Just before the wedding, Mark learned that Liz had been married before.
He remembered that he hadn't seen Pamela for more than a month.
lan told me that he was planning to buy a new car and had been saving up for half a year already. - I asked him if I could be of any help to him.
He reported to the press that they had reached an agreement with the unions.
The rock musician Gary Munt said that he was writing songs for a new CD at the moment. He thought the new album would be a success.
The TV presenter admitted that she had been dancing at a night club for an hour before her show. She denied she had had any alcohol.
The astronaut claimed that if everything went well, we soon would have cities on the Moon. The life on other planets had been arousing interest for a long time.
The novelist announced that he had written the best novel of the year at last.
Laura told her mother she had been working on her application all evening.
I explained to the teacher why I hadn't done my homework but she didn't believe me. She told me to accompany her to the principal.
Mary told me that she had been studying all day and needed a break, so she would come swimming with me if I didn't mind.
He explained that he lived in Wales because he had got tired of living in London. He was sure we would take delight in living there too.
The footballer said that the Real Madrid manager would watch his next game.
Tina said that she had her first book published when she was twelve. She added that she had written four more books since then.
He introduced me to a girl, and said it was Jackie, whose brother was staying with us at that moment, and that she had set her mind on applying to Oxford. I answered that Oxford would give her an advantage over others in future.
I learned that it had taken him a while to get to know the city well, but at the moment he knew it inside out. He would show it to us if we came.
He told me he had seen the boy that Sue had been dating lately.
The children informed us that the next day they would take the train that left at 6.00. They would be accompanied by their teacher.
I wondered why my radio-set, which wasn't very old, suddenly had stopped working. I thought I had been using it too long.
Fill in the proper article: which is …best way to …centre, please?
a, the
the, the
-, the
an,-
№3. Fill in the proper preposition: my uncle died… the war.
during
at
after
on
since
№4. Mark a noun.
insistence
instead
insist
icy
№5. Mark the correct form of a pronoun. How … pieces of chicken do you want?
a lot of
much
many
little
№6. Mark the proper conjunction. Meat is good for you, … are vegetables.
as
and
so
or
№7. Mark the proper form of the verb: The police have reported about finishing the operation, …?
is it
didn’t it?
haven’t they?
Has it?
№8. Mark the proper form of an adjective.Is New York a … city than Washington?
more large
the largest
larger
largest
№9.Mark the only correct modal verb. -Where … I buy a raincoat? -On the second floor.
must
have to
can
need
№10.Mark the suitable tense form in the given sentence. I … for my book for an hour already.
have been looking
look
have looking
looked
1. I___stopped_playing football at 5 p.m.
2. She__worked_in a café last summer.
3. You_didn’t see__John last week.
4. Did the go to university?
5. Sarah__lived_in New York in 2018.
6. When _did__he_arrive__ ?
7. Peter __decided__to travel round Europe.
8. Luke__had__two dogs and cat.
9. When__did__the film__finish_?
10. They__wanted__a holiday in India.