Detective Stories
1.Crime scene: "Someone stole the jewels last night."
1.The jewels were stolen last night.
1.Time traveler says: "They will build a new city in the future."
1.A new city will be built in the future
1.Detective: "They are searching for the missing painting now."
1.The missing painting is being searched now
1.Archaeologist: "They had excavated the ancient city before the war."
1.The ancient city had been excavated before the war
1.Headline: "Researchers are developing a new vaccine."
1.A new vaccine is being developed by researchers
1.Police report: "The policeman checks passports every day."
2.Detective finds: "They lock the doors at midnight."
1.Passports are checked every day.
2.The doors are locked at midnight.
1.A reporter: "Scientists were conducting an important experiment at 4 pm."
2.Time traveler predicts: "People will discover a new planet."
1.An important experiment was being conducted at 4 pm
2.A new planet will be discovered.
1.Detective: "They have checked all the rooms."
2.A witness says: "They are interviewing the suspects at the moment."
1.All the rooms have been checked
2.The suspects are being interviewed at the moment.
1.Historian says: "They had discovered the manuscript when the library caught fire."
2.All parties had signed the documents
1.The manuscript had been discovered when the library caught fire.
2.The documents had been signed by all parties.
1.Yesterday: "The storm destroyed many houses."
2.Tomorrow: "They will announce the results soon."
1.Many houses were destroyed by the storm.
2.The results will be announced soon.
1.Crime solved: "Someone found the lost wallet."
2.The thief ___ (catch) last night.
3."They arrest the suspects quickly."
1.The lost wallet was found.
2.The thief was caught last night.
3.The suspects are arrested quickly.
1.Scientist says: "They were examining fossils (окаменелости) when I arrived."
2.Plants ___ (grow) faster in the future.
3.Scientists will invent a new energy source
1.Fossils were being examined when I arrived.
2.Plants will be grown faster in the future.
3.A new energy source will be invented
1.Mystery solved: "They have found the stolen necklace."
2.The painting ___ (hide) in a secret room
3.They are checking the security system
1.The stolen necklace has been found
2.The painting was hidden in a secret room
3.The security system is being checked
1.The ancient temple ___ (restore) in 2017.
2.They had studied the artifacts before the exhibition
3.They discovered the tomb /tuːm/ гробница of Tutankhamun [tjuːˈteɪnkəmən] last century
1.The ancient temple was restored in 2017
2.The artifacts had been studied before the exhibition
3.The tomb was discovered last century
1.Now: "They are building a new bridge."
2.Recent event: "They have tested the new software"
3.Headline: "Workers had completed the repairs before the festival."
1.A new bridge is being built now.
2.The new software has been tested.
3.The repairs had been completed before the festival.
1.The police took fingerprints at the crime scene
2.A spy wrote a note with invisible ink.
3.The clue ___ (find) under the table lat night
4.The detective interviews witnesses daily
1.Fingerprints were taken at the crime scene
2.The note was written with invisible ink.
3.The clue was found under the table
4.Witnesses are interviewed daily
1.They were building robots when I came in
2.The ancient machine ___ (repair) yesterday
3.They will explore Mars /mɑːz/ next year
4.The time machine ___ (test) at 3 PM
1.Robots were being built when I came in
2.The ancient machine was repaired yesterday
3.Mars will be explored next year
4.The time machine was being tested at 3 PM
1.They have inspected the safe
2.The jewelry ___ (steal) during the night
3.They are looking for the missing keys
4.The safe ___ (open) by a specialist
1.The safe has been inspected
2.The jewelry was stolen during the night
3.The missing keys are being looked for
4.The safe was opened by a specialist
1.The old manuscript ___ (not translate) yet
2.They had preserved the paintings carefully
3.The castle ___ (destroy) during the war.
4.They had examined the fossils before the process
1.The old manuscript hasn't been translated yet
2.The paintings had been preserved carefully
3.The castle was destroyed during the war
4.The fossils had been examined before the process
1.Yesterday: "They cleaned the park."
2.Tomorrow: "They will release the new movie."
3.Now: "They are painting the school walls."
4.Recently: "They have published the report."
1.The park was cleaned yesterday
2.The new movie will be released tomorrow.
3.The school walls are being painted now.
4.The report has been published.
1.Usually the evidence ___ (collect) carefully
2.Someone closed the police station yesterday
3.The robber ___ (identify) during the investigation
4.The storm broke the window
5.The police is openin a crime case now
1.The evidence is collected carefully.
2.The police station was closed yesterday
3.The robber was identified during the investigation
4.The window was broken during the storm
5.A case is being opened now
1.They discover new stars every year
2.The future city ___ (design) now
3.They had built a spaceship before the launch
4.The experiments ___ (perform) carefully last week
5.Future generations will discover the ancient artifact in the 3025
1.New stars are discovered every year
2.The future city is being designed now
3.A spaceship had been built before the launch
4.The experiments were performed carefully last week
5.The ancient artifact will be discovered by future generations in 3025
1.They have recovered the lost documents
2.The body ___ (search) now
3.They are photographing the crime scene
4.The thief ___ (identify) by the witnesses
5.Someone has vandalized and removed the bicycle from the parking area
1.The lost documents have been recovered
2.The body is being searched now
3.The crime scene is being photographed
4.The thief was identified by the witnesses
5.The bicycle has been vandalized and removed from the parking area
1.The ancient coins ___ (find) in the cave
2.They had recorded the history before it was lost
3.The archaeological site ___ (protect) by the government
4.James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA in 1953
5.Dmitriy Mendeeleev created the periodic table in 1869
1.The ancient coins were found in the cave
2.The history had been recorded before it was lost
3.The archaeological site is protected by the government
4.The structure of DNA was discovered in 1953
5.The periodic table was created in 1869 by Mendeleev
1.Headline: "The government builds new hospitals every year."
2.Past event: "Someone opened the gates last night."
3.Plan: "They will clean the streets next weekend."
4.They are checking the security cameras now
5.Recent news: "They have repaired the engine."
1.New hospitals are built every year by the government.
2.The gates were opened last night.
3.The streets will be cleaned next weekend.
4.The security cameras are being checked now
5.The engine has been repaired