Ex 33 Open the brackets, using the correct tense form.
10-11 класс
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IN THE WAITING ROOM
I (enter) the dentist's waiting room which (be) full. Like any other waiting room, it (have) an atmosphere of its own. A small table (be covered) with very old magazines; the curtains (be) of indefinite colour and the armchairs definitely unclean. There (be) dusty pictures on the wall. I (take) my seat and (decide) to pass the time watching the people around me.
A little man beside me (turn) over the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. It (be) hard to understand what he (look) at; from time to time he (throw) the magazine on the table and (pick up) another. Opposite me there (be) a young mother who (try) hard to quiet her son. The boy (make) aeroplane-noises as he (move) an ashtray on the floor. Near him an old man (sleep) and the boy's mother (be) afraid that sooner or later her son (wake up) him. I myself (be) sleepy. The boy (be) quiet now in his mother's arms. There (be) a deathly silence in the room and just at this moment the loud speaker (call) out the name of the next lucky person.
I entered (enter) the dentist's waiting room which was (be)
full. Like any other waiting room, it had (have) an atmosphere of its own. A
small table was covered (be covered) with very old magazines; the curtains were (be) of
indefinite colour and the armchairs definitely unclean. There were (be) dusty
pictures on the wall. I took (take) my seat and decided (decide) to pass the time
watching the people around me.
A little man beside me was turning (turn) over
the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was (be) hard to
understand what he was looking (look) at; from time to time he threw (throw) the magazine
on the table and picked up (pick up) another. Opposite me there was (be) a young
mother who was trying (try) hard to quiet her son. The boy was making (make) aeroplane-noises
as he was moving (move) an ashtray on the floor. Near him an old man was sleeping (sleep) and
the boy's mother was (be) afraid that sooner or later her son would wake (wake up) him up.
I myself was (be) sleepy. The boy was (be) quiet now in his mother's arms.
There was (be) a deathly silence in the room and just at this moment the
loud speaker called (call) out the name of the next lucky person.
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опасно.
1. How much / the / train to Edinburgh / cost? ……It depends. Do you want a single or a return?
2. Where / Sebastian / born? …………………………… ……… In Uruguay.
3. How long / you / know / this teacher? ………………… Since the beginning of September.
4. What / you / look / for? ………………………My dictionary. I think I left it here yesterday.
5. all you classmates / go / to the party yesterday? …….Yes. And everyone was late for class today!
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brackets, using the correct tense form. Explain the use of the tenses.
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