Do the test using the Sequence of Tenses.
Sally knew that the planets in the Solar system ... round the sun. a) goes
b) were going
c) go
d) went
Percy inquired why ... whispering.
a) Iwas b) I am c) wasI d) am I
The producer promised he ... get enough money to shoot the film. a) would
b) c) d)
4.
a)
b) c) d)
5.
a)
b) c) d)
6.
a)
b) c) d)
7.
a)
b) c) d)
8.
a)
b) c) d)
9.
a)
b) c) d)
will
is going to
was going to
I was told I would get the job if I ... the necessary papers.
produce
would produce
produced
will produce
The mother said when she looked into the nursery her son ... something. drew
was drawing
drawn
had been drawing
The clerk asked the visitor if he ... to put his name on the waiting list. has phoned
had phoned
phoned
had been phoning
Stanley wondered if I ... time to go to the pub together.
have
has
had
was having
My brother suggested ... about trifles.
not arguing
not argue
not to argue
didn’t argue
Ray answered he ... on the project for six months. had been working
was working
worked
works
10. Ursula complained she ... from David for a month. a) hadn’t been heard
b) hadn’t heard
c) wasn’t heard
d) didn’t hear
11. Helen told her little sister that she ... her candy.
a) will give b) was giving c) gave
d) would give
12. Walter wanted to know when Columbus ... America. a) had been discovered
b) had discovered
c) was discovered
Ответы
Ответ:
1. Sally knew that the planets in the Solar system ... round the sun.
c) go (Правило согласования времен не соблюдается в придаточном предложении, если оно представляет собой известный факт или истину)
2. Percy inquired why ... whispering.
a) I was (Present Continuous меняется на Past Continuous)
3. The producer promised he ... get enough money to shoot the film.
a) would (Future Simple в прямой речи меняется на Future-in-the-Past в косвенной)
4. I was told I would get the job if I ... the necessary papers.
produced (придаточное условия I типа в косвенной речи выглядит как II тип)
5. The mother said when she looked into the nursery her son ... something.
was drawing (рисовал - действие длилось в момент, когда мама заглянула - это Past Continuous)
6. The clerk asked the visitor if he ... to put his name on the waiting list.
b) had phoned (Past Simple в прямой речи меняется на Past Perfect в косвенной)
7. Stanley wondered if I ... time to go to the pub together.
c) had (Present Simple меняется на Past Simple)
8. My brother suggested ... about trifles.
a) not arguing (после suggest нужно использовать герундий)
9. Ray answered he ... on the project for six months.
had been working (речь о длительности действия в прошлом - Present Perfect Continuous превращается в Past Perfect Continuous)
10. Ursula complained she ... from David for a month.
b) hadn’t heard (Вместо Present Perfect в косвенной речи используется Past Perfect)
11. Helen told her little sister that she ... her candy.
d) would give (Future Simple в прямой речи меняется на Future-in-the-Past в косвенной)
12. Walter wanted to know when Columbus ... America.
had discovered (Past Simple меняется на Past Perfect)