Question

Раскрыть скобки в Past simple, past continuous, past perfect in active or in passive voice.
7. Jennie (leave) alone, but, like the wood-dove, she (be) a voice of sweetness in the summer time. 8. (not see) Henry until the party (seat). 9. In the meantime the eve ning meal (announce), and she (go) and (join) the family. 10. Lester (not attend) the wedding, though he (invite). 11. a suggestion to go immediately. 12. Anne by the incredible change of tone. 13. She (want) things not so much for herself as for he, child, and she (be) anxious do whatever she (tell). 14. The house (look) after attend scrupulous care by others, for Jennie (be) incapable of ing to it herself. 15. As she (come) to the carriage the door (open) and she (see) a woman there. 16. hen the phone ring), I (reach) for the phone, and (tell) l (call) from Moscow 17. In the meanwhile Jennie (leave) to brood. 18. At the very second the beautiful music she (isten) to (listen) by everyone who (be) there. 19. Mark (open) his eyes hard, (shake) his head, and (look) at the other bed. lt (not sleep) in. 20. James (pick) his way among the heaps oi gravel the drive (lay) till he (come) opposite the porch.

Answer 1

1. I (was sitting) in an armchair and ( thinking) of any coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly ( opened) and an old friend of mine whom I (had not  seen) for a very long time ( entered) the room. 2. She ( came) to see us just at the time when we (were having) dinner. It (was) the first time I (had seen) her. 3. I (saw) him just as he (was leaving) the hotel. 4. I (had not seen) him before we ( met) at the concert. 5. He (had left) the house before I ( had) time to ask him anything. 6. He ( told) me he (had learnt) it from the newspaper. 7. He ( entered) the room, (took) something from the desk and (went) out. 8. There (were) two men in the room. One of them (was writing) something while the other (was reading) a newspaper. 9. He (did not tell) me that he (had received) a telegram from her. 10. I ( asked) him if he ( knew) where she ( lived). I ( said) I (did not know) her address. 11. He ( asked) me if I (could) give him your address. 12. She ( said) that he (had given) her the wrong address. 13. I ( asked) him where he (had put) my letter. 14. He (told ) us that they (had spent) all the money. 15. After spending several days in Paris he ( felt) lonely and ( wanted) to return home. 16. I ( thought) he had already ( gone) home. 17. I ( found) the old man in the garden. He (was talking) to some chil­dren who (were standing) around listening to him. 18. He (was speaking) a language we had never ( heard) before.