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come) yet. 5. I (to read) "War and Peace" for the last three

months. 6. I (to think) about you all day. 7. He never (to be)

here before. 8. I can't help being angry with you; you (to sit)

here all the time and doing nothing. 9. There's nothing to be

proud of; you (not to get) a single excellent mark as yet. 10.1 (to

work) so hard this week that I (not to have) time to go to the

cinema. 11. The girls (to talk) about their new dresses for half an

hour already; it seems they have nothing else to talk about. 12.1

just (to talk) to him; he agrees to help us. 13. Some of our stu-

dents (to join) the English club to get a better command of the

language. 14. I (to know) her all my life and we always (to be)

good friends.

109. Combine the two sentences into one using too + adjective + in-

finitive.

M o d e l s : I was busy; I couldn't write to you. I was too busy to write to

you. It was very dark. We couldn't see anything. It was too dark for us to see

anything.

1. I am very tired; I mustn't work any longer. 2. It's very cold; we can't go out.

3.1 was so angry; I couldn't speak to him.

4. It's very far; we can't walk. 5. It's very good; it can't be true.

6. This dress is very old; I can't wear it any more. 7. The music

is very soft; we can't hear it. 8. You are so young; you can't be

a teacher.

110. Read the following sentences a) in the interrogative, b) in the

negative:

1. Bob came home late. 2. She gave them her dictionary. 3. He took a shower.

4. The students went to the lab. 5. They got up early. 6. Ann brought me a new

magazine. 7. He left for London on Monday. 8. They wrote to me every month.

9. He read the letter out loud. 10. You did it all by yourself. 11. She spoke

English fluently. 12. They sat down quietly. 13. Jim saw

them together. 14. They all heard the song. 15. He paid the money yesterday.

16. Benny found his ball. 17. She remembered every word. 18. Ann made good

progress in English. 19. The boys knew where to go. 20. They celebrated New

Year. 21. She got an excellent mark. 22. My parents met me at the station. 23.

You thought he was right. 24. We discussed it at the meeting. 25. It troubled me

very much. 26. Robert repaired Ann's iron. 27. They began on time. 28. You told

John about it. 29. He spent a lot of time on his English. 30. They admired her

singing very much.

111.

Use the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect instead of the

infinitives in brackets:

1. How long you (to know) him? — I (to know) him since 1965. 2. He (to

live) in Leningrad for two years and then (to go) to Siberia. 3. When he (to

arrive)? — He (to arrive) at 2 o'clock. 4. I (to read) this book when I was at

school. 5. I can't go with you as I (not to finish) my work. 6. The clock is slow.

— It isn't slow, it (to stop). 7. You (to have dinner) yet? 8. The performance (to

begin) at 7 o'clock and (to last) for 3 hours. We all (to enjoy) it. 9. The lecture

just (to begin). You are a little late. 10. We (to miss) the tram. Now we'll have to

walk. 11. You (to be) here before? — Yes, I (to spend) my holidays here last year.

12 You (to see) Kitty on Monday? 13. Where is Tom? •— I (not to know). I (not

to see) him today. 14. I (to lose) my pen. You (to see) it anywhere? 15. You ever

(to try) to give up smoking?

16.

Why you (to switch on) the light? It is not dark yet.

17.

When it (to happen)? 18. He (to leave) for the Far East two years ago

and I (not to see) him since. 19. The last post (to come)? 20. When you (to meet)

him last? 21. You (to be) to the laboratory this week? 22. Why you (to take) my

pen while I was out? You (to break) it,

112.

Use the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect instead or the

infinitives in brackets.

Note. Remember that the definite placeusually implies a definite past

time

1. You (to find) the key which you (to lose) yesterday? — Yes, I (to find) it in

the pocket of my other coat. 2. I (to see) him in the laboratory today. We (to be)

there together. 3. You (to see) him today? He is your friend, as far as I know;

help me to find

him. 4. We never (to meet) him. We don't know what he looks like. 5. She (to

meet) them in Tverskaya Street this afternoon. 6. I am angry with Ann; she (to

keep) me waiting at the Institute for a long time this evening. 7. Lend me your

rubber. I (to make) a mistake and wish to rub it out. 8. Do you know that the

English delegation already (to leave) for London? — Yes, of course, I together

with my fellow-students (to be) at the station to see them off.

