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1. This morning was really beautiful. The sun (shine), the birds (sing) and everyone in the street (smile) and (say) hello to each other.

2. Mrs Patrik looked beautiful last night. She (wear) a lovely evening dress.

3. When we arrived, she (make) some coffee.

4. While I (have) a bath the telephone rang.

5. While we (walk) in the park it began to rain.

6. He wind (blow) and the rain (beat) down. John (stand) at the bus stop shivering. He (try) to imagine being at home sitting by a warm fire. Finally he saw the lights of the bus which (approach) from the distance.

7. At 3 o’clock yesterday a geometry lesson (go) on. The teacher (draw) diagrams on the blackboard but I (look) through the window and heard nothing. I (think) about the coming New Year’s party.

8. She promised not to report me to the police but ten minutes later I saw that she (talk) with a policeman and from the expression on his face I understood that she (tell) him about me.

9. The dentist’s waiting room was full of people. Some (read) magazines, others just (turn) over the pages. A woman (knit), a child (play) with a toy car. Everybody (wait) for the nurse to say «Next, please».

10. I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (burn) brightly when Jane came in.

11. The house next to yours was full of policemen and police dogs yesterday. – What they (do)? – I heard that they (look) for drugs.

12. «What you (do) between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday?» asked the detective. «I (clean) my house», said Mrs Jones. «I always clean my house at this time»

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1) When I switched on the light I (to see a strange scene).

2) When the lecturer entered the room the students (to talk in a loud voices and laugh).

3) He heard a strange noise when he (to come up to the house).

4) Nobody was listening to what he (to say).

5) When I entered the shop the shop-girl (to show a nice dress to an elderly woman).

6) Mr. Brown was making a call when his secretary (to bring in the morning post).

7) When she was five her mother (to teach her English).

8) It was already late and the people (to leave the party).

9) The ball was at its peak when John (to arrive).

10) The ship ran against a rock and (to sink) quickly.

11) It was cold and a strong wind (to blow from the North).

12) The patient was very ill and people (to talk in low voices).

13) I saw a light in your window as I (to pass) by.

14) Yesterday as I was walking down Cherry Lane, I (to meet) Thomas. An old friend of mine.

15) Liz’s elder brother said that he (to go) to enter Leeds University.

16) While my son (to wait) for my call, somebody knocked at the door.

17) We (to talk) about him when he suddenly (to come) in.

18) Yesterday while Dad (to shave), he (to cut) himself slightly.

19) They (to quarrel) while they (to wash) their car.

20) I (to walk) slowly down the street when somebody (to call) me.

21) The woman (to put) some perfume into her bag when the shop girl (to see) her.

22) The woman (not to see) that the girl (to look) at her.

23) We (not to stop) to look at a shop window.

24) She (to try on) a sweater while I (to talk) to the manager.

25) … you still (to work) when I left?

26) I (to break) a plate last night. I (to do) the washing up when it (to slip) out of my hand.

27) Fred (not to drive) very fast when the accident (to happen).

28) We (to live) in Paris during these last years.

29) I (to sit) on the bench for half an hour and then (to begin) reading a book.

30) You (to see) him this morning? – Yes. He (to stand) in the hall laughing.

31) He (to come) in and (to see) Nelly who (to draw) a strange picture.

32) I (not to understand) what Mr. Green (to do).

33) Nick and Fred (to drive) along the road when the rain (to begin).

34) She (to set) the table at 6 yesterday.

35) The businessman (to fly) to England at that time yesterday.

36) I (not to hear) what he (to say). I (to type) at that moment.

37) When it (to happen)? – It (to happen) when you (to talk) to your secretary.

38) We (to walk) in silence for 5 minutes, then he (to speak).

39) I (to tell) him he should not read while he (to eat).

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An Embarrassing Incident

One day last summer I was walking through the local park. It was a hot day and I was eating an ice cream. As I was walking past the boating lake, I saw my friends, Carol and Jim. They were taking their dog for a walk. When we met, we stopped for a chat. While we were talking, the dog suddenly jumped up and tried to get my ice cream. I pulled my hand away and unfortunately the ice–cream came out of the cone. Now there was a bald man behind me. The poor man wasn’t doing any harm. He was just sitting on a bench and reading a newspaper. Well, when I pulled my hand away, the ice cream flew through the air and it landed on the man’s head. I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. When I looked at my friends, they weren’t just laughing, they were in hysterics. But I was terribly embarrassed.