Exercise 6.
1) fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of the verb “to be”.
2) retell the text.
mr. brown a businessman. he in his office. their company big.
though many employees and workers from different countries they very
friendly. their goods of high quality and they very popular on the world
market.
here a short conversation between two newcomers:
- where you from?
-- i from cuba.
- your partner from cuba too?
no, he from nigeria.
- i see.
2. We heard about the earthquake in the news.
3. This must be finished by five o’clock without fail.
4. Paul and I arrived at the party at the same time.
5. We were under the impression that they were moving to France.
6. Crime is on the increase in many cities.
7. The knock at the door took me by surprise.
8. He erased his project from the computer and had to start from scratch.
9. In my opinion, he is the greatest musician of our time.
10. I don’t know for certain, but I think she’s gone on holiday.
11. You’re looking a bit off colour – are you feeling alright?
12. The ceremony is being held in honour of the Pope’s visit!
13. He put salt in his tea by mistake, thinking it was sugar.
14. I can’t stop and talk. I’m in a hurry.
15. She waved until the car was out of sight.
16. We always stay in. Why don’t we go out for a change?
17. He told us the plan in brief and didn’t go into detail.
18. I mustn’t eat any chocolate. I’m on a diet.
19. Peter has gone to London on business.
20. She selected a CD at random and put in the CD player.
7. She was very excited. She was not in the city of her childhood for many years.
8. When we left the house, it was raining hard. He had been walking for an hour.
9. He could not remember where he put the tape. He searched for her all day yesterday.
10. What was he doing yesterday morning? - He washed the car. He had been washing her for half an hour when his wife called him for breakfast.
11. She was very annoyed: someone sang all night in the next apartment.
12. We knew that he had been working on this problem for many years.