. Exercise 1. Open the brackets. Remember that you should use the rules of the Sequence of Tenses.
1. He said that he still (to be) fond of collecting stamps and coins.
2. She said that her parents (to divorce) two years ago already! – Oh, how awful! I can’t believe it’s true!
3. I met him at the disco yesterday and he told me that I (to dance) very well and I answered that it (to be) no wonder because dancing (to be) my hobby for many years!
4. She said her mother’s hobby (to be) ballet and she (to dance) pretty well in her youth. Can you imagine? – No, hardly.
5. My great-grandparents (to be) engaged for a whole year before they (to get) married. – I believe it’s impossible nowadays.
6. Did you ask Mike to take the camera to the party? – Yes, he told me that he (to come) and (to take) a lot of pictures.
7. Did you persuade your cousin in the necessity of sports? – Yes, but she promised that she (to go in for) sports) only since that summer.
8. What did you tell your little niece? – Nothing special – I only (to tell) her that I (to travel) all the summer and that it (to be) a lot of fun and now she wants to go with me.
9. Did you invite Mary to the basketball game in which you (to take part) the next week? – Yes, I did, but it turned out that she (to watch) the horseracing competitions at that moment.
10. Has your mother already finished sewing the dress for the
Trees' roots go a long way underground.
Корни деревьев уходят далеко под землю.
A cat sharpens its claws against the trunk of a tree.
Кошка точит когти о ствол дерева.
Most fruit trees blossom in spring.
Большинство фруктовых деревьев цветут весной.
Plants will not grow unless they get enough water and light.
Растения не будут расти, если они не получат достаточно воды и света.
The horse is limping. It must have hurt its hoof.
Лошадь хромает. Должно быть, она повредила копыто.
Flowers last longer in a vase if you crush the end of their stalks.
Цветы дольше хранятся в вазе, если вы раздавите их стебли.
1) Her father is not watching TV at the moment. He is sleeping because he is tired
2) Where does your uncle work? He works at school.
3) Is your friend doing his homework now?
4) When do you usually come home from school? I come at four o'clock.
5) My sister is not playing the piano now. She plays the piano in the evening.
6) Are you reading a magazine and thinking about your holiday at the moment?
7) I am siting in a waiting room at the dentist now.
8) When do you listen to the news on the radio?
9) Are you playing chess now?