1. What you (to do) when I (to come) in? 2. When I (to come) to his house, they (to tell)...

Question

1. What you (to do) when I (to come) in? 2. When I (to come) to his house, they (to tell) me that he (to leave) an hour before. 3. On checking up his answers he (to find) out that he (to make) several mistakes. 4. When I (to leave) home, the snow already (to stop), but a strong wind (to blow). 5. You (to read) this book? — Yes, I (to read) it. I (to think) it (to be) very interesting. 6. What the children (to do) now? — Oh, they (to play) the new table game which I (to buy) for them the day before yesterday. 7. They (to reach) the corner of the street by now and (to stand) at the bus stop. 8. After we (to walk) about two hours, we arrived at a picturesque glade covered with fresh grass. 9. We could not go out because it (to rain) hard since early morning. 10. She (to teach) at our school for twenty years now. 11. Ring me up as soon as you (to come) home. 12. He (to begin) to write his composition at three o'clock. It is already eleven, and he still (to write) it. He says he (to finish) it by twelve. 13. We (to help) our librarian to put the books in the right order for already three days, but we (to arrange) only half the books.

Comments

1.were you doing, came in

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2.came,told,has left

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3.found, has made. 4. left, has already stopped, was blowing. 5. have you read, have read 6.are doing, are playing, have bought. 7/ have reached, stayed. 8. walked. 9. has started to rain .10. has been teaching. 11. come. 12.began, is still writing, has to finish. 13. have been helping, have arranged

Answer 1

1. What were you doing when I came in?
2. When I came to his house, they told me that he had left an hour before.
3. On checking up his answers he found out that he had made several mistakes.
4. When I left home, the snow already had stopped, but a strong wind was blowing.
5. Have you read this book? — Yes, I have read it. I think it's very interesting. 6. What are the children doing now? — Oh, they are playing the new table game which I had bought for them the day before yesterday.
7. They have reached the corner of the street by now and are standing at the bus stop.
8. After we had walked about two hours, we arrived at a picturesque glade covered with fresh grass.
9. We could not go out because it has been raining hard since early morning. 10. She has been teaching at our school for twenty years now.
11. Ring me up as soon as you come home.
12. He began to write his composition at three o'clock. It is already eleven, and he is still writing it. He says he will have finished it by twelve.
13. We have been helping our librarian to put the books in the right order for already three days, but we have arranged only half the books.