1) At 7 o'clock yesterday evening Ralph (was driving) to the city. 2) Jane (was doing) her homework when the telephone ( rang) .3) I (entered) the living room and (saw) Peter who (was sleeping) on the sofa. 4) When Jane (came) home, her little brother (was playing) with his favorite toy plane. 5) While Ann (was doing) the flat, her sister (was cooking) dinner. 6) It (was snowing) when they (left) the house. 7) Mum (was crossing) the street when Dad (drove) up to the gate. 8) My granny (was washing) up while I (was cutting) the vegetables for salad. 9) I (tried) to phone you yesterday afternoon.- Sorry, Bob, I (was not) at home. I (was helping) Sarah to prepare her presentation. 10) When John ( arrived) , we (were having) breakfast.
1. When we went out, it was raining. 2. I was not hungry last night. I did not eat anything. 3. Were you watching television when I phoned you? 4. Jane was not at home when I went to see her. She was working. 5. I got up early this morning. I washed, dressed and then I had breakfast.. 6. The postman came while I was having breakfast. 7. We met Joan at the party. She was wearing a red dress. 8. The boys broke a window when they were playing football. 9. I was late but my friends were waiting for me when I arrived. 10. I got up at 7 . The sun was shining, so I went for a walk. 11. He was not driving fast when the accident happened. 12. Margaret did not go to work yesterday. She was ill. 13. What did you do on Saturday evening? – I went to the cinema. 14. What were you doing at 9.30 on Saturday evening? – I was watching a film in the cinema. 15. Jane was waiting for me when I arrived. 16. What were you doing this time yesterday? – I was asleep. 17. Did you go out last night? – No, I was too tired. 18. Was Carol at the party last night? – Yes, she was wearing a really nice dress. 19. John took a photo of me while I was not looking. 20. We were in a very difficult position. We did not know what to do. 21. I have not seen Alan for ages. When I last saw him, he was trying to find a job in London. 22. I was walking along the street when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. Somebody was following me. I was frightened and I started to run. 23. When I was young, I wanted to be a bus driver. 24. I was mending my sails one day when a man I had worked with before walked up and asked me if I’d like to have a drink. 25. I thought he probably had more than just a friendly drink in mind, so I stopped what I was doing, wiped off my hands, and followed him to the local drink shop. 26. It was there that I found out that he recruited people to work on Necho’s project. 27. Nowadays, everybody knows about our journey, but then, it sounded a bit strange. 28. A first I thought the man was trying to play a trick on me. 29. But the more he was talking, the better it sounded – a real adventure. 30. I got tired of the same old sea routes year after year. 31. Besides, I thought it would be a great trading opportunity; the route to Carthage, across Greek waters, was getting more and more dangerous. 32. One evening while I was sitting under a tree with the wind in my face and a big mango to eat, I almost decided to stay there for the rest of my life. 33. We saw thousands of birds there, but these were alive: they were flying over, on their way south for the winter. 34. In December, when I was getting home, I made sure that no one told my family before I arrived. 35. When I walked through the door, my wife was putting supper on the table, and my children – whom I hardly recognized – were playing by the fireplace. 36. I had an uncomfortable feeling that he was laughing at me. 37. They moved into the shelter. The rain came down. 38. The general was waiting on the platform when I arrived at Camberley. 39. I only wanted to know if you came on Saturday. 40. I knew that they went out last night. 41. Then he noticed Jack. He was standing in front of the fire and was talking Italian to a man in glasses. 42. When I came up to her she was searching through a velvet bag which she always carried for her spectacles which she always lost. 43. As they were drinking coffee, Ted said: ‘Now tell me about yourself’. 44. He came forward as we were climbing out of the car and held his hand to my father. 45. While she was waiting for the kettle to boil she was sitting by the table. 46. He did not say a word while we were eating. 47. She tore her dress while she was changing. 48. While we were talking Beryl came out of the house.
She said she could drive.
Объяснение:
В косвенной речи модальный глагол can изменяется сould .