Question

Ex. 3. Complete the sentences with the verb to be in the required tense form and translate them.

1. There to be a train at 6.15 and one at 10.30 but nothing in between. (Present)

2. In 1830, there to be only 64 km of railroad track laid in America. (Past)

3. In the London Metro, there to be 11 underground lines; each of them has its own color. (Present)

4. On each car of the first Metro trains, there to be an attendant to operate the doors. (Past)

5. There to be no trains today because the railroad workers are on strike. (Future)

6. Among the tunnels of the BAM, there to be two of particular note: a 15-km Muisky tunnel and a 7-km Baikal tunnel. (Present)

7. There to be one case of derailment of a freight train on a section of line at Bexley, Britain. (Past)

8. Nowadays, there to be underground railways in 80 cities all over the world. (Present)

9. By 2030, there to be a total of 1,528 km of high-speed railway lines capable of handling passenger trains traveling at 350 km/h. (Future)

10. There to be considerable public disquiet (беспокойство) about the safety of the new high speed trains. (Past)

11. In the US, there to be a special discount for those passengers who buy return tickets. (Present)

12. On the first railways, there to be no conductors and an engine-driver collected the passengers' fare (оплата за проезд) himself. (Past)

Answer 1

1. Is; 2. Were; 3. Are; 4. Was; 5. will be; 6. Are; 7. Was; 8. Are; 9. Will be; 10. Was; 11. Is; 12. Were