Task 3. Choose the right answer. 1. The police officer said that every house in that street ... already by the police. a) had been searched b) were searched c) search d) searched. 2. While we ... for the train, it started to rain. a) waited b) are waiting c) were waiting d) was waiting. 3. The result of his investigation ... in the newspaper soon. a) publish b) will be published c) be published d) is published. 4. We ... a new computer not long ago. Now the job will be done much more quickly. a) bought b) was bought c) had bought d) have bought. 5. When they arrived home, their children ... outside the door waiting for them. a) sit b) were sitting c) was sitting d) are sitting.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильный ответ.

1. The police officer said that every house in that street had been searched already by the police. (Полицейский сказал, что каждый дом на той улице уже обыскала полиция.) a) Past Perfect Passive: обыск завершился до момента, о котором сообщили.
2. While we were waiting for the train, it started to rain. (Пока мы ждали поезд, начался дождь.) c) Длительное действие в прошлом прерывается кратким событием.
3. The result of his investigation will be published in the newspaper soon. (Результат его расследования скоро будет опубликован в газете.) b) Будущее время в пассивном залоге.
4. We bought a new computer not long ago. Now the job will be done much more quickly. (Мы недавно купили новый компьютер. Теперь работу будут выполнять гораздо быстрее.) a) Not long ago указывает на завершённое действие в прошлом.
5. When they arrived home, their children were sitting outside the door waiting for them. (Когда они приехали домой, их дети сидели у двери и ждали их.) b) Were sitting согласуется с множественным числом children и обозначает продолжавшееся действие в прошлом.