English Grammar Reference and Practice. Drozdova (810400), страница 27
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He (try) ...................................................... to catch what they (say)................................................. but they (be) ................................................. too far from him and (speak)................................................in very low voices. 4. As the wet twilight (deepen).................................................1 (stop) .................................................. in a solitary bridle-path (верховая тропа), which I (pursue)...............................................an hour or more. 5.
He (n o t/b e )................................................so much surprisedto see me as I (expect)..................................................6 . 1(g o )................................................. to bed and (fall)................................................ asleep when my guardian (kn o ck)..................................................at the door ofmy room and (b e g ).............................................. me to get up directly. 7 . 1(have)................................................a wash and brush-up before starting out to go to the luncheon Elliot (invite)...............................................
meto when they (rin g )................................................. up from the reception to say that he (b e ) ................................................ below. 8. Mrs. Bedwin, who (listen)................................................ at the parlour door, (hasten).................................................. into the corridor in a breathless state. 9. Sara (be right) ................................................
in her prediction. Madam Sharon’s face (b e )...................................................a picture thenext morning when she (fin d )................................................out that Sara (g o )...................................................^-4 (В, C) Comment on the use of the Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect,the Past Simple and the Past Continuous.Laying the telephone down on the desk, I went to the door and called Amos. I went back to the couch andstretched out as he picked up the phone. He shot a peculiar look at me when he heard her voice.
He wassilent for a while, listening to her. When he spoke again, he was smiling. “That’s wonderful! When are youleaving? Soon I’ll also fly to New York when this job is finished. We’ll have a celebration then. Give my loveto your daughter.”He p u t dow n th e te le p h o n e and c a m e o ve r to m e. “T h a t w as M o n ic a ,” he s a id , loo king dow n a t m e.“ I know.” I said.“She is leaving for New York this afternoon. She is taking her daughter back with her.
You have not seenthe kid for a long time now, have you?”“ No, I have not.”“You ought to see her. The kid is turning into a real beauty.” (After H. Robbins)88REVI SI ONONTENSESО(В, C) Complete the gaps with the appropriate word from the box. Do not forget to put the verb intothe correct form.pull (+2)trybecomefillfallStifling a huge yawn, Petra (1)................................................... herself up into a sitting position and(2)............................................ to free her mind from the clog of sleep.
Slowly she (3).............................................aware that Sara (4)........................................... her suitcase from under the bed a nd<5)............................................it by the simple method of taking out drawers of clothes and turning them upside down so that the contents(6)..............................................into the case, (from S. Wentworth)\J(В, C) Choose the correct form of the verbs.He looked/had looked at his watch.
In a quarter of an hour he was/had been due at the General Meeting ofthe New Colliery Company - one of Uncle Jolyon’s concerns; he should see Uncle Jolyon there, and saysomething to him about Bosinney - d id n ’t m ake/hadn’t made up his mind what, but something - in anycase he should not answer this letter until he saw/had seen Uncle Jolyon. He got/had got up and methodicallyput/had put away the draft of his defence.
Going into a dark little cupboard, he turned/had turned up thelight, washed/had washed his hands with a piece of brown Windsor soap, and dried/had dried them on aroller towel. Then he brushed/had brushed his hair, turned/had turned down the light, took/had taken hishat and ... left/had left the house. (After J. Galsworthy)/(В, C) There are six grammar mistakes in the text below. Read the text and correct them.He had placed a picture on the easel and let me look at it for a minute or two; then he had taken it downand put another one in its place. He had been showing me about thirty canvases.
It was the result of thesix years during which he had painted. He never sold a picture. The canvases had been of different sizes.The smaller were pictures of still-life and the largest were landscapes. There were about half a dozenportraits. (AfterS. Maugham)8(В, C) Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, the Past Simple, the Past Continuous orthe Past Perfect.We just (finish) ...............................................lunch. Mrs. Leidner (g o )(2)................................................ to herroom to rest as usual. I (se ttle )(3)...............................................her on her bed with plenty of pillows and herbook, and (leave) (4)...................................................... the room when she (call) (5)..................................................me back.“ Don’t go, nurse, there (b e )(6)............................................
something I (want)(7)..............................................to say to you.”I (co m e )(8)............................................... back into the room.“Shut the door.”I (o b ey)(9).................................................She (g e t)(10)...............................................up from the bed and (b e gin )(11)................................................ towalk up and down the room. I could see that she (m a ke )(12)................................................
up her mind tosomething and I (not/like) (13)................................................. to interrupt her. She (be) (14)............................................... clearly in indecision of mind. (A. Christie)89THE7VERB(В, C) Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect.He (not/cover) (1)............................................... the first of those miles, however, when the luck (favour)(2)............................................
him at last. He (m eet)(3)..............................................a cart turning in his directionout of a field and this time he (be) (4>............................................... able to beg a lift, though it (take)(5).............................................. several minutes to explain to the driver, a little old whiskered fellow nearly asdeaf as one of his own sacks, exactly what he (w a n t)(6)................................................. And by the time he(m ake)(7)..............................................it plain to his companion that he (travel)(8)...............................................about, that he (want)(9).............................................
a wash and brush-up and some breakfast, Everwell itself(b e )(10)............................................... in sight. It (b e )(11).................................................a little place that (look)(12).............................................
somehow as if it had been dropped there. (After J. Priestley)10(В, C) Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the PresentPerfect.Later that afternoon Miss MacDonald (te ll)(1)................................................ Tom that Hopkins would like tosee him that evening at 7 o ’clock. At two minutes after the hour, Tom (knock)(2)..............................................at Hopkins door. Hopkins (o p e n )(3)................................................
it. He (b e )(4)..................................................alone, and, to Tom ’s surprise, he (lo o k )(5).................................................tired. He (p a c e )(6)................................................. restlessly up and down the room jingling the change in his pockets and gesticulating as he(ta lk )(7).................................................. The first thing he (sa y)(8)................................................. after greetingTom (b e )(9)................................................. “ I definitely (d e cide )(10)................................................. to go aheadwith this mental health committee.” (S. Wilson)11(В, C) Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect.After Pitty (g o )(1)...............................................
.. Scarlett (g o )(2)............................................... wearily into thedownstairs hall and (light)(3)............................................ a lamp. The house (feel)(4)..............................................steamingly hot, as though it held in its walls all the heat of the noontide. Some of her dullness (pass)(5)...............................................now and her stomach (clam our)(6)................................................
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