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— You’re breathing with difficulty! What’s the matter?
— I ......................... (to walk) very fast.
have been walking
He ................. (to look) through the article for some time and then ................. (to make) notes.
looked; made
Mr. Jones ....................... (not, to speak) to me since he ...................... (to return) from his trip.
hasn’t spoken; returned
I used .........................(do) the shopping in this shop when I lived here.
to do
Я не понимал ни слова. Они говорили очень быстро.
I didn’t understand a word. They were
talking (speaking) very quickly.
— Nick ......................... (to make) real progress lately.
— Oh, yes, he ......................... (to work) hard this term.
has made; has been working
What .............................. (you, to do) when you ................................. (to find) the ring?
— I ......................... (to call) the police, of course.
did you do; found; called
— I ......................... (just, to pass) the most difficult exam in my life. — How .........................
(you, to prepare) for it?
have just passed; did you prepare
I haven’t yet got used to .........................(live) in this house.
Living
He ......................... (to try) getting her on the phone since early morning but she was out.
had tried
The weather ......................... (to be) awful lately. It ......................... (to rain) for several weeks!
has been; has been raining
I ................ (to know) for sure what ................... (to happen) in the next room at that moment.
knew; was happening
— I ......................... (just, to pass) the most difficult exam in my life. — How ......................... (you, to prepare) for it?
have just passed; did you prepare
On his way to the office he often stops .........................(talk) to this man or that.
to talk
The program she ......................... (to watch) for some time suddenly stopped.
had been watching
Mum .................... (to have) a rest in her room since she returned from work. Don’t disturb her.
has been having a rest
The boy ........................ (always, to fidget)! But whenever I ........................ (to tell) him not to,
he ......................... (to stick) out his tongue at me.
was always fidgeting; told; stuck
— How ......................... (your first family party, to go)? — I’m afraid it ......................... (to be)
a bit boring. But we ......................... (to improve) since then.
did your first family party go; was; have
improved
Try .........................(speak) French with him. You are good at French, aren’t you?
speaking
By the time the police found the burglar he ........................ (to hide) in the attic for three weeks.
had been hiding
Она покупает много новых вещей с тех пор, как вышла замуж. У нее богатый муж.
She has been buying lots of new things
since she got married. Her husband is rich.
At two o’clock this afternoon I ......................... (to have) lunch that’s why you .........................
(not, to get) me on the phone. What ............................... (you, to want) to tell me? — Actually
I ......................... (to call) to tell you I ......................... (to come) by the 7 o’clock train.
At two o’clock this afternoon I was having lunch that’s why you
did not get me on the phone. What did you want to tell me? — Actually
I was calling to tell you I was coming by the 7 o’clock train.
Ты когда-нибудь была за границей? — Да, много раз. В прошлом году мы с мужем ездили
в Италию.
Have you ever been abroad?
— Yes, I’ve been there many times. Last
year my husband and I went to Italy.
While living in England I used .........................(read) this newspaper in the morning.
to read
Some people ......................... (to say) that their first impressions of a person
......................... (to be) always right.
say; are;