Question

Exercise 3.35. Use the verbs in brackets in the required form Present or Past Tenses:


Olga and Katya (be) both nurses. They (work) at a hospital. Last year Olga (pass) her State Finals. Katya still (train). Last month she (work) on a medical ward where she (learn) to nurse patients suffering from cardiac infarction and pneumonia. This month Olga (work) on one of the hospital surgical wards. Sometimes she (carry out) the procedures herself and sometimes she (assist) the doctors. At the moment she (help) another nurse to give a bed-patient a bed-bath. Every day last week Olga (take) the bus to work. She (be) on an early shift. When she is on a late shift, she usually (walk) to the hospital. She generally (meet) Katya at the bus stop and they (walk) to work together. Today Katya (go) by bus and Olga (walk) to work alone. The sun (shine) so Olga (not, carry) her umbrella. Last week she (carry) her umbrella every day because the weather (be) bad.

Answer 1

1 are

2 work

3 passed

4 is still training

5 worked, learnt

6 is working

7 carries out,assists

8 is helping

9 took

10 was

11 walks

12 meet,walk

13 is going,is walking

14 is shining, isn't carrying

15 carried,was