I won’t be able to answer the phone all weekend as I ____ (decorate) our new Christmas tree.
will be decorating
We must buy a new frying pan for my mom by the end of the week!
A new frying pan for my mom ____ by the end of this week!
must be bought
If you ____ (fire) 7 green candles for the New Year, all your family ____ (be) happy all year.
fire; will be (1st)
If my brother ____ (not bring) his old champagne last New Year, we ____ (not be) sick the following day.
(all events in the past)
hadn't brought; wouldn't have been (3rd)
Our Christmas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is wearing silly sweaters and pajama pants.
dress code
____ (you, buy) gifts for the family by the end of the week?
Will you have bought
Should we tell our son that Santa doesn't exist?..
____ our son ____ that Santa doesn't exist?..
Should (our son) be told
If you ____ (turn on) the TV on 31st of December, there ____ (be) Soviet movies.
(it's an obvious fact)
turn on; are (0)
If I ____ (buy) a new Christmas tree a week earlier, I ____ (not pay) so much money for it now!
had bought; wouldn't pay (3rd, 2nd)
We need to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the celebration - my uncle got in a traffic jam and will be 20 minutes later.
(to change the time; to start a little later)
postpone
We ____ (drink, already) 3 glasses of champagne by the time the Kremlin Chimes ring.
will have (already) drunk
I can't make holodets in an hour.
Holodets ____ in an hour.
can't be made
If I ____ (be) Santa, I ... (your answer)
were; your answer (2nd)
If my relatives ____ (live) closer to me now, I ____ (invite) them all for the last New Year celebration...
lived; would have invited (2nd, 3rd)
Next year I will be enjoying my well-earned _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ after working 20 years for our company.
(when you stop working, usually because of the age)
retirement
My distant relatives ____ (wish) me a Happy New Year starting at 8 pm on December 31st.
will be wishing
When I give him a present you should detonate a firecracker.
When I give him a present a firecracker ____ detonated.
should be detonated
If my boss ____ (give) us a day off on 29th of December, we ____ (be) shocked.
(unlikely situation)
gave; would be (2nd)
There ____ (not be) any presents for kids last year if you ____ (not get) the bonus from your boss.
(all events in the past)
wouldn't have been; hadn't got (3rd)
We have an increased _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, so we will be working on 30th of December.
(the amount of work a person has to do)
workload
The Christmas tree ____ (stand) in its place by the end of February, and then we ____ (prepare) for Easter all March.
will have stood; will be preparing
This year I need to complete all my work tasks, so I will be working on 31st of December.
All my work tasks ____, so I will be working on 31st of December this year.
need to be completed
If you ____ (decorate) your tree with coins and sweets, you ____ (get) rich.
(an omen)
decorate; will get
My husband ____ (give) me a new car as a Christmas gift last year if he ____ (be) Bill Gates.
would have bought; was (3rd, 2nd)
I guess we all _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from having a Secret Santa in our office: we will be more united, happier and more motivated.
(get an advantage, improve something in some ways)
benefit