Question

I. Translate the sentences from English into Russian. State the tense of the verb.

1. When I come they will be waiting at the airport.

2. When she left, she remembered that she hadn't locked the kitchen window.

3. By the time we get to the party everything will have been eaten.

4. She has been playing chess since she was nine.

5. They will have been trying to solve this problem for two years by 2012.

II. Make the following sentences (a) negative; (b) interrogative.

1. Liz is trying to fix her washing machine.

2. We were having lunch when our uncle came.

3. She has already started her new job.

4. By the end of the year he had learnt to speak French.

5. My secretary has been typing the report for five hours.

III. Ask all types of questions to the following sentences.

1. Aunt Betty is talking to the butcher in the kitchen.

2. It was raining heavily yesterday morning.

3. They hadn't completed the test when the teacher came.

4. By the end of the autumn, they will have built a new skating-rink in this dis-

trict.

5. They had been watching TV for half an hour when their parents came.

IV. Use the correct form of the verb instead of the infinitives it brackets.

1. Past Simple or Past Progressive: My hat (to fly off) when I (to cross) the

bridge.

2. Past Simple or Present Perfect: I (to buy) a new car last summer, but I (not sell) my old car yet, so now I've got two cars.

3. Present Simple or Future Perfect: The party (to begin) by the time we (to

come).

4. Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive: She (to read) this book for three days and (to read) 300 pages already.

5. Past Simple or Past Perfect Progressive: How long they (to wait) for a taxi be-

for it (to come)?

Answer 1

1. Когда я приеду, они будут ждать в аэропорту.

2. Когда она ушла, она вспомнила, что не заперла кухонное окно.

3. К тому времени, как мы доберемся до вечеринки, все будет съедено.

4. Она играет в шахматы с девяти лет.

5. Они будут пытаться решить эту проблему в течение двух лет к 2012 году.