Ex. 70. use one of the tenses: present indefinite, past indefinite, present continuous, past continuous. 1. nona (to celebrate) … her birthday yesterday. her room looked beautiful, there (to be) … many flowers in it. when i (to come) … in, somebody (to play) … the piano, two or three pairs (to dance). 2.listen! somebody (to play) … the piano. 3. i (to like) music very much. 4. when i (to look) out of the window, it (to rain) heavily and people (to hurry) … along the streets. 5. “what you (to do) … at seven o’clock yesterday? ” “i (to have) … supper.” 6. when i (to come) … home yesterday, i (to see) … that all my family (to sit) … round the table. father (to read) … a letter from my uncle who (to live) … in london. 7. “where you (to be) … yesterday? ” “i (to be) … at home the whole day.” “how strange. i (to ring) … you up at two o’clock, but nobody (to answer) … .” “oh, i (to be) … in the garden. i (to read) … your book and (not to hear) … the telephone. 8. “what you (to do) … at five o’clock yesterday? ” “i (to work) … at the library.” “i (to be) … there, too, but i (not to see) … you.” 9. yesterday i (to work) … at my english from five till seven. 10. it (to rain) … the whole day yesterday. 11. “where your sister (to be) … now? ” “she (to be) … in her room. she (to do) … her homework.”
2. Listen! Somebody is playing the piano.
3. I like music very much.
4. When I looked out of the window, it was raining heavily and people were hurrying along the streets.
5. What were you doing at seven o'clock yesterday? — I was having supper.
6. When I came home yesterday, I saw that all my family was sitting round the table. Father was reading a letter from my uncle who lives in London.
7. Where were you yesterday? — I was at home the whole day. — How strange. I rang you up at two o'clock, but nobody answered. — Oh, I was in the garden. I was reading your book and did not hear the telephone.
8. What were you doing at five o'clock yesterday? — I was working in the library. — I was there, too, but I did not see you.
9. Yesterday I was working at my English from five till seven.
10. It was raining the whole day yesterday.
11. Where is your sister now? — She is in her room. She is doing her homework.