Упражнение 238 Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Simple, Past Continuous u Past Perfect.

Решение:

Упражнение 238 требует раскрытия скобок с глаголами. Необходимо выбрать правильное время: Past Simple, Past Continuous или Past Perfect, исходя из контекста предложения.

• 1. I (to return) to the hotel only after I (to finish) my work.
• I returned to the hotel only after I had finished my work.
• 2. She (to tell) me that she (to be) to the theatre the day before.
• She told me that she had been to the theatre the day before.
• 3. When I (to come) to the party, all my friends (to sit) at the table.
• When I came to the party, all my friends were sitting at the table.
• 4. He (to go) home at 9 p.m. yesterday.
• He went home at 9 p.m. yesterday.
• 5. The children (to play) in the park when it suddenly (to start) to rain.
• The children were playing in the park when it suddenly started to rain.
• 6. Who (to knock) at the door?
• Who knocked at the door?
• 7. My mother (to cook) dinner when I (to arrive) home.
• My mother was cooking dinner when I arrived home.
• 8. The guests (to arrive) when the host (to be) busy with preparing the salad.
• The guests arrived when the host was busy with preparing the salad.
• 9. I (not to see) him for many years.
• I haven't seen him for many years.
• 10. She (to tell) me that she (to visit) London before.
• She told me that she had visited London before.
• 11. I (to see) him at the station. He (to wait) for the train.
• I saw him at the station. He was waiting for the train.
• 12. He (to finish) his work by 6 o'clock yesterday.
• He had finished his work by 6 o'clock yesterday.
• 13. While they (to play) football, the ball (to break) the window.
• While they were playing football, the ball broke the window.
• 14. The old man (to sit) on the bench and (to read) a newspaper.
• The old man was sitting on the bench and reading a newspaper.
• 15. I (to come) into the room and (to see) that somebody (to break) the window.
• I came into the room and saw that somebody had broken the window.
• 16. He (to live) in Moscow for 5 years already.
• He has been living in Moscow for 5 years already.
• 17. When I came into the room, the child (to sleep).
• When I came into the room, the child was sleeping.
• 18. He (to go) home after he (to finish) his work.
• He went home after he had finished his work.

Ответ: 1. returned, had finished; 2. told, had been; 3. came, were sitting; 4. went; 5. were playing, started; 6. knocked; 7. was cooking, arrived; 8. arrived, was; 9. haven't seen; 10. told, had visited; 11. saw, was waiting; 12. had finished; 13. were playing, broke; 14. was sitting, reading; 15. came, saw, had broken; 16. has been living; 17. was sleeping; 18. went, had finished.