113.

Change the following sentences into the negative and interrogative:

1. Students often have to work at the laboratory after classes. 2. Tony had to

take entrance exams in August. 3. You will have to come here twice a week. 4.

She had to spend a lot of money on books. 5. They had to stay there for a long

time. 6. Ann always has to get up early. 7. He has to work hard at his

pronunciation. 8. Lucy has to help her little brother and sister to prepare their

lessons. 9. You will have to join some sports society. 10. She has to clean the flat

herself.

114.

Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous instead of the infinitives in

brackets.

Note. Remember that when we want to express a period of time in the past, we usually

use the Past Indefinite. The Past Continuous expresses an action going on at a definite

moment in the past.

M o d e l s : We lived there for 10 years.

They waited for us for an hour.

1. We (to walk) in-silence for a long time. Nobody (to want)' to speak. 2. We

(to walk) in silence when he suddenly (to ask) me if I (can) help him. 3. He (to

wait) there for half an hour, but nobody (to come). 4. I just (to have) breakfast

when the telephone (to ring). When I (to come)" back to my coffee it (to be)

almost cold. 5. I (to speak) to her several times, but she (to read) and (not to

hear) me. 6. Ann (to drop) two cups while she (to wash) up last night, but neither

of the cups (to break). 7. I (to walk) for a quarter of an hour and (to watch) what

(to go on) around me: fast cars (to rush) in both directions, and ft (to be)

impossible to cross the street. 8. The old man who (to sit) on the bench beside me

(to keep) silent for some time. Then he (to ask) me if I (to know) him. 9. She (to

teach) Russian for two years

when she (to live) in France. 10. He (to remember) the day when he first (to

go) to school. 11. We (to talk) about Jim when he (to run) into the room. 12. I (to

stand) at the window for some time; the sun (to shine), and I (to decide) to go for

a walk. 13. For a quarter of an hour or so he (to lie) motionless, he (can) not

make himself get up. 14. Alison and Cassie (to talk) on the staircase as I went

down.

115.

Translate the following sentences using the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous:

1. Когда я пришла, они обедали 2. Когда мы катались на лыжах, начал идти снег. 3.

Когда ты закончила школу? — В 1977 году. 4. В тот день у нас было много работы, так

как вечером мы уезжали. 5. Сколько времени ты вчера занималась? — Я занималась 3

часа. 6. Мы познакомились, когда сдавали вступительные экзамены. 7.Вчера он был

занят весь вечер, он чинил телевизор. 8. Он вошел в комнату, поздоровался со всеми и

сел у окна. 9. До войны наша семья жила в Туле. Мы прожили там 6 лет. 10. Было

известно, что делегация прибывает на следующее утро. 11. Я целый месяц гостила у

своей подруги в Крыму. 12. Во вторник ядва часа работала в лаборатории. 13. Они

сказали, что уезжают из Москвы. 14. Она долго сидела на крыльце с письмом в руках.

15. Когда часы пробили одиннадцать, он все еще работал. 16 Он не замечал, что

происходит вокруг. 17. По вечерам он имел обыкновение читать вслух своему сынишке.

18. Он сказал мне, что скоро уезжает из Лондона. 19. Я ждал там около часа. 20. Мой

отец работал на том заводе 20 лет.

116.

Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

1. He asked angrily, "Why are you smiling to yourself and don't answer my

questions at once?" 2. The girl said, "I am thinking of the summer spent in the

Crimea." 3. She said to Nick, "When are you going to visit them?" "I have no

time," replied Nick. 4. Mary said, "I'm making a new dress, I want to wear it at

our party." 5. Ann said, "We are thinking of going out." 6. The teacher asked,

"Are you listening carefully, John?" 7. She asked him, "Is Robert coming

tomorrow?" 8. I said, "Is John studying for an examination now?" 9. Father said,

"Mary is doing her morning exercises, I don't want to disturb her." 10. Mother

said, "You are forgetting your manners, John."

117.

Use the proper article:

1. Did you finish ... school ... last year? 2. ... examiner has already come. 3.

What was your mark in... History? 4. He has made ... great progress since ...