Continuous, the Past Simple, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous. 1. Greg (return) at last. Mary (wait) for him so long. 2. Margaret, you (read) my letters. Don’t deny it. 3. When I (come) home, Mother (make) breakfast and Father (have) his morning tea. 4. When you (discuss) the subject mentioned? I never (hear) it! 5. No, you can’t go to the Smiths’. You (be) there twice this week. 6. Why, you (not/change) at all. I (recognize) you the moment I (see) you. 7. When you (go) to bed? 8. My dear girl, you (overeat) for years. You (lose) your looks, you (lose) your figure. You can’t get back to normal overnight. Remember what doctor Lecter (tell) you on Monday. 9. I (see) her when I (drive) past their house on my way to work. 10. He (not/say) a single word to me yet and he (get) that letter on Sunday.

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки. Используйте Past Continuous, Past Simple, Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Greg has returned at last. Mary has been waiting for him so long.
   Грег наконец вернулся. Мэри так долго ждала его.
2. Margaret, you have been reading my letters. Don’t deny it.
   Маргарет, ты читала мои письма. Не отрицай этого.
3. When I came home, Mother was making breakfast and Father was having his morning tea.
   Когда я пришёл домой, мама готовила завтрак, а папа пил утренний чай.
4. When did you discuss the subject mentioned? I have never heard it!
   Когда вы обсуждали упомянутую тему? Я никогда о ней не слышал!
5. No, you can’t go to the Smiths’. You have been there twice this week.
   Нет, ты не можешь пойти к Смитам. Ты уже дважды был там на этой неделе.
6. Why, you haven’t changed at all. I recognized you the moment I saw you.
   Ты совсем не изменился. Я узнал тебя в тот момент, когда увидел.
7. When did you go to bed?
   Когда ты лёг спать?
8. My dear girl, you have been overeating for years. You have lost your looks, you have lost your figure. You can’t get back to normal overnight. Remember what doctor Lecter told you on Monday.
   Дорогая девочка, ты годами переедала. Ты потеряла привлекательность и фигуру. Невозможно вернуться к норме за одну ночь. Вспомни, что доктор Лектер сказал тебе в понедельник.
9. I saw her when I was driving past their house on my way to work.
   Я увидел её, когда проезжал мимо их дома по дороге на работу.
10. He hasn’t said a single word to me yet and he got that letter on Sunday.
    Он ещё не сказал мне ни единого слова, а получил это письмо в воскресенье.

Ответ: 1) has returned, has been waiting; 2) have been reading; 3) came, was making, was having; 4) did you discuss, have never heard; 5) have been; 6) haven’t changed, recognized, saw; 7) did you go; 8) have been overeating, have lost, have lost, told; 9) saw, was driving; 10) hasn’t said, got.