Question

A: Did you buy (you /buy) anything at the antiques sale yesterday?
B: No. I wanted (I /want) to buy some jewellery, but I'd left (I /leave) my credit card at home.
1. A: Are you still copying those addresses?
B: No, that's all of them. ____________ (I/finish) now.
2. A: The train is never going to get here.
B: How long _____________ (we / wait) now?
A: At least half an hour ____________ (we / be) here since ten to five.
3. A: Did you have a nice chat with Tessa?
B: No, not really. When ____________ (we /drink) our coffee, ______________ (she /hurry) off home.
4. A: It's terrible about that plane crash, isn't it?
B: Yes, awful___________ (I/ have) breakfast when __________(I / hear) the news.
5. A: So you sing in a rock band, do you? How long ______________(you / do) that?
B: Oh, since I was sixteen. ________________(we / do) about a dozen concerts.
6. A: Do you know what Polly was so upset about yesterday?
B: No, I don't. But I'm sure ____________ (she /cry). Her eyes looked red.
A: Perhaps _________________(she / have) some bad news.
7. A: The shooting was very frightening, I suppose.
B: It certainly was. When we __________(hear) the shot, we all ____________(throw) ourselves
to the floor.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. A: Are you still copying those addresses?
B: No, that's all of them. I have finished now.
(Now - важен результат в настоящем -> Present Perfect)
2. A: The train is never going to get here.
B: How long have we been waiting now?
(Now - важен результат в настоящем, и акцент на продолжительности -> Present Perfect Continuous)
A: At least half an hour we have been here since ten to five.
(Ждут как полчаса - акцент на продолжительности, но be нельзя с ing (Stative Verb) -> Present Perfect)
3. A: Did you have a nice chat with Tessa?
B: No, not really. When we drank our coffee, she hurried off home.
(последовательные действия -> Past Simple)
4. A: It's terrible about that plane crash, isn't it?
B: Yes, awful. I was having breakfast when I heard the news.
(Я завтракал, когда услышал новость.Мы часто используем Past Continuous и Past Simple вместе. Когда это происходит, Continuous описывает более длительное действие или ситуацию, на фоне которой происходит однократное событие.)
5. A: So you sing in a rock band, do you? How long have you been doing that?
(акцент на продолжительности -> Present Perfect Continuous)
B: Oh, since I was sixteen. We have done about a dozen concerts.
(Действие еще не закончилось -> Present Perfect)
6. A: Do you know what Polly was so upset about yesterday?
B: No, I don't. But I'm sure she had been crying. Her eyes looked red.
(действие, которое длилось в течение какого-то периода времени в прошлом и завершилось с определенным результатом -> Past Perfect Continuous)
A: Perhaps she had had some bad news.
(действие, которое произошло раньше другого действия или определенного момента в прошлом -> Past Perfect)
7. A: The shooting was very frightening, I suppose.
B: It certainly was. When we heard the shot, we all threw ourselves to the floor.
(Когда мы услышали выстрел, мы все бросились на пол. Цепь последовательных действий в прошлом -> Past Simple)#SPJ5