go) to the kitchen and (to open) the fridge. 6. Toby and Michael (to smile) at
each other and (to begin) to walk slowly towards the lake. 7. The silence in the
room (to tell) that the rain (to stop). 8. She (can) not think why she (not to think)
of this before, she (to say). 9. He (to go) away on the very day I (to arrive). 10.
My mother (to make) sandwiches in the kitchen and (not to hear) the bell. 11. He
(to go) to school for the first time with a bunch of flowers in his hand, and it (to
seem) to him that everyone (to turn) to look at him. 12. After he (to leave) school
he (can) not find a job and (to decide) to go to New York. 13. The grass (to be)
damp; it (to tell) us that rain (to fall) in the night. 14. Now he (to look) at me
with wide open eyes. 15. He (can) not help thinking that he (to see) that face
somewhere before. 16. After he (to read) "The Gadfly" he (to tell) all his friends
that he never (to read) a better book. 17. Roger (to say) he (to come) back in an
hour. 18. She (to turn) half about and (to see) that the rain (to stop) and it (to be)
a little brighter outside. 19. After the war they (to part) and he (to tell) me that he
(not to see) her since. 20. She (to go) back to take her gloves and bag which she
(to leave) on the hall table. 21. The storm (to pass) and the sun (to shine) on the
green leaves of the trees. 22. He (to look) through the window and (not to seem)
to notice me.
138.
Use the Past Indefinite, the Past Continnous or the Past Perfect Continuous
instead of the infinitives in brackets:
1. He (to read) his evening paper as usual when a friend of his called him on
the telephone. 2. He (to read) before the fire for half an hour when the telephone
rang. 3. When we went to see them last night, they (to play) chess; they said they
(to play) since six o'clock. 4. She felt chilly after she (to swim) for an hour. 5.
They told me that Ben still (to swim). 6. The boys (to play) football and did not
hear their mother calling them from the window. 7. The boys were tired because
they (to play) football. 8. We (to work) in silence for some time when John
spoke.
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9. He (to look) at the fire and (to think) of something. 10. He (to look) three
or five minutes at the fire and then turned his face to me; it was sad. 11. At last I
found the book, which I (to look) for all day. 12. He asked me what I (to look)
for. 13. When I entered the room Sir George (to talk) in a loud voice. 14. They
told me Sir George just (to talk) about me. 15. Monty (to tremble) too in fits
which shook his body from top to bottom. 16, She (to put) aside the book she (to
read) and (to stand) up from the table.
139.
Translate into Russian and then change the following sentences into indirect
speech:
1. How long have you been sitting here? 2. It has been raining since morning,
and we cannot go out. 3. She has been teaching in that school since 1968. 4. He
has been working since I came here. 5. Come in! We have just been speaking
about you. 6. I've just been asking him; he says he knows nothing. 7. They have
been watching me all the time. I don't like it. 8. She has been waiting in the
library for a long time. 9. What have you-been doing since I last saw you? 10.
Where have you been all the time?
140.
Translate into English using the appropriate tenses:
1. Он уехал в тот день, когда я приехал. 2. Все эти дни он работал упорнее, чем ты.
3. Почему ты не слушаешь, когда я говорю с тобой? 4. Она долго работала в саду. 9на
не знала, что происходит в доме. 5. Не возвращайся, пока не найдешь его. 6. Вы давно
знаете друг друга? 7. Не говори ему, когда мы приедем. 8. Я сейчас работаю усиленно,
чтобы догнать группу. Я был болен две недели. 9. В тот вечер у нас было очень мало
времени, так как мы уезжали на следующий день. 10. Маленькая Кити только что
прыгала по комнате; где она сейчас? 11. Наступил вечер, а дождь все шел. 12.
Извините, я не знала, что вы меня ждали. 13. Он сказал вам, когда придет? 14. Я знаю
его, давно знаю. 15. Ваш мальчик очень подрос за эти месяцы. 16. Я был очень занят с
тех пор, как видел вас в последний раз. 17. Я вижу, все смеются. Ты опять
рассказываешь небылицы! (to tell tales) 18. Он сказал, что они выполняют эту работу с
августа. 19. Она смотрела на меня с минуту, потом отвернулась и вышла из комнаты.
20. Я уверена, что все будут смеяться над тобой, если ты наденешь эту шляпу. 21.
Сколько времени вы занимаетесь спортом? — С детства. 22. Девочка вскочила со
скамьи, на которой сидела, и побежала встречать мать, которая как раз входила в сад с
улицы. 23. Лекция еще не началась, и
студенты болтали и смеялись. 24. Я увидел его прежде, чем он меня. Он
отвернулся, и я понял, что он опять не ответит на мои вопросы.
141. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the wirh-phrases (attributive and adverbial):
1. ... driver was ... young fellow with ... large red hands, ... long legs and ...
orange hair. 2. They watched them go with ... amused look. 3. She always met
me with ... smile. 4. He sat down to table with ... great pleasure. 5. They have
been working with ... enthusiasm all this time. 6. It was ... little house with ...
green windows and ... brown door. 7. It was ... cold winter with ... sunny weather
and ... severe frosts. 8. The child looked at us with ... surprise. 9. He was ...
young man with ... pleasant open smile. 10. He spoke with ... bitterness.
To Lesson 17
142.
Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice:
a) 1. They often invite me to their parties. 2. People speak English in different
parts of the world. 3. One uses milk for making butter. 4. We form the Passive
Voice with the help of the auxiliary verb "to be". 5. They build a lot of new
houses in this district every year.
b) 1. They built this house in 1950. 2. Somebody locked the front door. 3.
Someone broke my pen last night. 4. They punished the boy for that. 5. They
finished their work in time.
c) 1. People will forget it very soon. 2. They will translate this book next year.
3. They will tell you when to come.
4. Where will they build a new library? 5. Someone will ask him
about it.
143.
Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice:
1. No one has seen him anywhere this week. 2. Somebody has invited her to
the party. 3. They have done all the exercises in written form. 4. They had done
everything before we came.
5. I thought they had already sent the letter. 6. Evidently some-
. body had informed him of the news before they announced it.
7. They are constructing some new metro lines now. 8. Wait
a little. They are examining the last student there. 9. They are discussing this
question now. 10. We could not use the cassette-recorder, they were repairing it.
11. When I switched on the radio they were broadcasting a very interesting
programme. 12. They have not yet told him about it. 13. The branches of the tree
hid her face. 14.1 know her family. Her brother Charles has taken me there more
than once. 15.1 am sure your presents will please them. 16. They informed me
that they had seen you in Oxford Street.
144.
Use the proper article. Pay attention to the article in adverbial phrases of manner:
1. She nodded to me with ... smile. 2. I shall do it with ... pleasure. 3. He
closed the dooi with ... bang. 4. Everybody looked at her with ... approval. 5.
They were talking in ... low voices. 6. Though he said it in ... whisper I heard
